CRITICAL NOTES,—
Proverbs 6:1. With a stranger, rather, “for” a stranger.
PROVERBS 6:3. WHEN THOU ART COME, rather, “for thou hast come.”
HUMBLE THYSELF, literally “let thyself be trodden under foot.”
Make sure, “importune,” “urge.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH— Proverbs 6:1_
SELF-IMPOSED B... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES,—
Proverbs 6:11. One that travelleth, “a highwayman,” “a
footpad.” ARMED MAN, literally, “a man of the shield.
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 6:6_
INDUSTRY AND INDOLENCE
A contrast.
I. THE INDUSTRIOUS INSECT.
1. _Nature is intended to be a moral teacher to man_. The... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES,—
Proverbs 6:12. A naughty person, “a worthless man.”
PROVERBS 6:13. TEACHETH, “motions.”
PROVERBS 6:14. FROWARDNESS, “perverseness.”
PROVERBS 6:16. Six, yea, seven. “A peculiar proverbial form, for
which Arabic and Persian gnomic literature supply numerous
illustrations. Eister pr... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES,—
Proverbs 6:21. Continually, “for evermore.”
PROVERBS 6:22. _Lange’s Commentary_ translates into the imperative
form, “let it lead thee,” etc.
PROVERBS 6:22. Last clause, literally “Whoso will destroy his life,
he does it.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 6:20_
On Pr... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES,—
Proverbs 6:24. Evil woman, literally. “the woman of evil.”
PROVERBS 6:26. Last clause means “an adulteress allures to that
which may cost a man his life” (_Stuart_).
PROVERBS 6:30. DESPISE. Some translators render this word “scorn,”
others “disregard.” Stuart, Wordsworth, and oth... [ Continue Reading ]