Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
Ver. 34. Yea, thou shalt be as he, &c.] Thy brains shall crow, and thou shalt be of Copernicus his opinion, that the earth turns round. Thou shalt also be fearless of the greatest danger, and not refuse to sleep upon a mast pole, dance upon a weather cock, &c.
Verse Proverbs 23:34. _LIETH DOWN IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA_] He is utterly regardless of life; which is expressed very forcibly by one in a state of intoxication ascending the _shrouds_, clasping the...
Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter...
CHAPTER 23 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED The opening proverbs of this chapter treat of self-restraint in curbing the appetite and give manners to be observed in the presence of a superior. Warnings against r...
It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what (_m...
MIDST. Hebrew "heart". TOP. basket: i.e. the look-out basket or cradle on the mast....
_in the midst of the sea_ as if it were a safe resting-place. A strong figure to denote the utter recklessness of danger which excess of drink induces. _upon the top of a mast_ It only weakens the fig...
AS HE THAT LIETH UPON THE TOP OF A MAST— The Vulgate renders this, _And as the sleeping pilot, having lost his helm:_ but our translation, which is agreeable to the Hebrew, is by far the strongest and...
TEXT Proverbs 23:24-35 24. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him. 25. Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that...
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. YEA, THOU SHALT BE AS HE THAT LIETH DOWN IN THE MIDST (THE HEART) OF THE SEA - fancyin...
1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt....
THE MIDST OF THE SEA] i.e. on the high seas (Proverbs 30:19; Ezekiel 27:25). With a slight change in the text we get, 'in a great storm,' instead of, upon the top of a mast....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 23 V1 When a ruler invites you for a meal, be careful! Think, before you eat!...
When the drinker drinks too much alcohol, he feels like someone on a ship. The drinker cannot walk in a straight line. He might shake. He might fall. He might be sick....
AS HE THAT LIETH DOWN IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA. — And so would inevitably be drowned if he trusted to its smooth, glassy appearance. AS HE THAT LIETH UPON THE TOP OF A MAST. — Whom every roll of the s...
וְ֭ הָיִיתָ כְּ שֹׁכֵ֣ב בְּ לֶב ־יָ֑ם
CHAPTER 24 EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD "Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6 "Withhold not correction from the...
At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
And thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the (p) sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. (p) In such great danger will you be....
_When. Septuagint, "in a great wave." Never is reason more wanted, nor less able to perform her duty._...
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
YEA, THOU SHALL BE AS HE THAT LIETH DOWN IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA,.... Not in the open sea, and the waves of it, there fluctuating and tossed about; nor in an island encompassed by sea; but in a ship a...
_Thine eyes shall behold strange women_ With evil intent: lustful, nay, adulterous desires will be excited in thee, which thou wilt neither have inclination nor power to restrain and govern; _and thy...
V. 34. YEA, THOU SHALT BE AS HE THAT LIETH DOWN IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA, down in its depths, unconscious of his surroundings, OR AS HE THAT LIETH UPON THE TOP OF A MAST, asleep in a most perilous posi...
IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA: _ Heb._ in the heart of the sea...
THAT LIETH DOWN TO SLEEP, of which that word is frequently used, IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA; in a ship in the midst of the sea. This phrase notes the temper and condition of the drunkard, the giddiness o...
Proverbs 23:34 down H7901 (H8802) midst H3820 sea H3220 lies H7901 (H8802) top H7218 mast H2260...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: The indulgence of the appetites is a sin that easily besets us. We should apprehend ourselves to be in danger when...
Proverbs 23:1. _When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,_ and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, _put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite._ How many have stained...
_They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine._ THE WOES OF THE DRUNKARD The ugly sketch given here should be enough to warn all young people against tampering with a vice which...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 23:33 YOUR EYES WILL SEE STRANGE THINGS. A drunken person cannot perceive the cause-and-effect connections of events. ON THE TOP OF A MAST is a picture of instability....
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 23:30. MIXED WINE—_i.e._, wine mixed with strong spices. PROVERBS 23:31. WHEN IT GIVETH HIS COLOUR, etc., literally, “When it showeth its eye.” This may refer to its _bright...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 23:1 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the guest of kings....
Now the next three verses are coupled together. When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to appetite. Be not de...
1 Kings 16:9; 1 Kings 20:16; 1 Samuel 25:33; 1 Samuel 30:16;...
Lieth down — To sleep. Sea — In a ship in the midst of the sea....