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                        Verse Proverbs 12:27. _THE SLOTHFUL_ MAN _ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE
TOOK IN_ _HUNTING_] Because he is a _slothful_ man, he does not hunt
for prey; therefore gets _none_, and cannot _roast_, that he... 
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                        The word rendered “roasteth” occurs nowhere else; but the
interpretation of the King James Version is widely adopted. Others
render the first clause thus: “The slothful man will not secure
(keep in hi... 
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                        CHAPTER 12 THE CONTRAST IN RELATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS
In these proverbs we have the righteous mentioned, his thoughts, his
words, his domestic relationship, his attitude toward animal creation
Pro... 
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                        PROVERBS 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite
subject of retribution (Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs
12:14;... 
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                        ROASTETH NOT, &C.. starteth not his game (see the Oxford Gesenius).
SUBSTANCE: i.e. that which the diligent man "starts" and obtains is
substantial. The proverb is not "humorous".... 
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                        _roasteth not_ i.e. will not take the trouble to dress the animal
which he has caught; or, better, never catches an animal to dress.
Others, however, would render the word (which occurs nowhere else)... 
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                        THE SLOTHFUL MAN ROASTETH NOT, &C.— Schultens thinks this verse
parallel to the 4th verse of the 10th chapter; and he renders it, _A
self-deceiving sloth will not even hunt; but the opulence of a
dili... 
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                        TEXT Proverbs 12:20-28
20.
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;
But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21.
There shall be no mischief happen to the righteous;
But the wicked shall b... 
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                        The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the
substance of a diligent man is precious. 
 THE SLOTHFUL (MAN) ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING. The
Hebrew for "roasteth... 
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                        4. A CROWN, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn
on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11;
Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of... 
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                        He is too lazy to look after his own food (Proverbs 19:24).... 
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                        The lazy man wasted his food. A wise person would cook his food and
enjoy it.
A lazy person wastes his life. He achieves nothing, because he refuses
to work. A wise person achieves many things by his... 
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                        LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 12
V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction.
Only a stupid person hates correction.... 
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                        THE SLOTHFUL MAN ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING. — Or,
_does not net,_ (_i.e.,_ secure) _his prey; but a valuable possession
to a man is diligence.
_... 
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                        לֹא ־יַחֲרֹ֣ךְ רְמִיָּ֣ה צֵידֹ֑ו וְ
הֹון ־אָד 
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                        CHAPTER 13
THE TONGUE
"A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the
doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him."- Proverbs 12:14
"In the transgression of the LIPS i... 
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                        Verse Proverbs 12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not
counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is
able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minis... 
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                        The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he (m) took in hunting: but
the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
(m) Although he gets much by unlawful means, yet he will not spend it
on himself.... 
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                        _Gain. Hebrew and Septuagint, "his prey," (Calmet) or what "he took in
hunting." (Protestants) (Haydock)_... 
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                        The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the
wicked seduceth them. The slothful man roasteth not that which he took
in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is preciou... 
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                        _DEFECTIVE ENERGY_
‘The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting.’
Proverbs 12:27
 I. THE LAZY MAN GOES HUNTING.—Some are full of the most bustling
activity. An old mathematical profe... 
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                        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... 
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                        THE SLOTHFUL [MAN] ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING,....
Because he takes none. The slothful man takes no pains to get anything
for a livelihood, by hunting or otherwise; and though he loves... 
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                        The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the
substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
 Ver. 27. The slothful (or deceitful) man roasteth not that which he
took in hunting.]... 
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                        _The slothful man_ Or, _the deceitful man_, as in Proverbs 12:24, who
seeks to enrich himself, not by his industry and diligence, but by
fraudulent and unjust practices; _roasteth not that which he to... 
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                        V. 27. THE SLOTHFUL MAN ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING,
literally, "catcheth not his prey," being too lazy to make use of his
opportunities; BUT THE SUBSTANCE OF A DILIGENT MAN IS PRECIOUS... 
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                        THE SLOTHFUL MAN; or, the deceitful man, as PROVERBS 12:24, who seeks
to enrich himself by fraudulent and unjust practices. ROASTETH NOT
THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING; doth not enjoy the fruit of his... 
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                        Proverbs 12:27 lazy H7423 roast H2760 (H8799) hunting H6718 diligence
H2742 mans H120 precious H3368 possession H195 
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                        CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: In the life of the righteous, there is all true comfort
and satisfaction and at the end of life there is eternal joy. The m... 
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                        Proverbs 12:4. _A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,_ as
illustrated at large in chap. 31.
Proverbs 12:9. _He that is despised, and hath a servant._ There are
various comments here. He that is... 
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                        _The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting._
INDOLENCE
Most hunters have the game they shot or entrapped cooked the same
evening or the next day, but not so with this laggard of th... 
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                        CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 12:27. The word translated roast does not occur in this sense
elsewhere. In the Chaldee of Daniel 3:27, it is used in this sense. It
may be read “catcheth not his prey.” The... 
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                        EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 12:1
INSTRUCTION; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults,
gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive
_knowledge, _especially the knowledge o... 
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                        Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge: but he who hates reproof is
brutish (Proverbs 12:1).
And there's a lot in the Proverbs about instructing a wise man and he
will love you. Instruct a fool and... 
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                        Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 16:8; Proverbs 23:2;...