PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:2 WHOEVER MAKES HASTE WITH HIS FEET likely refers to an impulsive person who acts without thinking or planning. He has a DESIRE to get somewhere but does not have sufficient KNOWLEDGE to reach his goal. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:5 Verses Proverbs 19:5 and Proverbs 19:9 begin and end this section with virtually identical wording. Verse Proverbs 19:5 stresses the importance of honest testimony (for more on the dangers of the FALSE WITNESS, see Proverbs 6:19; Proverbs 12:17;... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:11 In many cultures, any sign of disrespect challenges a man’s honor. He can defend it only by fighting the person who insults him. Overlooking such disrespect brings honor to a man. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.lengt... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:12 THE GROWLING OF A LION is frightening and precedes an act of violence. DEW is gentle and gives life. The proverb does not say that a king’s anger (or FAVOR) is always right, but that it is powerful. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:13 Verse Proverbs 19:13 balances v. Proverbs 19:14 by recognizing that family life can be painful. Some wives are a great burden to their husbands, and some husbands are a great burden to their wives (see Proverbs 21:9). CONTINUAL DRIPPING. This is not a minor irritation... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:15 SLOTHFULNESS CASTS INTO A DEEP SLEEP. The lazy person is always too tired to work. Then his laziness grows until he is in dire poverty. See v. Proverbs 19:24. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:25 The SIMPLE learn by seeing someone else receive a beating, but the wise learn from a simple word of correction. Notably, although the simple can LEARN PRUDENCE, the SCOFFER does not have this teachable spirit. (For the difference between the “simple” and the “scoffer”... [ Continue Reading ]