Proverbs 26:1
SNOW IN SUMMER... RAIN. These are as rare and as exceptional as honour is to. fool. A FOOL. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
SNOW IN SUMMER... RAIN. These are as rare and as exceptional as honour is to. fool. A FOOL. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
BY... BY. for... for: or [has cause] for. SO THE CURSE, &C. Illustrations: Baalam's (Nehemiah 13:2); Goliath's (1 Samuel 17:43); Shimei's (2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 16:12).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOOL'S BACK. the back of fools.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANSWER NOT. The point of Proverbs 26:3 is that you cannot reason with. fool; Proverbs 26:4 gives the reason. If you answer not according to his folly, he will think he is wise like yourself. If you do answer him according to his folly, he will think you are. fool like he is: i.e. according to Prover... [ Continue Reading ]
CONCEIT. eyes.... [ Continue Reading ]
SENDETH. MESSAGE: or, transacteth business. CUTTETH OFF THE FEET: i.e. his own feet. renders himself helpless.... [ Continue Reading ]
LEGS. clothes; "legs" put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), App-6, for the clothes on them. ARE NOT EQUAL. are lifted up: i.e. the clothes being lifted up expose the lame legs. So. fool exposes his folly in expounding. parable.... [ Continue Reading ]
BINDETH. bindeth tight:. foolish thing to do.... [ Continue Reading ]
A DRUNKARD: i.e. insensible to. thorn.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GREAT GOD, &C. Render: "A master [workman] formeth all himself aright: but he that hireth. fool, hireth. transgressor [who will spoil the work]. " REWARDETH. Hebrew. _sakar,_ to hire.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. DOG, &C. Quoted in 2 Peter 2:22. RETURNETH. repeateth. Illustrations: Pharaoh (Exodus 9:27); Ahab (1 Kings 21:27; 1 Kings 22:6); Herod (Mark 6:20).... [ Continue Reading ]
A LION. a black lion.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIDETH. burieth. BOSOM. dish, as in 2 Kings 21:13; 2 Kings 19:24. IT GRIEVETH HIM. It is hard for him, or he is too lazy.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEN. No Hebrew for this word here.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEDDLETH. vexeth himself.... [ Continue Reading ]
DECEIVETH. Hebrew. _ramah._ See note on Proverbs 11:18. Not the same word as in Proverbs 26:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
WOUNDS. self-inflicted wounds. Compare Proverbs 18:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
BURNING LIPS: i.e. warm professions. SILVER DROSS. Figure of speech _Hypallage_ (App-6). Hebrew. silver of dross.... [ Continue Reading ]
SPEAKETH FAIR. maketh his voice gracious.... [ Continue Reading ]
DECEIT. Hebrew. _nasha'._ See note on Proverbs 11:18. Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 26:19; Proverbs 26:24. CONGREGATION. assembly.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL FALL THEREIN. Illustrations: Jacob, who deceived with. kid (Genesis 27:14), was deceived by. kid (Genesis 37:31; Genesis 37:32); David and the sword (2 Samuel 11:14; 2 Samuel 11:15, and 2 Samuel 12:10); Haman and the gallows (Esther 7:10. see Psalms 9:16).... [ Continue Reading ]
HATETH, &C.: i.e.: "Forgiveness to the injured doth belong; They ne'er pardon who have done the wrong. ... [ Continue Reading ]