Proverbs 29:1
OFTEN REPROVED, &C. Illustrations: Antediluvians (Genesis 6; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 2:5.Luke 17:26; Luke 17:27): Pharaoh (Exodus 7:13; Exodus 7:14; Exodus 8:15; Exodus 10:1;... [ Continue Reading ]
OFTEN REPROVED, &C. Illustrations: Antediluvians (Genesis 6; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 2:5.Luke 17:26; Luke 17:27): Pharaoh (Exodus 7:13; Exodus 7:14; Exodus 8:15; Exodus 10:1;... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHTEOUS. righteous ones. IN AUTHORITY. increase, not necessarily in numbers, but in greatness. Compare Proverbs 29:16, and see note on Proverbs 4:10, and the next clause. THE WICKED. a lawless one. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. BEARETH RULE. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and... [ Continue Reading ]
WISDOM. Hebrew. _chakmah._ See note on Proverbs 1:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE. a man. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14. RECEIVETH GIFTS. is open to bribes.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. Hebrew. _geber._ App-14. SPREADETH. NET, &C. Illustrations: woman of Tekoah (2 Samuel 14:3; 2 Samuel 14:19; 2 Samuel 14:20; 2 Samuel 14:28; 2 Samuel 14:29); spies (Luke 20:21). FEET. footsteps.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHTEOUS. a righteous one.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONSIDERETH. Hebrew "knoweth", put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for the result of knowing. Illustrations: Job (Job 29:13. Compare Psalms 37:26; Psalms 112:5. Pro 29:31, Proverbs 29:20); Josiah (Jeremiah 22:16). THE POOR. weak ones. Hebrew. _dal._ See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
SCORNFUL MEN. Scoffers. Hebrew "men of scorning". BRING. CITY, &C. Illustrations: Judah (2 Chronicles 36:16); rulers (Isaiah 28:14. and Matthew 27:39). TURN AWAY WRATH. ILLUSTRATIONS: Moses (Exodus 32:10) and Aaron (Numbers 16:48); Elijah (James 5:18). Contrast Sodom (Genesis 18:32); and... [ Continue Reading ]
FOOLISH. Hebrew. _'evil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7. Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 29:11; Proverbs 29:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BLOODTHIRSTY. men of bloods. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14. HATE THE UPRIGHT. Illustrations: Ahab (2 Chronicles 18:7); Jezebel (1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 19:2); Jews (Acts 23:12); Cain (Genesis 4:8. Compare 1 John 3:12). THE UPRIGHT. upright ones. THE JUST. an honest one. SEEK HIS SOUL: i.e. to preser... [ Continue Reading ]
FOOL. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7. MIND. spirit. Hebrew. _ruach._ Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for the feeling manifested by it. KEEPETH IT. Illustrations: Abraham (Genesis 22); Joseph (Pro 42:7. Pro 44:18-34); Moses (Exodus 3:10. Compare Proverbs 4:18); Nath... [ Continue Reading ]
THE POOR. a needy man. Hebrew. _rush._ See note on Proverbs 6:11. THE DECEITFUL. a crafty, or an oppressive man, especially. creditor or usurer. Occurs in plural only here, for emphasis. Compare Psalms 10:7 ("fraud"); Pro 55:11, and Pro 72:14 ("deceit"). Hebrew. _tok._ See note on Proverbs 11:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE POOR. weak ones.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WICKED. wicked ones. MULTIPLIED. increased in authority or position. Not necessarily in number. Compare Proverbs 29:2, and see note on Proverbs 4:10. TRANSGRESSION. Hebrew. _pasha'._ App-44. SEE THEIR FALL. see into (the symptoms and causes of) their fall: i.e. fall caused by external circums... [ Continue Reading ]
NO VISION, &C. Illustration: Israel (1Sa 3:1. 1 Kings 12:28; 1 Kings 14:14). THE. a. HAPPY, &C. See note on Proverbs 3:13. Illustrations: Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 29); Josiah(Pro 34:33. Pro 35:18. Jeremiah 22:16).... [ Continue Reading ]
SEEST THOU, &C? Note Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6), for emphasis. MAN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILD. youth. BECOME. Some render "aspire to be"; others. become [insolent] like. son. SON. offspring.... [ Continue Reading ]
FURIOUS MAN. a master or lord of wrath. Hebrew. _ba'al =_ lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN'S. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14. SHALL BRING HIM LOW. Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:5; Genesis 3:6); Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:16); angels (2 Peter 2:4.Jude 1:7; Jude 1:7). UPHOLD THE HUMBLE. Illustrations: Solomon (1 Kings 3:7; 1 Kings 3:9); John ... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FEAR OF MAN. Refers to the inward feeling of timidity. See note on "fear", 2 Timothy 1:7. THE FEAR... A SNARE. One of the two great snares. The other is "the praise of man": (John 12:43. Compare Romans 2:29; John 5:44). Illustrations: parents (John 9:22); rulers (John 12:42); Nicodemus (John 3:2... [ Continue Reading ]
THE JUST. just ones THE WICKED. a lawless one.... [ Continue Reading ]