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The special instance covers the general law, that indulgence in
pleasure of any kind brings on satiety and weariness, but
self-restraint multiplies the sources of enjoyment....
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V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON
In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have
noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the
phrases “My son” and the persona...
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A collection of aphorisms on various subjects.
PROVERBS 27:3. _cf._ Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that
vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his
anger.
Proverbs 27:4 a...
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_loatheth_ Lit. _treads under foot; calcabit_, Vulg. The second clause
of the verse has been compared with Horace's
"Jejunus stomachus raro vulgaria temnit."
_Sat_. ii. 2. 38....
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CHAPTER 27
TEXT Proverbs 27:1-9
1.
Boast not thyself of tomorrow;
For thou knowest now what a day may bring forth.
2.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;
A stranger, and not th...
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The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every
bitter thing is sweet.
LOATHETH - literally, 'treadeth under foot' (Micah 5:5).
BUT TO THE HUNGRY SOUL EVERY BITTER THING IS SWEE...
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SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS. AGRICULTURE
4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6).
5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his
faults. An enemy will be 'profus...
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The Spartan king told the tyrant Dionysius that the broth was nothing
without the seasoning of fatigue and hunger....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 27
V1 Do not become proud about your plans for tomorrow.
You do not know what will happen tomorrow....
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Our reactions depend on our circumstances.
A rich man cannot recognise the best foods. He has eaten too much. So
he cannot even enjoy honey.
But a very poor man will not even see good food. He is gl...
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THE FULL SOUL LOATHETH AN HONEYCOMB. — So the moderate use of the
good things of this life increases our enjoyment of them. But in
spiritual things, the less we content ourselves with, the less hunger...
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נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְ
נֶ֥פֶשׁ...
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CHAPTER 28
LIVING DAY BY DAY
"Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will
bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1
"The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men
ar...
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“HEARTY COUNSEL”
Proverbs 27:1-22
The keyword in this paragraph is _friends_, Proverbs 27:6; Proverbs
27:9-10; Proverbs 27:14; Proverbs 27:17; Proverbs 19:1-29.
Friends, according to the original se...
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Verse Proverbs 27:5. This proverb takes for granted the need for
rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to
rebuke.
Verse Proverbs 27:14. There is nothing more calculated to...
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Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and
not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a
fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and ange...
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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 FULL SOUL LOATHETH AN HONEYCOMB,.... Or "tramples upon" it a, as
the word signifies, and most versions render it, expressive of
contempt and abhorrence; and suits will the situation of the
honeyco...
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The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every
bitter thing is sweet.
Ver. 7. _The full soul loatheth an honeycomb._] Heb., Treadeth it
under feet as dung or dogs meat. Chrysostom...
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Pro. 27:7. This is to show that there is not so much difference
between the rich and the poor, as to comfort in outward enjoyments, as
the world is ready to imagine, Ecclesiastes 5:12.
Pro. 30:19-20...
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_A full soul_ A man whose appetite, or desire, is fully satisfied;
_loatheth a honey-comb_ The most delicious meats; _but to the hungry
every bitter thing is sweet_ Hunger makes a man relish the most...
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The full soul, one already satisfied with food, with no appetite
remaining, LOATHETH AN HONEYCOMB, inviting and appetizing as it
otherwise may be; BUT TO THE HUNGRY SOUL EVERY BITTER THING IS SWEET,
f...
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EXALTATION OF SELF LEADS TO FOLLY...
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HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the
outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered
are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third sec...
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LOATHETH:
_ Heb._ treadeth under foot...
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THE FULL SOUL, a man whose appetite or desire (which is oft expressed
in Scripture by the name of soul) is fully satisfied, LOATHETH AN
HONEY-COMB, the most delicious meats. The design of this proverb...
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Proverbs 27:7 satisfied H7649 soul H5315 loathes H947 (H8799)
honeycomb H5317 hungry H7457 soul H5315 thing H4751 s
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Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not
what a day may bring forth._
Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do
when we come to any age, or what sh...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson.) Use the present time with diligence
and wisdom and presume not upon tomorrow. We should speak of th...
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Proverbs 27:2. _Let another man praise thee._ A man is sometimes
compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in
the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Jesus...
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_The full soul loatheth an honeycomb._
SPIRITUAL APPETITE
It is a great blessing when food and appetite meet together. Sometimes
men have been so luxuriously fed that appetite has departed from them...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 27:7 Each of these four proverbs teaches
an element of wisdom that stands on its own, but they have additional
use when taken together. Verses Proverbs 27:7 and...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 27:7_
WANT OF APPETITE
I. THE VALUE WHICH MEN SET UPON THINGS DEPENDS UPON THEIR CONDITION
AND CIRCUMSTANCES. When we look around upon our fellow-creatures, we
can but re...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 27:1
These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in
subject.
PROVERBS 27:1
BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself ...
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Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may
bring foRuth (Proverbs 27:1).
Very good. This is, of course, the idea is taken up in the New
Testament book of James. He said, "Go t...
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Job 6:7; John 6:9; Luke 15:16; Luke 15:17; Numbers 11:18;...
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MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE
Proverbs 27:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and
with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Testament
w...