Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 23:5
They fly away. — Rather, As an eagle that flieth toward heaven, far beyond thy reach.
They fly away. — Rather, As an eagle that flieth toward heaven, far beyond thy reach.
SET THINE EYES - literally, as in the margin, i. e., “gaze eagerly upon;” and then we get an emphatic parallelism with the words that follow, “they fly away as an eagle toward heaven;” “certainly make...
CHAPTER 23 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED The opening proverbs of this chapter treat of self-restraint in curbing the appetite and give manners to be observed in the presence of a superior. Warnings against r...
It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what (_m...
FOR. This is the reason why "it is gone"....
_Wilt thou set thine eyes_ More literally and forcibly: WILT THOU CAUSE THINE EYES TO FLY (or, _shall thine eyes fly_) UPON IT (with eager glance, as a bird swoops upon its prey, Isaiah 11:14)? IT IS...
CHAPTER 23 TEXT Proverbs 23:1-12 1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler Consider diligently him that is before thee; 2. And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite. 3....
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT WHICH IS NOT? - literally, W...
1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 23 V1 When a ruler invites you for a meal, be careful! Think, before you eat!...
The Book of Proverbs encourages us to work hard. But some people work too hard, because they want to become wealthy. These people suffer because they use all their energy in their work. Their families...
_הֲ_†_תָ֤עִיף_† עֵינֶ֥יךָ בֹּ֗ו וְֽ אֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ כִּ֤י...
CHAPTER 24 EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD "Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6 "Withhold not correction from the...
At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
_Riches. Septuagint, "to him, the rich man, he no where appears. He has prepared," &c. (Haydock) --- Like. Hebrew, "as the eagle, it will fly," &c. (Haydock) --- We must therefore fix our hearts on mo...
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitf...
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...
WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT WHICH IS NOT?.... The Vulgate Latin version is, "do not lift up thine eyes to riches which thou canst not have;'' riches no doubt are intended, and which may be sa...
_Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven._ Ver. 5. _Wilt thou set thine eyes, &c._] Heb., Wilt thou caus...
_Labour not_ Hebrew, אל תיגע, _Do not weary thyself_, namely, with immoderate cares and labours, as many covetous men do; _to be rich_ To raise an estate, and make thy property abundantly more than it...
V. 5. WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT WHICH IS NOT, looking eagerly for, craving eagerly after, something which has no lasting substance? FOR RICHES CERTAINLY MAKE THEMSELVES WINGS, they are not a...
WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT WHICH IS NOT?: _ Heb._ wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon?...
WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT, i.e. look upon it with earnestness and greedy desire, employing the eyes of thy mind and body about it. WHICH IS NOT; which hath no solid and settled being; which i...
Proverbs 23:5 set H5774 (H8686) (H8675) H5774 (H8799) eyes H5869 certainly H6213 (H8800) make...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: The indulgence of the appetites is a sin that easily besets us. We should apprehend ourselves to be in danger when...
Proverbs 23:1. _When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,_ and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, _put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite._ How many have stained...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 23:4 The workaholic is encouraged to BE DISCERNING ENOUGH TO DESIST in his pursuit of wealth. SUDDENLY IT SPROUTS WINGS. Wealth is fleeting; there should come a point where a...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 23:5. WILT THOU SET THINE EYES? etc. Rather “_Wilt thou look eagerly after it, and it is gone?_” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 23:4_ THE DECEITFULNESS OF RICHES In order to...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 23:1 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the guest of kings....
Now the next three verses are coupled together. When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to appetite. Be not de...
1 Corinthians 7:29; 1 John 2:16; 1 Timothy 6:17; Ecclesiastes 1:2;...
Set thine eyes — Look upon it with earnestness and desire. Is not — Which has no solid and settled being. Eagle — Swiftly, strongly, and irrecoverably....