Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 25:10
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame. — Lest he cry shame upon thee for thy treachery, and thine infamy be not forgotten.
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame. — Lest he cry shame upon thee for thy treachery, and thine infamy be not forgotten.
IV. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON COLLECTED BY THE MEN OF HEZEKIAH CHAPTER 25 Here begin the proverbs which the good king Hezekiah, under the guidance of the Spirit of God, added to this book. “This title...
FIRST DIVISION. In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. PROVERBS...
SHAME.. _Homonym._ Hebrew. _chesed,_ meaning (1) mercy, or lovingkindness, but also (2). disgraceful thing. Leviticus 20:14; Leviticus 20:17; Job 37:13. See notes there....
_put thee to shame_ Or, _revile thee_, R.V.; ὀνειδίσῃ, LXX.; insultet, Vulg....
The admonition in these verses is general: Be not of a contentious spirit; plunge not hastily into quarrels (comp. the use of the same word "strive," Genesis 26:20; Exodus 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:8). Bu...
CHAPTER 25 TEXT Proverbs 25:1-10 1. These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings i...
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. LEST HE THAT HEARETH (IT) (THEE REVEALING THY NEIGHBOUR'S SECRET) PUT THEE TO SHAME. The 'infamy' of a backbiter will cle...
COURTS. QUARRELS 1-7. relate to kings and courts....
If you are unhappy with someone, you should discuss the matter with that person first. You should not gossip....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 25 MORE OF SOLOMON’S PROVERBS (WISE WORDS) (PROVERBS 25:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27)...
פֶּֽן ־יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְ֝ דִבָּתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א...
CHAPTER 26 THE KING "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable...
WORDS FITLY SPOKEN Proverbs 25:1-14 This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great to be disclosed to the vulg...
We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, the...
Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thy infamy (h) turn not away. (h) Lest while you think by this means to have an end of the matter, it put you to further trouble....
_Grace, &c., is no in Hebrew, Complutensian, St. Jerome, &c. But it is in the Septuagint, "favour and friendship may give liberty; which keep thou for thyself, that thou mayst not be exposed to great...
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to a...
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...
LEST HE THAT HEARETH [IT] PUT THEE TO SHAME,.... Or, "reproach thee" c with treachery and deceit. Either the person of whom it is told, or the person to whom it is told; who may make thee ashamed, eit...
Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. Ver. 10. _Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame._] Repute thee and report thee an evil conditioned fellow, a backbiter...
_Go not forth hastily to strive_ To contend with thy neighbour judicially or otherwise; especially take some time to consider both whether thy cause be good, and whether it be important, as also how t...
TRUE WISDOM THE HIGHEST GOOD OF KINGS AND SUBJECTS....
lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, any person hearing of the treachery earnestly reproving and upbraiding the one making use of such dishonest practices, AND THINE INFAMY TURN NOT AWAY, for th...
In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...
PUT THEE TO SHAME; reproach thee for thy gross violation of the laws of prudence, and justice, and charity, and friendship therein. AND THINE INFAMY TURN NOT AWAY; and that disgrace which thou didst d...
Proverbs 25:10 hears H8085 (H8802) shame H2616 (H8762) reputation H1681 ruined H7725 (H8799) thine -...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson, Proverbs 25:21; Proverbs 25:22.) The way to turn an enemy into a friend is to act friendly towa...
Proverbs 25:1. _These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah copied out._ Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32. The supplement to the boo...
_Go not forth hastily to strive_. THE WORST AND BEST WAYS OF TREATING SOCIAL DISSENSIONS The social dissensions that are rife in our world are incontestable proofs that humanity has fallen from its...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:7 This section encourages working out conflict with a NEIGHBOR rather than presenting a case in COURT or reporting a grievance to others (vv....
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:1 Hezekiah’s Collection of Solomonic Proverbs 1:1. The present form of the book of...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 25:8. LEST THOU KNOW NOT, etc. As will be seen from the italics in the English version, this sentence is very elliptical. Zöckler reads, “_lest_ (it be said to thee) _what w...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-29:27 PART VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS, gathered by "the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest blessing to the king and his subjects...
Now in chapter 25. These proverbs were gathered by Hezekiah when he became king, and they were added to the books of proverbs by Hezekiah's scribes. During the period of Hezekiah's reign, it was a per...
Psalms 119:39...
Lest he — Reproach thee for thy gross violation of the laws of prudence, justice and friendship....