Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 26:18
Firebrands. — Arrows to which some blazing material was attached, in order that they might set on fire whatever they touched.
Firebrands. — Arrows to which some blazing material was attached, in order that they might set on fire whatever they touched.
The teacher cuts off the plea which people make when they have hurt their neighbor by lies, that they “did not mean mischief,” that they were “only in fun.” Such jesting is like that of the madman fli...
CHAPTER 26 CONCERNING THE FOOL AND THE SLUGGARD Eleven times we meet the word fool in this chapter. Three different words are used in the Hebrew for fool. The first is “avil” which signifies weakness....
THE BOOK OF FOOLS. A section containing a series of synthetic couplets dealing with folly (except Proverbs 26:2). The text is unusually corrupt and defective. PROVERBS 26:1. For the opposite use of s...
FIREBRANDS, ARROWS, AND DEATH— _Firebrands and deadly arrows._ Houb....
TEXT Proverbs 26:9-19 9. As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10. As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that...
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, AS A MAD (MAN), WHO CASTETH FIREBRANDS, ARROWS, AND DEATH, SO (IS) THE MAN (THAT) DECEIVETH HIS NEIGHBOUR, AND SAITH, AM NOT I IN SPORT? Comp...
26:18 madman (h-3) Or 'jester.'...
FOOLS. SLUGGARDS. TALKERS 1-12. The vv. refer chiefly to fools....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 26 V1 Snow should not fall in summer. Rain should not fall during the harvest....
Everyone can see that this mad man is dangerous. But the other man is also dangerous. His lie caused trouble. Then he claims that the lie was just a joke. So his humour caused trouble for everyone....
כְּֽ֭ מִתְלַהְלֵהַּ הַ יֹּרֶ֥ה זִקִּ֗ים חִצִּ֥ים...
CHAPTER 27 THE FOOL "As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool…A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools. Answer not a fool accord...
Verse Proverbs 26:2. Therefore, if the heart knows that a curse is unjust it may rest in the certainty that it cannot harm. Verses Proverbs 26:3. In this group of proverbs the fool is the subject. The...
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?...
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...
AS A MAD [MAN], WHO CASTETH FIREBRANDS, ARROWS, AND DEATH. Or the instruments of death, as Aben Ezra; or the sharp arrows of death, as the Targum and Syriac version; who casts firebrands into the hous...
_As a madman_ Hebrew, כמתלהלה, _as one that makes, or feigns himself mad_, in order that, under that pretence, he may do mischief with impunity; _casteth firebrands, arrows, and death_ Any instruments...
As a madman who casteth fire-brands, or fiery darts, arrows, and death, deadly missiles of all kinds,...
CONCERNING BUSYBODIES...
THIS SECONDCHAPTER of the series is clearly the Exodus section, the work of the enemy manifesting itself in various forms of opposition to the truth, beginning with foolishness and ending with hatred....
FIREBRANDS: _ Heb._ flames or sparks...
AS A MADMAN, _ as one that feigneth himself mad_, that under that pretence he may do mischief with impunity, WHO CASTETH FIRE-BRANDS, to hurt his neighbour's person, or to consume his house or goods....
Proverbs 26:18 madman H3856 (H8700) throws H3384 (H8802) firebrands H2131 arrows H2671 death H4194 firebrands - Heb. flames, or spar
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson, Proverbs 26:20-25.) God gives us two ears and two eyes, but only one tongue. We should therefore see and hear mor...
Proverbs 26:1. _As snow in summer,_ which beats down the fruits; _and as rain in harvest,_ which causes the corn to shoot in the ear; so is honour incongruous to a fool. He shames his laurels, he wast...
_He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife._ MISCHIEVOUS CITIZENS I. The meddler (Proverbs 26:17). 1. His conduct defined. 2. His mischief indicated. Renders himself liable to the anger of one,...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 26:17 These proverbs describe a person who uses his WORDS carelessly. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 26:17. MEDDLETH, rather, “_is excited_.” PROVERBS 26:21. COALS TO BURNING COALS—_i.e., “black coals to burning_,” etc. PROVERBS 26:22. A repetition of
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 26:1 Certain proverbs concerning the fool (_kesil_),_ _with the exception, perhaps, of Proverbs 26:2 (see on Proverbs 1:22)....
Shall we turn now to Proverbs 26:1-28 to begin our study this evening. The first twelve verses of Proverbs 26:1-28 we trust doesn't apply to any of you tonight, because it's sort of addressed towards...
Genesis 49:23; Proverbs 25:18; Proverbs 7:23...
And death — Any instruments of death....