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i. e., “Vague as the flight of the sparrow, aimless as the wheelings
of the swallow, is the causeless curse. It will never reach its
goal.” The marginal reading in the Hebrew, however, gives” to
him”...
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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....
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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...
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BY... BY. for... for: or [has cause] for.
SO THE CURSE, &C. Illustrations: Baalam's (Nehemiah 13:2); Goliath's
(1 Samuel 17:43); Shimei's (2 Samuel 16:5;...
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_bird_ Rather, SPARROW. The mention of a particular bird, the swallow,
in the next clause makes it probable that a particular bird is
intended here also.
_come_ Rather, LIGHT.
The whole proverb gain...
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AS THE BIRD BY WANDERING— "Curses which fly out of men's mouths
causlessly shall no more alight where they would have them, than a
sparrow which wanders uncertainly, or a _dove_ which flies away
swift...
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CHAPTER 26
TEXT Proverbs 26:1-9
1.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
So honor is not seemly for a fool.
2.
As a sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying,
So the curse that...
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As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse
causeless shall not come.
AS THE BIRD (OR THE SPARROW) BY WANDERING (OR, IS PRONE TO
WANDERING), AS THE SWALLOW BY FLYING (OR, IS PR...
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FOOLS. SLUGGARDS. TALKERS
1-12. The vv. refer chiefly to fools....
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This is a contradiction of the idea that the deity invoked in a curse
was bound to inflict it (Genesis 27:33; Judges 17:2). The undeserved
curse is compared to the aimless movements of a bird.
4, 5. A...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 26
V1 Snow should not fall in summer.
Rain should not fall during the harvest....
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A flying bird does not pause. It continues to fly. Otherwise, it would
fall. An insult is like the bird, because an insult continues to cause
trouble. Perhaps the insult was only one word. Perhaps you...
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AS THE BIRD BY WANDERING, AS THE SWALLOW BY FLYING. — Rather, _As
the bird_ (any small one, especially the sparrow) _is made for
wandering, and the swallow for flying_ (where it pleases), _so the
curs...
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כַּ † צִּפֹּ֣ור לָ֭ נוּד כַּ †...
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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...
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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...
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As a bird, &c. The meaning is, that a curse uttered without cause
shall do no harm to the person that is cursed, but will return upon
him that curseth; as whithersoever a bird flies, it returns to its...
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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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AS THE BIRD BY WANDERING, AS THE SWALLOW BY FLYING,.... As a bird,
particularly the sparrow, as the word h is sometimes rendered, leaves
its nest and wanders from it; and flies here and there, and set...
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As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse
causeless shall not come.
Ver. 2. _As the bird by wandering, and the swallow,_] _i.e., _ As
these may fly where they will, and nobody...
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_As the bird by wandering_ Namely, from place to place: that is, as by
its restlessness it secures itself from the fowler, that he cannot
shoot at it, or spread his net over it; _so the curse causeles...
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As the bird by wandering, the sparrow flitting along, AS THE SWALLOW
BY FLYING, the aimlessness of their ordinary flight being the point of
comparison, SO THE CURSE CAUSELESS SHALL NOT COME, that is,...
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CONCERNING FOOLS AND SLUGGARDS...
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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....
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BY WANDERING from place to place; by its perpetual restlessness it
secures itself from the fowler, that he cannot shoot at it, nor spread
his net over it. SHALL NOT COME, to wit, upon the innocent per...
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Proverbs 26:2 flitting H5110 (H8800) sparrow H6833 flying H5774
(H8800) swallow H1866 curse H7045 cause H2600 alig
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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...
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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...
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_As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse
causeless shall not come._
HUMAN ANATHEMAS
Another, and perhaps a better, translation is this, “Unsteady as the
sparrow, as the fligh...
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_As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly
for a fool _
HONOUR PAID TO THE WICKED UNSEEMLY AND PERNICIOUS
The respect which man pays his fellow is often grounded on reasons...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 26:2. The first clause of the verse should be, AS THE SPARROW
FLITTING, AS THE SWALLOW FLYING, etc. CAUSELESS, _i.e._,
“_undeserved_”—_i.e._, Such a curse is but transient—it...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 26:1
Certain proverbs concerning the fool (_kesil_),_ _with the exception,
perhaps, of Proverbs 26:2 (see on Proverbs 1:22)....
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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...
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1 Samuel 14:28; 1 Samuel 14:29; 1 Samuel 17:43; 2 Samuel 16:12;...
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By flying — Secures itself from the fowler. Not come — Upon the
innocent person, but he shall escape from it like a bird....