Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 1:19
So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away (p) the life of the owners thereof.
(p) By which he concludes that the covetous man is a murderer.
So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away (p) the life of the owners thereof.
(p) By which he concludes that the covetous man is a murderer.
Verse Proverbs 1:19. WHICH _TAKETH AWAY THE LIFE_] A _covetous_ man is in effect, and in the sight of God, a murderer; he wishes to get all the _gain_ that can accrue to any or all who are in the sam...
Not robbery only, but all forms of covetousness are destructive of true life....
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LIFE. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. OWNERS. Hebrew. _ba'al,_ as in Proverbs 1:17. The "owners" of. soul are like the "owners" of wings, and are caught in their own trap with their eyes open....
which _taketh away_ Rather, IT (greed of gain) TAKETH AWAY THE LIFE OF THEM THAT HAVE IT. It is the destruction of those who are possessed by it. The same Heb. phrase, owner or lord of, is rendered _h...
THE LIFE OF THE OWNERS THEREOF— The Hebrew is not well translated here; בעל _bangal,_ which often occurs in this book, signifies not only being _lord_ or _owner_ of a thing, but also under the dominio...
TEXT - Proverbs 1:10-19 10. My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not. 11. If they say, Come with us, Let us lay in wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause; 12...
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. SO (ARE) THE WAYS OF EVERY ONE THAT IS GREEDY OF GAIN - literally, 'of every one greedy of gr...
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SO ARE THE WAYS... — The conclusion of the discourse. The same phrase occurs in Job 8:13. WHICH TAKETH AWAY... — That is, covetousness takes away the life of him who has this vice in his heart, who is...
כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחֹות כָּל ־בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע אֶת ־
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SO, as is expressed both in the foregoing and following words, ARE THE WAYS; the actions and courses, which are so in the tendency and event of them. THAT IS GREEDY OF PAIN; that seeks gain by unright...
Proverbs 1:19 ways H734 greedy H1214 (H8802) gain H1215 away H3947 (H8799) life H5315 owners H1167...
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