A Commentary on the Book of Proverbs |
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Adiabene Agur ancient apodosis authorship Bertheau book of Proverbs book of Psalms book of Wisdom Chald chap comp compiler composition const course employed evil Ewald exegesis exhibit expression fool give gnomes gnomic Greek hand hath heart Hebrew Hezekiah Hiph idiom Imperf implied instruction Jehovah Jews Kethibh king knowledge language Lemuel lips manner masc Massa matter means merely Midrash moral mouth Niph noun Old Testament paragogic parallelisms passage Peshito Piel plainly plur plural preceding present probable protasis Prov Proverbs of Solomon Psalms Qeri regard rendered repetition respect righteous Scriptures second clause seems sense sentiment Sept Septuagint sequel shows stands striking suff Syriac Syrian Jew Targum tenor Testament thee thine things thou tion translator upright usual utter verb verse whole book wicked wisdom wise woman words writer Yodh
Popular passages
Page 378 - Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Page 152 - I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; when your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me...
Page 84 - His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household ; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East.
Page 234 - He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Page 105 - For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness.
Page 388 - He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Page 84 - And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Page 151 - Because I have called, and ye refused ; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; I will laugh at your calamity, and mock when your fear cometh.
Page 127 - A divine sentence is in the lips of the king : his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Page 84 - But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.