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Adiabene Agur ancient apodosis authorship Bertheau blessing book of Proverbs book of Psalms book of Wisdom Chald chap classicity of style 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 Kethibh king knowledge language Lemuel lips manner masc Massa matter means merely Midrash moral mouth Niph noun Old Testament paragogic parallelisms passage perverse 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 shows speak stands striking suff Syriac Targum thee thine things thou tion translator understanding upright usual utter verb verse whole book wicked wisdom wise woman words writer Yodh
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Page 129 - When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Page 248 - The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Page 86 - 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 131 - But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Page 398 - Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists ? who hath bound the waters in a garment ? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell ? 5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Page 86 - 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 129 - A divine sentence is in the lips of the king : his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Page 338 - Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Page 107 - For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness.
Page 15 - These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.