“ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. ”
Rather, oppression (or extortions) maketh a wise man foolish; and a bribe etc. If a wise man, being in a high position, exercises oppression (see Psalms 62:10 ), or practices extortion, he becomes...
Surely oppression maketh a wise man (e) mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. (e) A man that is esteemed wise, when he falls to oppression, becomes like a beast.
Proverbs and Reflections. After asking, What is good for man in life? ( Ecclesiastes 6:12 ), Qoheleth gives us advice as to what a man may do by way of mitigating his worries. First of all it is ad...
oppression . oppressing: i.e. the act of oppressing. maketh... mad. Referring to the madness of folly. mad . beyond control. See note on Ecclesiastes 1:17 . a gift . a bribe.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. Oppression maketh a wise man mad - This has been translated with good show of reason, "Surely oppression shall give lustre to...
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad— Surely oppression shall give lustre to a wise man; and a gift corrupteth the heart. Every sentence contained in the first eight verses of this chapter off...
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. Oppression maketh a wise man mad - recurring to the idea, Ecclesiastes 3:16 ; Ecclesiastes 5:8 . Its connection wit...
Practical Aphorisms 1-6. Things useful to remember in life. The writer has just warned as that we cannot rely on either the present or the future. We can, however, guide ourselves in the conduct o...
Surely. — Rather, For. This change is required not only by literalness, but by the fact that the verse comes in a series of paragraphs, each commencing with the word “better,” as does the next ve...
THIRD SECTION The Quest Of The Chief Good In Wealth, And In The Golden Mean Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 ; Ecclesiastes 7:1-29 , and Ecclesiastes 8:1-15 IN the foregoing Section Coheleth has shown th...
The preacher now proceeded to the inculcation of indifference toward all the facts of life as the only attitude which is in the least likely to be satisfactory. This he did, first, by a series of max...
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. (8) Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. (9...
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad ,.... Which is to be understood either passively, when he is oppressed by others, or sees others oppressed; it raises indignation in him, disturbs his mind, a...
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. Ver. 7. Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, ] viz., Till such time as he hath recollected himself, and summoned the s...
Oppression maketh a wise man mad Either, 1st, When a wise man falls into the sin of oppressing others, he is infatuated by it, and by the riches which he gains in this way: or, rather, 2d, When a m...
Scenes of Mourning and of Joy. 7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 8 Better...
Oppression; either, 1. Active. When a wise man falls into the practice of this sin of oppressing others, he is besotted by it, and by the vast riches which he by his great wit gets by it. Or rath...
Chapter 7 It Is Good To Be Aware of Death, To Listen To Rebuke, To Behave Wisely, Even Though Life Is Unfair. But The World Is Full of Wickedness. The emphasis of the book from now on includes the...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 7:2 . For that is the end of all men] Not the house of mourning itself, but the fact that every house must, in turn, become such. Ecclesiastes 7:3 . Sorrow] Not...
Ecclesiastes 5:8-7 I. We left Koheleth in the act of exhorting us to fear God. The fear of God, of course, implies a belief in the Divine superintendence of human affairs. This belief Koheleth now...
Ecclesiastes 7:1 . A good name is better than precious ointment. Shem, a name; shemen, ointment. The reference is to the embalming of bodies with ointment. See Genesis 48 . Wisdom and virtue outl...
EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 7:1 Ecclesiastes 12:8 .—Division II . DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ABOVE - MENTIONED EXPERIENCES IN THE WAY OF WARNINGS AND RULES OF LIFE . Ec...
Contempt of the World and the Spirit Of Calm Resignation
1 Samuel 12:3 ; 1 Samuel 8:3 ; Deuteronomy 16:19 ; Deuteronomy 28:33 ; Deuteronomy 28:34 ; Deuteronomy 28:65 ; Exodus 23:8 ; Isaiah 1:23 ; Isaiah 33:15 ; Proverbs 17:23
A gift — A bribe given to a wise man, deprives him of the use of his understanding. So this verse discovers two ways whereby a wise man may be made mad, by suffering oppression from others, or by r...