“ A froward man sowethg strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. ”
The four verses speak of the same thing, and the well-known opprobrious name, the “man of Belial,” stands at the head as stigmatizing the man who delights in causing the mischief of which they trea...
Proverbs 16. The special feature is a group of aphorisms ( Proverbs 16:10-15 ) relating to kings. The sentiments seem rather to reflect the picture of the ideal king than to indicate any particular...
soweth . sendeth forth. Illustrations: Princes of Ammon ( 2 Samuel 10:3 ); Ziba ( 2 Samuel 16:3 ); Chaldeans ( Daniel 3:8-13 ); Herodias ( Mark 6:19 ).
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. A froward man soweth (Hebrew, sendeth in) strife; and a whisperer separateth chief friends. The Hebrew for "chief friend...
1-9. God's control of human life.
A froward man. — Who distorts the truth.
CHAPTER 17 A JUST BALANCE "A just balance and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are His work."- Proverbs 16:11 "A false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight...
Verse Proverbs 16:1 . A somewhat obscure proverb which recognizes that man has to exercise his own reason in making his plans, but that he is dependent on the Lord for the answer of the tongue. Dr....
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth tran...
A froward man soweth strife ,.... Or "a man of perversenesses" q; in whose heart is frowardness and perverseness; and whose mouth speaketh froward and perverse things, contrary to reason, law, and G...
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. Ver. 28. A froward man soweth strife. ] The Belialist before mentioned, Pro 16:27 as he digs, so he sows; but as ill seed as...
An ungodly man diggeth up evil Invents or designs mischief to others, and prosecutes his evil designs with great and constant industry; in his lips is as a burning coal As his thoughts, so also h...
27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. 28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. There are those that are...
A froward man; or, perverse man , who perverteth his words and ways; who pleaseth not God, and is contrary to men, as was said of the Jews, 1 Thessalonians 2:15 . Soweth strife, by whispering...
The Hard-Working Person, The Worthless Man, the Perverse Man And The Man Of Violence ( Proverbs 16:26-29 ). This subsection is based on the idea of ‘a man' (ish) which is repeated in each proverb...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 16:28 . A whisperer , i.e. , “a backbiter .” Proverbs 16:30 . Moving , or compressing , indicating resolution, or biting , indicative of scorn and malice. MAIN...
Proverbs 16:1 . The preparations of the heart in man. As the field must be plowed, and the soil prepared for the seeds, so the heart of man must be prepared for grace. Afflictions in Egypt dispose...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 16:1-20 These are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name Jehovah. Proverbs 16:1 The Authorized Version makes one sentence of this verse without...
v. 28. A froward man, one who makes use of malice, soweth strife, for his conduct is bound to create enmity; and a whisperer, a backbiter, separateth chief friends, causing close friends to b...
1 Samuel 24:9 ; 1 Timothy 6:3-5 ; 2 Corinthians 12:20 ; Genesis 3:1-13 ; James 3:14-16 ; Proverbs 15:18 ; Proverbs 17:9 ; Proverbs 18:8 ; Proverbs 26:20-22 ; Proverbs 29:22 ; Proverbs 30:3...