“ Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. ”
The large brown bear of Syria, in her rage at the loss of her whelps, was to the Israelites the strongest type of brute ferocity. Compare 2 Samuel 17:8 ; 2 Kings 2:24 .
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than (f) a fool in his folly. (f) By which he means the wicked in his rage, who has no fear of God.
Proverbs 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family ( Proverbs 17:2 ), the practice of bribes ( Proverbs 17:8 ; Proverbs 17:23 ), the value of adversity as...
a bear . a he-bear (masculine because it is always construed with. masculine verb). her whelps . his mate. man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14. folly. Hebrew. 'evil. See note on Proverbs 1:7 .
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Let a bear robbed of her whelps - At which times such animals are peculiarly fierce. See the note on 2 Samuel 17:8 .
Let a bear robbed, &c.— Bochart observes four things concerning the bear: the first every one knows, that the bear is an exceedingly fierce creature; the second, that the female is more fierce...
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than (literally, and not; Proverbs 8:10 ) a fool in his folly...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice ( Proverbs 7:14 ) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only...
A bear robbed of her whelps. — Proverbially dangerous then ( 2 Samuel 17:8 ; Hosea 13:8 ). (See also 1 Kings 2:24 .) A fool ( khesîl ). — Comp. Proverbs 1:32 .
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than t...
Verse Proverbs 17:3 . Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire...
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor repr...
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man ,.... A bear is a very fierce and furious creature, especially a she bear; and she is still more so when robbed of her whelps, which she has just whelped,...
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Ver. 12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man. ] A bear is a fierce and fell creature, the she ear especially, as...
Let a bear robbed of her whelps When she is most cruel and fierce; meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly That is, in the heat of his lust or passion, because the danger is greater, all thin...
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Note, 1. A passionate man is a brutish man. However at other times he may have some wisdom, take him i...
Robbed of her whelps, when she is most cruel and fierce. In his folly; in the heat of his lust or passion, because the danger is greater, all things considered, and more unavoidable.
The Follies Of The Fool ( Proverbs 17:8-16 ). The previous subsection ended with reference to the nabal (fool), and this now leads on to consideration of the activities of fools (kesil) ( Proverbs...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 17:11 . Many commentators translate the first clause “ Rebellion ,” or “ a rebel ” seeketh only after evil, i.e. , brings retribution upon himself. Proverbs 17:12...
Proverbs 17:1 . Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. See Proverbs 15:17 . Proverbs 17:3 . The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace (or crucible) for gold. Silver ores in Me...
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. The cruelty of fools The rage of wild beasts is short-lived, and their power is circumscribed within narrow limits....
EXPOSITION Proverbs 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:17 ; Proverbs 16:8 .) Better (sweeter) is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. Dry bread was soaked in wine or water be...
v. 12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather than a fool in his folly, for a malignant fool is a greater menace to society and mankind in general than an angry bear.
2 Kings 2:24 ; 2 Samuel 17:8 ; Hosea 13:8 ; Matthew 2:16 ; Proverbs 27:3 ; Proverbs 28:15
Folly — In the heat of his lust or passion.