“ As a mad man who casteth firebrands,h arrows, and death, ”
The teacher cuts off the plea which people make when they have hurt their neighbor by lies, that they “did not mean mischief,” that they were “only in fun.” Such jesting is like that of the madman...
The Book of Fools. A section containing a series of synthetic couplets dealing with folly (except Proverbs 26:2 ). The text is unusually corrupt and defective. Proverbs 26:1 . For the opposit...
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
Firebrands, arrows, and death— Firebrands and deadly arrows. Houb.
As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, As a mad (man), who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, so (is) the man (that) deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport...
Fools. Sluggards. Talkers 1-12. The vv. refer chiefly to fools.
Firebrands. — Arrows to which some blazing material was attached, in order that they might set on fire whatever they touched.
CHAPTER 27 THE FOOL "As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool…A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools. Answer not a fool ac...
Verse Proverbs 26:2 . Therefore, if the heart knows that a curse is unjust it may rest in the certainty that it cannot harm. Verses Proverbs 26:3-12 . In this group of proverbs the fool is the su...
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?...
As a mad [man], who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death. Or the instruments of death, as Aben Ezra; or the sharp arrows of death, as the Targum and Syriac version; who casts firebrands into the h...
As a madman Hebrew, כמתלהלה, as one that makes, or feigns himself mad , in order that, under that pretence, he may do mischief with impunity; casteth firebrands, arrows, and death Any instrument...
THIS SECONDCHAPTER of the series is clearly the Exodus section, the work of the enemy manifesting itself in various forms of opposition to the truth, beginning with foolishness and ending with hatred...
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? See here, 1. How mischievous those are...
As a madman, as one that feigneth himself mad , that under that pretence he may do mischief with impunity, who casteth fire-brands, to hurt his neighbour's person, or to consume his house or go...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 26:17 . Meddleth , rather, “ is excited .” Proverbs 26:21 . Coals to burning coals — i.e., “black coals to burning ,” etc. Proverbs 26:22 . A repetition of chap....
Proverbs 26:1 . As snow in summer, which beats down the fruits; and as rain in harvest, which causes the corn to shoot in the ear; so is honour incongruous to a fool. He shames his laurels, he w...
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife. Mischievous citizens I. The meddler ( Proverbs 26:17 ). 1. His conduct defined. 2. His mischief indicated. Renders himself liable to the ange...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 26:1-20 Certain proverbs concerning the fool ( kesil ), with the exception, perhaps, of Proverbs 26:2 (see on Proverbs 1:22 ). Proverbs 26:1 As snow in summe...
Concerning Busybodies
Genesis 49:23 ; Proverbs 25:18 ; Proverbs 7:23
And death — Any instruments of death.