“ A proudb look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, ”
A new section, but not a new subject. The closing words, “he that soweth discord” ( Proverbs 6:19 , compare Proverbs 6:14 ), lead us to identify the sketch as taken from the same character. With t...
A section totally dissimilar from the rest of this division of Pr. It consists of four short subsections Proverbs 6:1-5 against suretyship, Proverbs 6:6-11 against sloth, Proverbs 6:12-15 ag...
A proud look . eyes lifted up. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, put for pride, which is indicated by this act. This is the first, and the others proceed downward; "eyes", "tongue", "h...
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. The "proud look" - literally, 'haughty eyes' ( Psalms 18:27...
Dissuasives from Hurtful things Proverbs 6:1-19 are inserted here from some other collection, and contain warnings against suretyships (1-5), sloth (6-11), falseness (12-15), evils which the Lor...
A proud look. — Hateful to God, because rendering men unfit to receive grace. Till they acknowledge their weakness, they will not seek for His strength, and without it they can make no progress in...
CHAPTER 7 CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF THE BINDING CHARACTER OF OUR OWN ACTIONS "The surety the sluggard and the worthless person." Proverbs 6:1 ; Proverbs 6:6 ; Proverbs 6:12 FROM the solemn princip...
Avoid Suretyship and Sloth Proverbs 6:1-19 A young man, being entreated by his friend to go bond for him, consents, in an easy-going way to become his surety. He promises to be responsible for...
The parental exhortations are continued. In this section they are directed against suretyship, indolence, the evil man, and certain specific things which Jehovah hates. The warnings against becoming...
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be...
A proud look ,.... Or, "eyes elated" d; scorning to look down upon others; or looking upon them with disdain; or reckoning them as unworthy to be looked upon, having an high opinion of their own wor...
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, Ver. 17. A proud look. ] Heb., Haughty eyes. Men's hearts usually and chiefly sit and show themselves in oculis, in loculis, in p...
These six things Generally found in those men of Belial, described in the foregoing verses; doth the Lord hate Namely, above many other sins, which have a worse name in the world; a proud look...
The Seven Abominations. 12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes,...
A proud look; pride of heart, which commonly discovers itself by a man's looks and gestures. See Psalms 101:5 , Psalms 131:1 Proverbs 30:13 . A lying tongue; he that accustometh himself to...
The Worthless Man ( Proverbs 6:12-19 ). We now come to the third person in the triumvirate. The first one committed as a surety what he did not have. He was naive. The second was too lazy to do an...
CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:12 . A naughty person, “a worthless man.” Proverbs 6:13 . Teacheth , “motions.” Proverbs 6:14 . Frowardness , “perverseness.” Proverbs 6:16 . Six, yea, se...
Proverbs 6:1 . If thou be surety for thy friend. If charity has gained an ascendancy over the judgment, prepare to perform thy covenant. To aid a friend in poverty is a generous deed, it is lendin...
These six things doth the Lord hate. The seven abominable things A catalogue of evils specially odious to the Infinite One. I. Haughty bearing. “A proud look.” Pride is frequently represente...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 6:1-20 The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are (1) suretyship ( Proverbs 6:1-20 ); (2) sloth...
Warning Against Foolish Suretyship, Idleness, and Malice
1 Peter 5:5 ; 2 Kings 24:4 ; Deuteronomy 27:25 ; Hosea 4:1 ; Hosea 4:2 ; Isaiah 1:15 ; Isaiah 2:11 ; Isaiah 3:16 ; Isaiah 3:9 ; Isaiah 59:3-6 ; John 8:44 ; Proverbs 1:11 ; Proverbs 12:22...