“ Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. ”
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...
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids - before that thou hast released thyself from the obligation (cf. the ph...
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...
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...
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Until the above things are done; which denotes of what consequence and importance they are; and that persons in such circumstances should...
Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Ver. 4. Give not sleep to thine eyes, &c. ] Augustus wondered at a certain knight in Rome, that owed much, and yet could sleep secur...
Do this now, my son Immediately follow the counsel which I now give thee, and deliver thyself Use thy utmost endeavours to be discharged; when , or since, thou art come into the hand That is,...
Cautions against Suretiship. 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a strang...
To wit, until thou hast taken care for the discharge of this obligation. Be not secure, nor negligent, nor dilatory in this matter.
If His Son Has Become Surety For Another He Should Seek To Obtain Release From His Obligation At All Costs ( Proverbs 6:1-5 ). To become a surety is to guarantee to pay someone else's debts if tha...
CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:1 . With a stranger, rather, “for” a stranger. Proverbs 6:3 . When thou art come , rather, “for thou hast come.” Humble thyself , literally “let thyself be trodde...
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...
If thou be surety for thy friend. Social suretyships The principles of domestic, social, and political economy in the Bible are far more wise, as well as righteous, than can be found in human b...
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
Ecclesiastes 9:10 ; Mark 13:35 ; Mark 13:36 ; Matthew 24:17 ; Matthew 24:18 ; Proverbs 6:10 ; Proverbs 6:11 ; Psalms 132:4
Give not sleep — Until thou hast taken care for the discharge of this obligation.