kiss his lips. do homage with his lips to him.
right. straightforward.
Better, He shall kiss lips that giveth a right answer, i. e., he shall gain the hearts of men as much as by all outward signs of sympathy and favor...
Second Division, Proverbs 24:23-34 . This section constitutes the second division of the Sayings of the Wise, as Proverbs 24:23 a indicates. I...
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. Kiss his lips - Shall treat him with affection and respect.
Every man shall kiss his lips, &c.— See Genesis 41:40 in the margin of our bibles. The Egyptian translators of the LXX seem to have understoo...
Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. (Every man) shall kiss his lips (the sign of love, 2 Samuel 15:5 ) that giveth a...
5. Read, 'A wise man is better than a warrior, and a man of knowledge than a man of strength.'
Every man , etc.] 'He Kisseth the lips': i.e. behaves as a true friend.
Every man shall kiss his lips ... Rather, He kisseth the lips that giveth right answers. His words are as pleasant as if he had kissed the inquire...
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath...
Warnings are uttered against envy, against the formation of evil companionships, against excess in passion, against all false exhilaration; and perpe...
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked s...
[Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer. Either as a witness to a question put to him in court, to which he answers aptly and...
Proverbs 24:26 [Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer. Ver. 26. Every man shall kiss his lips. ] That is, Shall do him hon...
These things also , &c. These words seem to be a new title to the proverbs which follow to the end of the chapter, and Calmet, Grotius, Grey, an...
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Tho...
Every man shall kiss his lips, shall highly respect and love him, of which kissing was a sign, that giveth a right answer; who being called to sp...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 24:23 . These things also belong to the wise . Rather “ These (the proverbs which follow) are also from wise men ” The...
Proverbs 24:1 . Be not envious against evil men. Similar thoughts occur in Psalms 37:1 ; Psalms 73 ; Proverbs 17:1 . Why should we envy the wic...
These things also belong to the wise. Social conduct I. Here is partiality of judgment; that is bad. “It is no good to have respect of persons...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 24:1 We return here to the more usual form, the tetrastich. Be not thou envious against evil men (see on Proverbs 23...
v. 26. Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer, rather, "A kiss upon the lips does he bestow who returns well-pleasing words," tha...
Daniel 2:46-48 ; Genesis 41:38-57 ; Job 6:25 ; Mark 12:17 ; Mark 12:18 ; Mark 12:32-34 ; Proverbs 15:23 ; Proverbs 16:1 ; Proverbs 25:11 ;...
Shall kiss — Shall respect him. A right answer — That speaks pertinently and plainly, and truly.
26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.