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Proverbs 6:1 open_in_new
My son. See note on Proverbs 1:8.
if. This word should be supplied at the beginning of each line in Proverbs 6:2, as well as in Proverbs 6:1.
friend. neighbour.
stricken thy hand. Idiom for making. contract. Compare Job 17:3.
stranger. an apostate. Hebrew. zur. See note on Proverbs 5:3.
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Proverbs 6:2 open_in_new
words. sayings. Hebrew. 'imrah. App-73.
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Proverbs 6:3 open_in_new
deliver. rescue.
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Proverbs 6:5 open_in_new
hand. Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac read "snare".
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Proverbs 6:8 open_in_new
in the summer. True of Eastern ants.
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Proverbs 6:11 open_in_new
poverty. need. There are six words rendered poor or poverty in Proverbs: (1) rush. in want of necessaries of life (Proverbs 6:11; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 13:7; Proverbs 13:8; Proverbs 13:18; Proverbs 13:23; Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 18:23; Proverbs 19:1; Proverbs 19:7; Proverbs 19:22; Proverbs 22:2; Proverbs 22:7; Proverbs 24:34; Proverbs 28:3; Proverbs 28:6; Proverbs 28:19; Proverbs 28:27; Proverbs 29:13; Proverbs 30:8; Proverbs 31:7). (2) dal = impoverished, reduced (Proverbs 10:15; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 19:4; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 22:9; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 22:22; Proverbs 22:22; Proverbs 28:3; Proverbs 8:11; Proverbs 8:15; Proverbs 29:7; Proverbs 29:14). (3) hes er. in want (Proverbs 11:24; Proverbs 21:17; Proverbs 28:22). (4) 'anah. wretched (Proverbs 14:21). (5) 'ebyon = destitute, helpless; deficient in will and wealth (Proverbs 14:31). (6) yarash = dispossessed (Proverbs 20:13; Proverbs 23:21; Proverbs 30:9).
as one that travelleth. as. highwayman.
as an armed man. as. man with. shield. Compare Pro 21:33, Pro 21:34.
man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
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Proverbs 6:12 open_in_new
naughty person. Hebrew. man of Belial. a worthless person. Like Anglo-Saxon na (= no, or not) and wiht (=. thing). a thing of naught: i.e. worthless.
wicked. Hebrew. 'aven. App-44.
froward. perverse. Same word as in Proverbs 4:24; Proverbs 11:20; Proverbs 17:20; Proverbs 22:5. Not the same as elsewhere in Proverbs.
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Proverbs 6:14 open_in_new
Frowardness. Deceitfulness. See note on Proverbs 2:12. The same word as in Proverbs 2:12; Proverbs 2:14; Proverbs 8:13; Proverbs 10:31; Proverbs 10:32; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 16:30. Not the same as elsewhere in Proverbs.
soweth. casteth forth [as seed].
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Proverbs 6:16 open_in_new
six things. Epitomising verses: Proverbs 6:12-14 (App-10).
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
Yea, seven. Figure of speech Epanorthosis. App-6. To imply that the list is not exhausted.
abomination. See note on Proverbs 3:32.
unto Him. unto His soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
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Proverbs 6:17 open_in_new
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", "hands", "heart", "feet", and then the whole man.
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Proverbs 6:21 open_in_new
them. This is masculine, and cannot refer to the two, above. Does it refer to the "words" and "sayings" of Proverbs 4:20.
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Proverbs 6:22 open_in_new
it. she: referring to the "commandment" or "law" of Proverbs 6:20, which are feminine.
sleepest. liest down.
talk. commune. Three, the number of Divine completeness (App-10). Not four (as some suppose) and one "dropped out"!
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Proverbs 6:23 open_in_new
law is light. Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6), v. torah 'or. In Latin it would be similar: Lex est lux.
reproofs of instruction. what is directed. Compare Proverbs 6:20.
way of life. way to life: i.e. life eternal. See note on Leviticus 18:5.
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Proverbs 6:24 open_in_new
evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.
strange woman. alien, or foreign woman. Hebrew. nakar. See note on Proverbs 5:3.
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Proverbs 6:26 open_in_new
the... life. the soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
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Proverbs 6:27 open_in_new
Can. man... ? Figure of speech Paroemia. App-6.
take. shovel up.
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Proverbs 6:30 open_in_new
despise. Hebrew. buz (from bazah), is here followed by (-L). for. Render it therefore: "Men will not think it. trifle (or. light matter) for. thief that he should steal: [even] to satisfy", &c.... So if he be found, &c.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
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Proverbs 6:32 open_in_new
But whoso. How much more he who.
understanding. Hebrew. heart: put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for understanding.
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Proverbs 6:34 open_in_new
a man. a strong man. Hebrew. geber. App-14. Here, it is used of the jealous husband.