2 Peter 2:13; Ephesians 5:4; Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 14:9; Proverbs 15:21
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...
So [is] the man [that] deceiveth (i) his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? (i) Who disguises himself to be that which he is not.
The Book of Fools. A section containing a series of synthetic couplets dealing with folly (except Proverbs 26:2 ). The text is unusually corrupt a...
deceiveth. Hebrew. ramah. See note on Proverbs 11:18 . Not the same word as in Proverbs 26:26 .
So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? Am not I in sport? - How many hearts have been made sad, and how many r...
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) dec...
Fools. Sluggards. Talkers 1-12. The vv. refer chiefly to fools.
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...
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...
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 hi...
So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour ,.... By telling him a lie; or by reporting false things concerning him; or by cheating him in trade...
So [is] the man [that] deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? Ver. 19. Am not I in jest? ] The wicked man's mirth is usually mixed...
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; cas...
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,...
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 spor...
That wrongs him under a false pretence of kindness and familiarity.
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 26:17 . Meddleth , rather, “ is excited .” Proverbs 26:21 . Coals to burning coals — i.e., “black coals to burning ,...
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...
He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife. Mischievous citizens I. The meddler ( Proverbs 26:17 ). 1. His conduct defined. 2. His misc...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 26:1-20 Certain proverbs concerning the fool ( kesil ), with the exception, perhaps, of Proverbs 26:2 (see on Prov...
Concerning Busybodies
so is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, using craft against him, deliberately hurting him with bitter speeches, and saith, Am not I in sport? Ge...
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?