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Adam Clarke · 1831
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Adam Clarke · 1831
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Proverbs Chapter 20 서론 Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Proverbs Chapter 20 1 Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Wine is a mocker - It deceives by its fragrance, intoxicates by its strength, and renders the intoxicated ridiculous.
Strong drink - שכר shechar, any strong fermented liquor, whether of the vine, date, or palm species.
Proverbs Chapter 20 2 Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The fear of a king - Almost the same with Proverbs 19:12 (note), which see.
Proverbs Chapter 20 3 Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
It is an honoer for a man - The same sentiment as Proverbs 19:11.
Proverbs Chapter 20 4 Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The sluggard will not plough - For other parts of this character, see the preceding chapter, Proverbs 19 (note). It is seldom that there is a season of very cold weather in Palestine; very cold days sometimes occur, with wind, rain, and sleet. They begin their ploughing in the latter end of September, and sow their early wheat by the middle of October. And this is often the case in England itself. The meaning of the proverb is: the slothful man, under the pretense of unfavorable weather, neglects cultivating his land till the proper time is elapsed.
Proverbs Chapter 20 5 Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Counsel in the heart of man - Men of the deepest and most comprehensive minds are rarely apt, unsolicited, to join in any discourse, in which they might appear even to the greatest advantage; but a man of understanding will elicit this, by questions framed for the purpose, and thus pump up the salubrious waters from the deep and capacious well. The metaphor is fine and expressive.
Proverbs Chapter 20 6 Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Most men will proclaim - Many men merciful ben clepid: a feithful man forsoth, who schal finde? Old MS. Bible.
Proverbs Chapter 20 8 Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment - Kings should see to the administration of the laws, as well as of the state transactions, of their kingdom. In the British constitution there is a court for the king, called the King's Bench, where he should sit, and where he is always supposed to be sitting. The eyes - the presence, of the monarch in such a place, scatter evil - he sees into the case himself, and gives right judgment, for he can have no self-interest. Corrupt judges, and falsifying counsellors, cannot stand before him; and the villain is too deeply struck with the majesty and state of the monarch, to face out iniquity before him.
Against wine and strong drink. We should avoid contentions. The sluggard. The righteous man. Weights and measures. Tale-bearers. The wicked son. The wise king. The glory of young men. The beauty of old men. The benefit of correction.