Commentaire par chapitre
Proverbs Chapitre 13
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Pr 13:1-25.
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2. shall eat--that is, obtain
(Pr 12:14).
transgressors--as in
Pr 2:22.
violence--or, "mischief" to themselves.
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3. He . . . mouth . . . life--because evil speeches may provoke violence from others.
he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction--On last clause, compare
Pr 10:14.
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4. (Compare
Pr 12:11, 27).
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5. loathsome . . . shame--better, causeth shame and reproach (compare
Pr 19:26),
by slander, &c., which the righteous hates.
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6. A sentiment of frequent recurrence, that piety benefits and sin injures.
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7. In opposite ways men act hypocritically for gain of honor or wealth.
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8. Riches save some from punishment, while others suffer because they will not heed the rebuke of sloth, which makes and keeps them poor.
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9. light . . . lamp--prosperity; the first, the greater, and it
rejoiceth--burns brightly, or continues, while the other, at best small, soon fails.
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10. The obstinacy which attends self-conceit, produces contention, which the well-advised, thus evincing modesty, avoid.
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11. by vanity--or, "nothingness," that is, which is vain or useless to the public (as card playing or similar vices).
gathereth . . . labour--(Compare Margin), little by little, laboriously.
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12. desire cometh--is realized.
a tree of life--or, "cause of happiness."
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13. the word--that is, of advice, or, instruction (compare
Pr 10:27; 11:31).
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14. (Compare
Pr 10:11).
fountain--or, "source of life."
to depart--(compare
Pr 1:2-4),
or, "for departing," &c., and so gives life.
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15. Right perception and action secure good will, while evil ways are difficult as a stony road. The wicked left of God find punishment of sin in sinning.
hard--or, "harsh" (compare Hebrew:
De 21:4; Jer 5:15).
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16. dealeth--acts with foresight.
a fool . . . folly--for want of caution.
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17. A wicked--or, "unfaithful"
messenger falleth into mischief--or, "by mischief," or "evil," and so his errand fails. Contrasted is the character of the faithful, whose faithfulness benefits others.
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18. (Compare
Pr 10:17; 12:1).
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19. Self-denial, which fools will not endure, is essential to success.
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20. The benefits of good and evil of bad society are contrasted.
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21. (Compare
Pr 11:31).
good . . . repaid--or, "He (God) will repay good."
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22. wealth . . . just--While good men's estates remain in their families, God so orders that the gains of sinners enure to the just (compare
Pr 28:8; Ps 37:18, 22, 26,
&c.).
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23. The laboring poor prosper more than those who injudiciously or wickedly strive, by fraud and violence, to supersede the necessity of lawful labor.
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24. spareth--or, "withholds."
rod--of correction.
hateth--or, acts as if he hated him (compare
Pr 3:12; 8:36).
chasteneth . . . betimes--or, "diligently seeks for him all useful discipline."
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25. The comparative temporal prosperity of the righteous and wicked, rather than contentment and discontent, is noted.
Pr 13:1-25.
1. (Compare
Pr 6:1-5; 10:1, 17).