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Proverbs Capítulo 21
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Pr 21:1-31.
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2. (Compare
Pr 14:2; 16:2-25).
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3. (Compare
Ps 50:7-15; Isa 1:11, 17).
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4. high look--(Compare Margin;
Ps 131:1).
proud heart--or, "heart of breadth," one that is swollen (compare
Ps 101:5).
ploughing--better "lamp," a frequent figure for prosperity
(Pr 20:20);
hence joy or delight.
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5. The contrast is between steady industry and rashness (compare
Pr 19:2).
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6. The getting--or, "what is obtained" (compare
Job 7:2; Jer 22:13,
Hebrew).
vanity . . . to and fro--as fleeting as chaff or stubble in the wind (compare
Pr 20:17-21; Ps 62:10).
Such gettings are unsatisfactory.
them . . . death--act as if they did
(Pr 8:36; 17:19).
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7. robbery--or, "destruction," especially oppression, of which they are authors.
shall destroy--literally, "cut with a saw"
(1Ki 7:9),
that is, utterly ruin them. Their sins shall be visited on them in kind.
to do judgment--what is just and right.
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8. of man--any one; his way is opposed to truth, and also estranged from it. The pure proves himself such by his right conduct.
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9. corner--a turret or arbor on the roof.
brawling--or contentious.
wide house--literally, "house of fellowship," large enough for several families.
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10. So strongly does he desire to do evil
(Ps 10:3; Ec 8:11),
that he will not even spare his friend if in his way.
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11. (Compare
Pr 19:25).
That which the simple learn by the terrors of punishment, the wise learn by teaching.
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12. (Compare
Ps 37:35-38; 73:17, 20).
house--family or interests.
overthroweth--either supply "God" (compare
Pr 10:24),
or the word is used impersonally.
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13. The principles of retribution, often taught (compare
Ps 18:26; Mt 7:1-12).
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14. The effect of bribery
(Pr 17:23)
is enhanced by secrecy, as the bribed person does not wish his motives made known.
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15. But the just love right and need no bribes. The wicked at last meet destruction, though for a time happy in concealing corruption.
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16. the way of understanding--(Compare
Pr 12:26; 14:22).
remain--that is, rest as at a journey's end; death will be his unchanging home.
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17. Costly luxuries impoverish.
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18. (Compare
Pr 11:8).
By suffering what they had devised for the righteous, or brought on them, the wicked became their ransom, in the usual sense of substitutes (compare
Jos 7:26; Es 7:9).
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19. (Compare
Pr 21:9).
wilderness--pasture, though uninhabitable ground
(Ps 65:12).
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20. The wise, by diligence and care, lay up and increase wealth, while fools
spend--literally, "swallow it up," greedily.
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21. He who tries to act justly and kindly
(Ps 34:14)
will prosper and obtain justice and honor.
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22. "Wisdom is better than strength"
(Ec 7:19; 9:15).
strength . . . thereof--that in which they confide.
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23. (Compare
Pr 13:2, 3; Jas 3:6-10).
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24. The reproachful name is deserved by those who treat others with anger and contempt.
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25. desire--that is, of ease and idleness brings him to starvation.
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26. The sin of covetousness marks the sluggard, as the virtue of benevolence the righteous.
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27. God regards the heart, and hypocrisy is more odious than open inconsistency.
wicked mind--or, "design"
(Pr 1:4).
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28. (Compare
Pr 19:5).
that heareth--or heeds instruction, and so grows wise.
speaketh constantly--or sincerely (compare
Hab 1:5),
and hence is believed
(Pr 12:19; Jas 1:19).
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29. hardeneth his face--is obstinate.
directeth . . . way--considers it, and acts advisedly.
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30, 31. Men's best devices and reliances are vain compared with God's, or without His aid
(Pr 19:21; Ps 20:7; 33:17).
Pr 21:1-31.
1. rivers--irrigating channels
(Ps 1:3),
whose course was easily turned (compare
De 11:10).
God disposes even kings as He pleases
(Pr 16:9; Ps 33:15).