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Text -- Proverbs 16:24-33 (NET)
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16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb , sweet to the soul and healing to the bones .
16:25 There is a way that seems right to a person , but its end is the way that leads to death .
16:26 A laborer’s appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger urges him to work.
16:27 A wicked scoundrel digs up evil , and his slander is like a scorching fire .
16:28 A perverse person spreads dissension , and a gossip separates the closest friends .
16:29 A violent person entices his neighbor , and leads him down a path that is terrible .
16:30 The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things , and one who compresses his lips brings about evil .
16:31 Gray hair is like a crown of glory ; it is attained in the path of righteousness .
16:32 Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior , and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city .
16:33 The dice are thrown into the lap , but their every decision is from the Lord .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF |
Slander |
Speaking |
Wisdom |
Lot |
Character |
Anger |
Hunger |
Industry |
Malice |
Gossip |
God |
CROWN |
Confidence |
Conscience |
Meekness |
Old Age |
Temptation |
Wicked |
Wink the Eye |
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NET Notes -> Pro 16:24; Pro 16:24; Pro 16:24; Pro 16:25; Pro 16:25; Pro 16:26; Pro 16:26; Pro 16:26; Pro 16:26; Pro 16:26; Pro 16:26; Pro 16:27; Pro 16:27; Pro 16:27; Pro 16:27; Pro 16:28; Pro 16:28; Pro 16:29; Pro 16:29; Pro 16:29; Pro 16:30; Pro 16:30; Pro 16:30; Pro 16:30; Pro 16:31; Pro 16:31; Pro 16:31; Pro 16:31; Pro 16:32; Pro 16:32; Pro 16:32; Pro 16:32; Pro 16:33; Pro 16:33; Pro 16:33; Pro 16:33
NET Notes: Pro 16:24 Two predicates are added to qualify the metaphor: The pleasant words are “sweet” and “healing.” “Soul” includes in...
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NET Notes: Pro 16:25 Heb “the ways of death” (so KJV, ASV). This construct phrase features a genitive of destiny: “ways that lead to [or, end in] death.&...
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NET Notes: Pro 16:26 This theme is taught elsewhere (e.g., Eccl 6:7; Eph 4:28; 6:7; 2 Thess 3:10-12).
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NET Notes: Pro 16:27 The simile stresses the devastating way that slander hurts people. W. McKane says that this one “digs for scandal and…propagates it with w...
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NET Notes: Pro 16:28 The term אַלּוּף (’aluf) refers to a “friend” or “an intimate associate.” The ...
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NET Notes: Pro 16:29 Heb “not good” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “a harmful path.” The expression “a way that is not good” is an...
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NET Notes: Pro 16:30 The verb is a Piel perfect; it means “complete, finish, bring to an end.” The two cola may form the whole process: The first line has R...
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NET Notes: Pro 16:31 While the proverb presents a general observation, there is a commendable lesson about old people who can look back on a long walk with God through lif...
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NET Notes: Pro 16:32 The saying would have had greater impact when military prowess was held in high regard. It is harder, and therefore better, to control one’s pas...
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