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Text -- Proverbs 10:1-26 (NET)
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The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs
10:1 The Proverbs of Solomon : A wise child makes a father rejoice , but a foolish child is a grief to his mother .
10:2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit , but righteousness delivers from mortal danger .
10:3 The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous , but he thwarts the craving of the wicked .
10:4 The one who is lazy becomes poor , but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy .
10:5 The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son , but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.
10:6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous , but the speech of the wicked conceals violence .
10:7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing , but the reputation of the wicked will rot .
10:8 The wise person accepts instructions , but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin .
10:9 The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely , but the one who behaves perversely will be found out .
10:10 The one who winks his eye causes trouble , and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin .
10:11 The teaching of the righteous is a fountain of life , but the speech of the wicked conceals violence .
10:12 Hatred stirs up dissension , but love covers all transgressions .
10:13 Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined .
10:14 Those who are wise store up knowledge , but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction .
10:15 The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city , but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty .
10:16 The reward which the righteous receive is life ; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment .
10:17 The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life , but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray .
10:18 The one who conceals hatred utters lies , and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool .
10:19 When words abound , transgression is inevitable , but the one who restrains his words is wise .
10:20 What the righteous say is like the best silver , but what the wicked think is of little value.
10:21 The teaching of the righteous feeds many , but fools die for lack of wisdom .
10:22 The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich , and he adds no sorrow to it.
10:23 Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool , and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment .
10:24 What the wicked fears will come on him ; what the righteous desire will be granted .
10:25 When the storm passes through , the wicked are swept away , but the righteous are an everlasting foundation .
10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes , so is the sluggard to those who send him.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF |
Poetry |
GOD, 2 |
PROVERBS, BOOK OF |
Wicked |
Speaking |
Wisdom |
God |
Vinegar |
Lies and Deceits |
Fool |
POETRY, HEBREW |
Laziness |
FOOL; FOLLY |
Mother |
Poor |
Righteousness |
Hatred |
Industry |
Riches |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Pro 10:1; Pro 10:1; Pro 10:1; Pro 10:1; Pro 10:1; Pro 10:2; Pro 10:2; Pro 10:2; Pro 10:3; Pro 10:3; Pro 10:3; Pro 10:3; Pro 10:4; Pro 10:4; Pro 10:4; Pro 10:4; Pro 10:4; Pro 10:5; Pro 10:5; Pro 10:5; Pro 10:5; Pro 10:6; Pro 10:6; Pro 10:6; Pro 10:6; Pro 10:7; Pro 10:7; Pro 10:7; Pro 10:7; Pro 10:8; Pro 10:8; Pro 10:8; Pro 10:8; Pro 10:9; Pro 10:9; Pro 10:9; Pro 10:9; Pro 10:10; Pro 10:10; Pro 10:10; Pro 10:10; Pro 10:11; Pro 10:11; Pro 10:11; Pro 10:11; Pro 10:11; Pro 10:12; Pro 10:12; Pro 10:13; Pro 10:13; Pro 10:13; Pro 10:13; Pro 10:14; Pro 10:14; Pro 10:14; Pro 10:14; Pro 10:15; Pro 10:15; Pro 10:15; Pro 10:15; Pro 10:16; Pro 10:16; Pro 10:16; Pro 10:16; Pro 10:16; Pro 10:17; Pro 10:17; Pro 10:17; Pro 10:18; Pro 10:18; Pro 10:18; Pro 10:18; Pro 10:18; Pro 10:19; Pro 10:19; Pro 10:19; Pro 10:20; Pro 10:20; Pro 10:20; Pro 10:20; Pro 10:20; Pro 10:21; Pro 10:21; Pro 10:21; Pro 10:21; Pro 10:22; Pro 10:22; Pro 10:22; Pro 10:22; Pro 10:22; Pro 10:23; Pro 10:23; Pro 10:23; Pro 10:24; Pro 10:24; Pro 10:24; Pro 10:25; Pro 10:25; Pro 10:25; Pro 10:25; Pro 10:26; Pro 10:26
NET Notes: Pro 10:1 Heb “grief of his mother.” The noun “grief” is in construct, and “mother” is an objective genitive. The saying dec...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:2 Heb “death.” This could refer to literal death, but it is probably figurative here for mortal danger or ruin.
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NET Notes: Pro 10:3 This verse contrasts the “appetite” of the righteous with the “craving” of the wicked. This word הַוּ&...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:4 Heb “makes rich” (so NASB, NRSV). The Hiphil verb is used in a causative sense; literally, “the hand of the diligent makes rich.R...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:5 The phrase “to himself” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for the sake of clarity. Another option is “to his fathe...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:6 The syntax of this line is ambiguous. The translation takes “the mouth of the wicked” as the nominative subject and “violence”...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:7 To say the wicked’s name will rot means that the name will be obliterated from memory (Exod 17:14; Deut 25:19), leaving only a bad memory for a ...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:8 The Niphal verb לָבַט (lavat) means “to be thrust down [or, away]”; that is, “to be ruined; to fall...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:9 Heb “he who perverts his ways” (so NASB); NIV “who takes crooked paths” (NLT similar). The Piel participle מְ...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:10 Heb “the fool of lips”; cf. NASB “a babbling fool.” The phrase is a genitive of specification: “a fool in respect to lip...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:11 The syntax of this line is ambiguous. The translation takes “the mouth of the wicked” as the nominative subject and “violence”...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:12 Love acts like forgiveness. Hatred looks for and exaggerates faults; but love seeks ways to make sins disappear (e.g., 1 Pet 4:8).
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NET Notes: Pro 10:13 Heb “a rod is for the back of the one lacking heart.” The term שֵׁבֶט (shevet, “rod”) func...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:14 Heb “near destruction.” The words of the fool that are uttered without wise forethought may invite imminent ruin (e.g., James 3:13-18). Se...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:16 Heb “sin.” The term חַטָּאת (khatta’t, “sin”) functions as a metonymy of cause...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:17 The contrast with the one who holds fast to discipline is the one who forsakes or abandons reproof or correction. Whereas the first is an example, thi...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:18 Heb “he is a fool.” The independent personal pronoun הוּא (hu’, “he”) is used for emphasis. This...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:19 Heb “his lips” (so KJV, NAB, NASB); NIV “his tongue.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause for speech.
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NET Notes: Pro 10:20 Heb “like little.” This expression refers to what has little value: “little worth” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV; cf. BDB 590 s.v. מ...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:21 Heb “heart.” The term לֵב (lev, “heart”) functions as a metonymy of association for wisdom and knowledge (BD...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:24 Heb “it will give.” When used without an expressed subject, the verb יִתֵּן (yitten) has a passive nua...
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NET Notes: Pro 10:25 The metaphor compares the righteous to an everlasting foundation to stress that they are secure when the catastrophes of life come along. He is fixed ...
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