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Text -- Proverbs 14:1-21 (NET)
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14:1 Every wise woman builds her household , but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands .
14:2 The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord , but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
14:3 In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back , but the words of the wise protect them.
14:4 Where there are no oxen , the feeding trough is clean , but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen .
14:5 A truthful witness does not lie , but a false witness breathes out lies .
14:6 The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none , but understanding is easy for a discerning person.
14:7 Leave the presence of a foolish person , or you will not understand wise counsel .
14:8 The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way , but the folly of fools is deception .
14:9 Fools mock at reparation , but among the upright there is favor .
14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness , and with its joy no one else can share .
14:11 The household of the wicked will be destroyed , but the tent of the upright will flourish .
14:12 There is a way that seems right to a person , but its end is the way that leads to death .
14:13 Even in laughter the heart may ache , and the end of joy may be grief .
14:14 The backslider will be paid back from his own ways , but a good person will be rewarded for his.
14:15 A naive person believes everything , but the shrewd person discerns his steps .
14:16 A wise person is cautious and turns from evil , but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident .
14:17 A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated .
14:18 The naive inherit folly , but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge .
14:19 Those who are evil will bow before those who are good , and the wicked will bow at the gates of the righteous .
14:20 A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors , but those who love the rich are many .
14:21 The one who despises his neighbor sins , but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Poetry |
Wisdom |
Fool |
Prudence |
FOOL; FOLLY |
God |
Wicked |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Women |
Happiness |
Lies and Deceits |
Infidelity |
Fear of God |
Contentment |
BACKSLIDE |
Poor |
Worldliness |
Sin |
Crib |
Scoffing |
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NET Notes -> Pro 14:1; Pro 14:1; Pro 14:1; Pro 14:2; Pro 14:2; Pro 14:3; Pro 14:3; Pro 14:3; Pro 14:3; Pro 14:3; Pro 14:4; Pro 14:5; Pro 14:5; Pro 14:5; Pro 14:6; Pro 14:6; Pro 14:6; Pro 14:7; Pro 14:7; Pro 14:7; Pro 14:7; Pro 14:8; Pro 14:8; Pro 14:8; Pro 14:9; Pro 14:9; Pro 14:9; Pro 14:9; Pro 14:10; Pro 14:10; Pro 14:10; Pro 14:11; Pro 14:11; Pro 14:11; Pro 14:12; Pro 14:12; Pro 14:12; Pro 14:13; Pro 14:13; Pro 14:13; Pro 14:14; Pro 14:14; Pro 14:14; Pro 14:15; Pro 14:15; Pro 14:16; Pro 14:16; Pro 14:16; Pro 14:17; Pro 14:17; Pro 14:17; Pro 14:18; Pro 14:18; Pro 14:18; Pro 14:18; Pro 14:19; Pro 14:19; Pro 14:19; Pro 14:20
NET Notes: Pro 14:1 Heb “house.” This term functions as a synecdoche of container (= house) for contents (= household, family).
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NET Notes: Pro 14:2 Heb “crooked of ways”; NRSV “devious in conduct.” This construct phrase features a genitive of specification: “crooked i...
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NET Notes: Pro 14:3 Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause, meaning what they say. The wise by their speech will find protection.
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NET Notes: Pro 14:4 Heb “the strength of oxen.” The genitive שׁוֹר (shor, “oxen”) functions as an attributed genitiv...
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NET Notes: Pro 14:5 This saying addresses the problem of legal testimony: A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness does lie – naturally. The first colon...
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NET Notes: Pro 14:6 The Niphal of קָלַל (qalal) means “to appear light; to appear trifling; to appear easy.”
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NET Notes: Pro 14:7 Heb “lips of knowledge” (so KJV, ASV). “Lips” is the metonymy of cause, and “knowledge” is an objective genitive (...
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NET Notes: Pro 14:8 The word means “deception,” but some suggest “self-deception” here (W. McKane, Proverbs [OTL], 466; and D. W. Thomas, “T...
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NET Notes: Pro 14:9 The word רָצוֹן (ratson) means “favor; acceptance; pleasing.” It usually means what is pleasing or acc...
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NET Notes: Pro 14:10 The verb is the Hitpael of II עָרַב (’arav), which means “to take in pledge; to give in pledge; to exchange....
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NET Notes: Pro 14:11 The term “tent” is a metonymy here referring to the contents of the tent: families.
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NET Notes: Pro 14:12 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 14:13 The phrase “may be” is not in the Hebrew but is supplied from the parallelism, which features an imperfect of possibility.
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NET Notes: Pro 14:14 The phrase “will be rewarded” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.
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NET Notes: Pro 14:16 The verb בָּטַח here denotes self-assurance or overconfidence. Fools are not cautious and do not fear the conseque...
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NET Notes: Pro 14:19 J. H. Greenstone suggests that this means that they are begging for favors (Proverbs, 154).
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