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Text -- Proverbs 14:1-4 (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 .
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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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