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Text -- Proverbs 14:21-35 (NET)

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14:21 The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed. 14:22 Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love. 14:23 In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty. 14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly. 14:25 A truthful witness rescues lives, but the one who breathes lies brings deception. 14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children. 14:27 The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares. 14:28 A king’s glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler. 14:29 The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly. 14:30 A tranquil spirit revives the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones. 14:31 The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him. 14:32 The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death. 14:33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is known even in the heart of fools. 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. 14:35 The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
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NET Notes: Pro 14:22 Heb “loyal-love and truth.” The two terms חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת (khesed ve...

NET Notes: Pro 14:23 The noun מַחְסוֹר (makhsor, “need; thing needed; poverty”) comes from the verb “to l...

NET Notes: Pro 14:24 The MT reads אִוֶלֶת (’ivelet, “folly”). The editors of BHS propose emending the text to &...

NET Notes: Pro 14:25 Several commentators suggest emending the text from the noun מִרְמָה (mirmah, “deception”) to th...

NET Notes: Pro 14:26 The fear of the Lord will not only provide security for the parent but will also be a refuge for children. The line recalls Exod 20:5-6 where children...

NET Notes: Pro 14:27 Heb “snares of death” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); CEV “deadly traps.”

NET Notes: Pro 14:28 The word means “ruin; destruction,” but in this context it could be a metonymy of effect, the cause being an attack by more numerous peopl...

NET Notes: Pro 14:29 The participle “exalts” (מֵרִים, merim) means that this person brings folly to a full measure, lifts i...

NET Notes: Pro 14:30 Heb “rottenness of bones.” The term “bones” may be a synecdoche representing the entire body; it is in contrast with “fl...

NET Notes: Pro 14:31 The phrase “shows favor” is contrasted with the term “oppresses.” To “show favor” means to be gracious to (or trea...

NET Notes: Pro 14:32 Heb “in his death.” The term “death” may function as a metonymy of effect for a life-threatening situation.

NET Notes: Pro 14:33 Heb “in the inner part”; ASV “in the inward part”; NRSV “in the heart of fools.”

NET Notes: Pro 14:34 The term is the homonymic root II חֶסֶד (khesed, “shame; reproach”; BDB 340 s.v.), as reflected by the LXX t...

NET Notes: Pro 14:35 Heb “is” (so KJV, ASV).

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