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Text -- Proverbs 21:26-31 (NET)
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Context
21:26 All day long he craves greedily , but the righteous gives and does not hold back .
21:27 The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination ; how much more when he brings it with evil intent !
21:28 A lying witness will perish , but the one who reports accurately speaks forever .
21:29 A wicked person shows boldness with his face , but as for the upright , he discerns his ways .
21:30 There is no wisdom and there is no understanding , and there is no counsel against the Lord .
21:31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle , but the victory is from the Lord .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Abomination |
Wisdom |
Wicked |
God |
Impenitence |
Laziness |
Liberality |
Sin |
Offerings |
Lies and Deceits |
Hypocrisy |
Holiness |
FACE |
CONSTANT; CONSTANTLY |
HARD; HARDINESS; HARDDINESS; HARDLY |
HARDEN |
Greed |
SLANDER |
Horse |
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NET Notes: Pro 21:26 The additional clause, “and does not hold back,” emphasizes that when the righteous gives he gives freely, without fearing that his genero...
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NET Notes: Pro 21:27 The noun זִמָּה (zimmah) means “plan; device; wickedness”; here it indicates that the person is coming...
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NET Notes: Pro 21:28 Heb “but a man who listens speaks forever.” The first part of it may mean (1) a true witness, one who reports what he actually hears. But ...
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NET Notes: Pro 21:29 The Kethib is the imperfect of כּוּן (kun), “he establishes.” This reading has the support of the Syriac, La...
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NET Notes: Pro 21:30 The verse uses a single sentence to state that all wisdom, understanding, and advice must be in conformity to the will of God to be successful. It sta...
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