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Text -- Proverbs 22:18-29 (NET)
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22:18 For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips .
22:19 So that your confidence may be in the Lord , I am making them known to you today – even you .
22:20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge ,
22:21 to show you true and reliable words , so that you may give accurate answers to those who sent you?
22:22 Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court ,
22:23 for the Lord will plead their case and will rob those who are robbing them.
22:24 Do not make friends with an angry person , and do not associate with a wrathful person ,
22:25 lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare .
22:26 Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts .
22:27 If you do not have enough to pay , your bed will be taken right out from under you!
22:28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which was put in place by your ancestors .
22:29 Do you see a person skilled in his work ? He will take his position before kings ; he will not take his position before obscure people.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Wisdom |
PROVERBS, BOOK OF |
Friendship |
Instruction |
Surety |
PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF |
Example |
Poor |
LANDMARK |
Anger |
Associations |
Creditor |
Prudence |
Influence |
Property |
Diligence |
Landmarks |
Oppression |
Debt |
Justice |
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NET Notes -> Pro 22:18; Pro 22:18; Pro 22:18; Pro 22:18; Pro 22:19; Pro 22:19; Pro 22:20; Pro 22:20; Pro 22:21; Pro 22:21; Pro 22:22; Pro 22:22; Pro 22:22; Pro 22:23; Pro 22:23; Pro 22:24; Pro 22:25; Pro 22:25; Pro 22:27; Pro 22:27; Pro 22:27; Pro 22:28; Pro 22:28; Pro 22:28; Pro 22:29; Pro 22:29; Pro 22:29
NET Notes: Pro 22:18 If the teachings are preserved in the heart/mind of the disciple, then that individual will always be ready to speak what was retained.
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NET Notes: Pro 22:19 Heb “I cause you to know.” The term “today” indicates that the verb should have the instantaneous nuance, and so an English pr...
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NET Notes: Pro 22:20 The term “sayings” does not appear in the Hebrew text but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
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NET Notes: Pro 22:22 Heb “in the gate” (so KJV); NAB, NASB, NRSV “at the gate.” The “gate” of the city was the center of activity, the ...
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NET Notes: Pro 22:23 The verb קָבַע (qava’, “to rob; to spoil; to plunder”) is used here in both places to reflect the prin...
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NET Notes: Pro 22:24 Heb “possessor of anger.” This expression is an idiom for “wrathful person” or “an angry person” (cf. NAB “a...
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NET Notes: Pro 22:25 The warning in this proverb is to avoid associating with a hothead because his influence could be fatal (a similar idea is found in the Instruction of...
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NET Notes: Pro 22:27 The third saying deals with rash vows: If people foolishly pledge what they have, they could lose everything (e.g., 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16; there ...
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NET Notes: Pro 22:28 The fourth saying deals with respect for property that belongs to other people (cf. Instruction of Amenemope, chap. 6, 7:12-13 [ANET 422]).
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