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Text -- Proverbs 22:23-29 (NET)
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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 |
Friendship |
Surety |
PROVERBS, BOOK OF |
Associations |
LANDMARK |
Example |
Prudence |
Property |
Influence |
Creditor |
Anger |
Justice |
DILIGENCE; DILIGENT; DILIGENTLY |
Industry |
INTERCESSION |
Landmarks |
Poor |
Wicked |
ANCIENT |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
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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