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Text -- Proverbs 24:1-24 (NET)
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24:1 Do not envy evil people , do not desire to be with them;
24:2 for their hearts contemplate violence , and their lips speak harm .
24:3 By wisdom a house is built , and through understanding it is established ;
24:4 by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures .
24:5 A wise warrior is strong , and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger ;
24:6 for with guidance you wage your war , and with numerous advisers there is victory .
24:7 Wisdom is unattainable for a fool ; in court he does not open his mouth .
24:8 The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person .
24:9 A foolish scheme is sin , and the scorner is an abomination to people .
24:10 If you faint in the day of trouble , your strength is small !
24:11 Deliver those being taken away to death , and hold back those slipping to the slaughter .
24:12 If you say , “But we did not know about this ,” does not the one who evaluates hearts consider ? Does not the one who guards your life know ? Will he not repay each person according to his deeds ?
24:13 Eat honey , my child , for it is good , and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste .
24:14 Likewise , know that wisdom is sweet to your soul ; if you find it, you will have a future , and your hope will not be cut off .
24:15 Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home .
24:16 Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity .
24:17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls , and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice ,
24:18 lest the Lord see it, and be displeased , and turn his wrath away from him.
24:19 Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people ,
24:20 for the evil person has no future , and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished .
24:21 Fear the Lord , my child , as well as the king , and do not associate with rebels ,
24:22 for suddenly their destruction will overtake them, and who knows the ruinous judgment both the Lord and the king can bring?
Further Sayings of the Wise
24:23 These sayings also are from the wise : To show partiality in judgment is terrible :
24:24 The one who says to the guilty , “You are innocent ,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Young Men |
FACE |
Wisdom |
Character |
Malice |
PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF |
Instability |
Judgment |
Enemy |
God |
Rulers |
Unfaithfulness |
Wicked |
Speaking |
Sin |
Selfishness |
Love |
Envy |
FALL |
FOOL; FOLLY |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Pro 24:1; Pro 24:1; Pro 24:2; Pro 24:3; Pro 24:3; Pro 24:5; Pro 24:5; Pro 24:6; Pro 24:7; Pro 24:7; Pro 24:7; Pro 24:8; Pro 24:9; Pro 24:9; Pro 24:9; Pro 24:10; Pro 24:10; Pro 24:10; Pro 24:11; Pro 24:11; Pro 24:12; Pro 24:12; Pro 24:13; Pro 24:14; Pro 24:14; Pro 24:14; Pro 24:14; Pro 24:15; Pro 24:15; Pro 24:16; Pro 24:16; Pro 24:16; Pro 24:17; Pro 24:18; Pro 24:18; Pro 24:20; Pro 24:20; Pro 24:21; Pro 24:21; Pro 24:21; Pro 24:22; Pro 24:22; Pro 24:22; Pro 24:23; Pro 24:23; Pro 24:24; Pro 24:24; Pro 24:24
NET Notes: Pro 24:1 The Hitpael jussive is from the verb that means “to crave; to desire.” This is more of a coveting, an intense desire.
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NET Notes: Pro 24:2 This nineteenth saying warns against evil associations. Evil people are obsessed with destruction and trouble. See on this theme 1:10-19; 3:31 and 23:...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:3 The twentieth saying, vv. 3-4, concerns the use of wisdom for domestic enterprises. In Prov 9:1 wisdom was personified as a woman who builds a house; ...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:5 The expression בַּעוֹז (ba’oz) employs a beth essentiae, meaning he “is strong,” not ̶...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:6 The point of the saying is that wise counsel is necessary in war. Victory, strategy, and counsel are more important than mere military strength –...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:7 The verse portrays a fool out of his element: In a serious moment in the gathering of the community, he does not even open his mouth (a metonymy of ca...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:8 Heb “possessor of schemes”; NAB “an intriguer.” The picture of the wicked person is graphic: He devises plans to do evil and i...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:9 This describes evil people who flout all morality and goodness; sooner or later the public will have had enough of them.
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NET Notes: Pro 24:10 The test of strength is adversity, for it reveals how strong a person is. Of course a weak person can always plead adverse conditions in order to quit...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:11 God holds people responsible for rescuing those who are in mortal danger. The use of “death” and “slaughter” seems rather stro...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:12 The verse completes the saying by affirming that people will be judged responsible for helping those in mortal danger. The verse uses a series of rhet...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:13 The twenty-sixth saying teaches that one should develop wisdom because it has a profitable future. The saying draws on the image of honey; its health-...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:15 The saying warns that it is futile and self-defeating to mistreat God’s people, for they survive – the wicked do not. The warning is again...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:16 The verb could be translated with an English present tense (“are brought down,” so NIV) to express what happens to the wicked in this life...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:17 The saying (vv. 17, 18) warns against gloating over the misfortune of one’s enemies. The prohibition is formed with two negated jussives “...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:18 The judgment of God should strike a note of fear in the heart of people (e.g., Lev 19:17-18). His judgment is not to be taken lightly, or personalized...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:20 The saying warns against envying the wicked; v. 19 provides the instruction, and v. 20 the motivation. The motivation is that there is no future hope ...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:21 The form rendered “rebellious” is difficult; it appears to be the Qal active participle, plural, from שָׁנָ&...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:22 The reward for living in peace under God in this world is that those who do will escape the calamities that will fall on the rebellious. Verse 21a is ...
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NET Notes: Pro 24:23 Heb “not good.” This is a figure known as tapeinosis – a deliberate understatement to emphasize a worst-case scenario: “it is ...
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