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Text -- Proverbs 24:23-34 (NET)

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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. 24:25 But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them. 24:26 Like a kiss on the lips is the one who gives an honest answer. 24:27 Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house. 24:28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words. 24:29 Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.” 24:30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom. 24:31 I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down. 24:32 When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw: 24:33 “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, 24:34 and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”
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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 ...

NET Notes: Pro 24:24 The verb means “to be indignant.” It can be used within the range of “have indignation,” meaning “loathe” or ̶...

NET Notes: Pro 24:25 The expression is בִרְכַּת־טוֹב (birkat-tov, “blessing of goodR...

NET Notes: Pro 24:26 Heb “the one who returns right words kisses the lips.” This is an implied comparison for giving an honest answer. Honesty is like a kiss. ...

NET Notes: Pro 24:27 If the term “house” is understood literally, the proverb would mean that one should be financially secure before building a house (cf. NLT...

NET Notes: Pro 24:28 Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause; it means “what is said.” Here it refers to what is said in cou...

NET Notes: Pro 24:29 Rather than give in to the spirit of vengeance, one should avoid retaliation (e.g., Prov 20:22; Matt 5:43-45; Rom 12:9). According to the Talmud, Hill...

NET Notes: Pro 24:30 Heb “lacks heart”; KJV “understanding”; NAB, NASB, NLT “sense.”

NET Notes: Pro 24:31 Heb “its face” (so KJV, ASV).

NET Notes: Pro 24:32 The teacher makes several observations of the state of the sluggard that reveal that his continued laziness will result in poverty. The reminiscence u...

NET Notes: Pro 24:34 Heb “a man of shield.” This could refer to an armed warrior (so NRSV) but in this context, in collocation with the other word for “r...

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