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Text -- Proverbs 25:18-28 (NET)

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25:18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness. 25:19 Like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint, so is confidence in an unfaithful person at the time of trouble. 25:20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. 25:21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, 25:22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will reward you. 25:23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a gossiping tongue brings forth an angry look. 25:24 It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife. 25:25 Like cold water to a weary person, so is good news from a distant land. 25:26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked. 25:27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory. 25:28 Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.
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NET Notes: Pro 25:18 While עֵד (’ed) could be interpreted as “evidence” (a meaning that came from a metonymy – what the witness g...

NET Notes: Pro 25:19 Heb “in the day of trouble”; KJV, NASB “in time of trouble.”

NET Notes: Pro 25:20 It is inappropriate and counterproductive to sing songs to a heavy heart. One needs to be sensitive to others (e.g., 1 Sam 19:9).

NET Notes: Pro 25:22 The second consequence of treating enemies with kindness is that the Lord will reward the act. The fact that this is promised shows that the instructi...

NET Notes: Pro 25:23 The verse implies a comparison between the two parts to make the point that certain things automatically bring certain results. Gossiping words will i...

NET Notes: Pro 25:24 This proverb is identical with 21:9; see the notes there.

NET Notes: Pro 25:25 The difficulty of getting news of any kind from a distant land made its reception all the more delightful when it was good (e.g., Gen 45:27; Prov 15:3...

NET Notes: Pro 25:26 The verb מָט (mat) means “to give way; to move.” This probably refers to the integrity of the righteous being lost ̵...

NET Notes: Pro 25:27 Heb “and the investigation of their glory is not glory.” This line is difficult to understand but it forms an analogy to honey – glo...

NET Notes: Pro 25:28 Heb “whose spirit lacks restraint” (ASV similar). A person whose spirit (רוּחַ, ruakh) “lacks restrain...

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