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Text -- Proverbs 4:14-27 (NET)
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4:14 Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil .
4:15 Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on .
4:16 For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm ; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble .
4:17 For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence .
4:18 But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light , growing brighter brighter and brighter until full day .
4:19 The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness ; they do not know what causes them to stumble .
4:20 My child , pay attention to my words ; listen attentively to my sayings .
4:21 Do not let them depart from your sight , guard them within your heart ;
4:22 for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body .
4:23 Guard your heart with all vigilance , for from it are the sources of life .
4:24 Remove perverse speech from your mouth ; keep devious talk far from your lips.
4:25 Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.
4:26 Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established .
4:27 Do not turn to the right or to the left ; turn yourself away from evil .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Young Men |
Wisdom |
Integrity |
Watchfulness |
Children |
Decision |
Sin |
Malice |
Fellowship |
Temptation |
Associations |
Perseverance |
Cinnamon |
Bread |
EYELID |
Regeneration |
Righteous |
Wicked |
Honesty |
Speaking |
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NET Notes -> Pro 4:14; Pro 4:15; Pro 4:16; Pro 4:16; Pro 4:16; Pro 4:17; Pro 4:17; Pro 4:17; Pro 4:18; Pro 4:18; Pro 4:18; Pro 4:19; Pro 4:19; Pro 4:20; Pro 4:20; Pro 4:21; Pro 4:21; Pro 4:21; Pro 4:22; Pro 4:23; Pro 4:23; Pro 4:24; Pro 4:24; Pro 4:24; Pro 4:25; Pro 4:25; Pro 4:26; Pro 4:26; Pro 4:26; Pro 4:26; Pro 4:27; Pro 4:27; Pro 4:27
NET Notes: Pro 4:14 The verb אָשַׁר (’ashar, “to walk”) is not to be confused with the identically spelled homonym &...
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NET Notes: Pro 4:15 The verb עָבַר (’avar, “to cross over; to travel through”) ends both cola. In the first it warns again...
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NET Notes: Pro 4:16 The Hiphil imperfect (Kethib) means “cause to stumble.” This idiom (from hypocatastasis) means “bring injury/ruin to someone” ...
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NET Notes: Pro 4:17 Heb “the wine of violence” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV). This is a genitive of source, meaning that the wine they drink was plundered from the...
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NET Notes: Pro 4:18 Heb “until the day is established.” This expression refers to the coming of the full day or the time of high noon.
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NET Notes: Pro 4:20 Commentators note the use of the body in this section: ear (v. 20), eyes (v. 21), flesh (v. 22), heart (v. 23), lips (v. 24), eyes (v. 25), feet (v. 2...
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NET Notes: Pro 4:21 The words “eyes” and “heart” are metonymies of subject representing the faculties of each. Cf. CEV “think about it all.&...
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NET Notes: Pro 4:25 Heb “your eyelids.” The term “eyelids” is often a poetic synonym for “eye” (it is a metonymy of adjunct, something...
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NET Notes: Pro 4:26 The Niphal jussive from כּוּן (cun, “to be fixed; to be established; to be steadfast”) continues the idiom o...
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