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Saturday, April 27th, 2024
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Darby, John. "Commentary on Proverbs 6". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/proverbs-6.html. 1857-67.
Darby, John. "Commentary on Proverbs 6". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org/
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Introduction
1:2 instruction; (i-5) 'Wisdom' here and in ver. 7 is chokmah . 'Instruction' means also, 'correction,' 'warning,' 'discipline,' Job 36:10 .
Verse 1
6:1 friend, (e-10) Or 'neighbour.' so in ver. 3.
Verse 3
6:3 thyself, (f-21) Or 'submit thyself,' as Psalms 68:30 . with (g-25) A rare strong word implying fierceness -- to be moved violently. Translated 'encourage,' Psalms 138:3 ; 'overcome,' Song of Solomon 6:5 ; 'insolent,' Isaiah 3:5 . The insistence would be to get him to discharge the debt at once.
Verse 11
6:11 plunderer, (h-9) Or 'a tramp.'
Verse 12
6:12 perverse (i-15) Or 'perverted.' Lit. 'perverseness of,' as ch. 4.24.
Verse 14
6:14 soweth (k-13) Lit. 'sendeth out' -- intensive -- so ver. 19, ch. 16.28.
Verse 16
6:16 him. (l-13) Lit. 'of his soul.'
Verse 19
6:19 uttereth (m-5) Lit. 'that breatheth out.' see Psalms 27:12 .
Verse 23
6:23 instruction (n-15) Or 'discipline.'
Verse 24
6:24 flattery (o-10) Lit. 'smoothness.' see ch. 7.5,21.
Verse 32
6:32 understanding. (a-10) Or 'senseless.' strictly, 'lacking heart,' and so often.
Verse 34
6:34 man, (b-8) Geber . see Job 3:3 .