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Saturday, August 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20

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Proverbs 14

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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 .

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Verse 2

14:2 perverted (d-13) See chs. 2.15; 3.32.

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Verse 5

14:5 uttereth (e-11) As ch. 6.19; so ver. 25; ch. 19.5,9.

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Verse 9

14:9 for (f-8) Lit. 'among.' favour. (g-13) Or 'good-will.'

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Verse 15

14:15 heedeth (h-10) Or 'discerneth.'

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Verse 20

14:20 friends. (i-17) Lit. 'lovers.'

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Verse 21

14:21 afflicted, (k-14) Or 'meek.'

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Verse 22

14:22 devise (l-6) Or 'meditate.'

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Verse 28

14:28 prince. (a-21) Or 'ruler,' as ch. 8.15.

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Verse 30

14:30 sound (b-2) Or 'tranquil,' 'placid.'

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Verse 32

14:32 evil-doing; (c-8) Or 'in his calamity.' trusteth, (d-12) Or 'is full of confidence.'

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Verse 34

14:34 reproach (e-9) Or 'disgrace.' peoples. (f-11) Leummim . see Psalms 2:1 .

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Bibliographical Information
Darby, John. "Commentary on Proverbs 14". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/proverbs-14.html. 1857-67.

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