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Proverbs 24

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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 5

24:5 man (a-3) Geber. see Job 3:3 .

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Verse 6

24:6 advice (b-4) Or 'wise counsels,' as chs. 1.5; 11.14; 20.18. safety. (c-18) Or 'victory,' as ch. 11.14.

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Verse 7

24:7 fool. (d-7) Or 'Jewels (lit. 'high-priced things') for a fool are wisdom.'

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Verse 10

24:10 small. (e-13) There is a play on the words 'trouble' and 'small.'

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Verse 12

24:12 weigheth (f-13) As 1 Samuel 2:3 ; 'meted,' Isaiah 40:12 .

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Verse 14

24:14 consider (g-2) Or 'know.'

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Verse 16

24:16 disaster. (h-16) Lit. 'evil,' as chs. 17.20; 28.14.

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Verse 20

24:20 future (i-6) Or 'reward.'

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Verse 24

24:24 nations (k-14) Leummim . see Psalms 2:1 .

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Verse 34

24:34 plunderer, (a-9) Or 'a tramp,' as ch. 6.11.

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Bibliographical Information
Darby, John. "Commentary on Proverbs 24". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/proverbs-24.html. 1857-67.

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