1 tn Or “when” (so NIV).
2 tn Heb “keep them,” referring to the words of the wise expressed in these sayings. The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn The term “and” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation.
4 sn If the teachings are preserved in the heart/mind of the disciple, then that individual will always be ready to speak what was retained.
5 tn The Niphal imperfect from נָכַר (nakhar) means “to act [or, treat] as a foreigner [or, stranger]; to misconstrue; to disguise.” The direct object (“it”) is not present in the Hebrew text but is implied. In this passage it means that the hater speaks what is “foreign” to his thought; in other words, he dissembles.
6 tn Or “places; puts; lays up” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB).
7 tn Heb “within him” (so KJV, ASV) or “in his midst”; NAB “in his inmost being.”
sn Hypocritical words may hide a wicked heart. The proverb makes an observation: One who in reality despises other people will often disguise that with what he says.
