¹ tn Heb “proverbs.”

¹ sn The proverb is the antithesis of 16:14.

² tn Heb “a proverb,” or “[the subject of] a mocking song.”

¹ sn Heb “her end” (so KJV). D. Kidner notes that Proverbs does not allow us to forget that there is an afterward (Proverbs [TOTC], 65).

¹ tn This proverb is identical with 21:9; see the notes there.

² sn The proverb is similar to v. 21, 10:1, and 15:20.

⁴ sn The proverb is one full sentence; it affirms that a teachable person is among the wise.

² sn The proverb says essentially the same thing as 11:14, but differently.

³ sn J. H. Greenstone suggests that this means that they are begging for favors (Proverbs, 154).

¹ sn This proverb is about the stability of the righteous in times of trouble.

² sn The parallelism shows what Proverbs will repeatedly stress, that the wise person is the righteous person.

³ sn The proverb is almost the same as 10:1, except that “despises” replaces “grief.” This adds the idea of the callousness of the one who inflicts grief on his mother (D. Kidner, Proverbs [TOTC], 116).

³ sn Can anything good come out of Nazareth? may be a local proverb expressing jealousy among the towns.

¹ tn Heb “a man,” but the context here does not suggest that the proverb refers to males only.

¹ tn The proverb is identical to 18:8 (see notes there); it observes how appealing gossip is.

¹ sn The proverb uses anthropomorphic language to describe God’s exacting and evaluating knowledge of all people.

⁴ tn Heb “covers.” Behind the speech of the wicked is aggressive violence (W. McKane, Proverbs [OTL], 422).

³ tn Heb “covers.” Behind the speech of the wicked is aggressive violence (W. McKane, Proverbs [OTL], 422).

⁴ tn This line functions in apposition to the preceding, further explaining the phrase “a proverb and a parable.”

³ tn Heb “will become a proverb and a taunt,” that is, a proverbial example of destruction and an object of reproach.