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Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Pro 16:22) | 3 tn Heb “fountain of life.” The point of the metaphor is that like a fountain this wisdom will be a constant provision for living in this world. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 16:3) | 2 tn The suffix on the plural noun would be a subjective genitive: “the works you are doing,” or here, “the works that you want to do.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 15:9) | 2 tn The verb אָהֵב (ʾahev, “to love”) is stative, so its imperfect form should be future; it still speaks of a general truth. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 14:17) | 3 tn The verb שָׂנֵא (saneʾ) is stative and as a Niphal is ingressive (“become hated”); its imperfect form should be future rather than present. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 14:13) | 3 tn The phrase “may be” is not in the Hebrew but is supplied from the parallelism, which features an imperfect of possibility. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 14:14) | 3 tn The phrase “will be rewarded” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied based on the parallelism for the sake of clarity and smoothness. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 13:14) | 4 tn The infinitive construct with preposition ל (lamed) gives the result (or, purpose) of the first statement. It could also be taken epexegetically, “by turning.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 13:12) | 3 sn Failure in realizing one’s hopes can be depressing or discouraging. People can bear frustration only so long (W. G. Plaut, Proverbs, 153). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 13:9) | 3 sn The lamp is an implied comparison as well, comparing the life of the wicked to a lamp that is going to be extinguished. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 13:6) | 1 sn Righteousness refers to that which conforms to law and order. One who behaves with integrity will be safe from consequences of sin. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 12:20) | 2 sn The contrast here is between “evil” (= pain and calamity) and “peace” (= social wholeness and well-being); see, e.g., Pss 34:14; 37:37. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 12:3) | 2 tn The Niphal imperfect of כּוּן (cun, “to be established”) refers to finding permanent “security” (so NRSV, TEV, CEV) before God. Only righteousness can do that. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 11:13) | 2 sn This is the intent of a person who makes disparaging comments about others—he cannot wait to share secrets that should be kept. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 11:7) | 2 tn The imperfect verb can be present or future tense. It states a general truth which typically occurs in the given circumstances. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 11:2) | 3 sn This proverb does not state how the disgrace will come, but affirms that it will follow pride. The proud will be brought down. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 10:29) | 1 sn The “way of the Lord” is an idiom for God’s providential administration of life; it is what the Lord does (“way” being a hypocatastasis). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 10:24) | 3 tn Heb “it will give.” When used without an expressed subject, the verb יִתֵּן (yitten) has a passive nuance: “it will be granted.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 10:7) | 3 tn The editors of BHS suggest a reading “will be cursed” to make a better parallelism, but the reading of the MT is more striking as a metaphor. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 9:11) | 1 tn The preposition ב (bet) here may have the causal sense (R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 45, §247), although it could also be means (Williams, 44, §243). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 9:11) | 2 tn The verb וְיוֹסִיפוּ (veyosifu) is the Hiphil imperfect, third masculine plural, but because there is no expressed subject the verb may be taken as a passive. |
