Discovery Box| (0.50) | (Pro 31:10) | 5 sn This line expresses that her value (Heb “her price”), like wisdom, is worth more than rubies (e.g., 3:15; 8:11). |
| (0.50) | (Pro 30:32) | 2 tn Heb “hand to mouth.” This expression means “put your hand to your mouth” (e.g., Job 40:4, 5); cf. NIV “clap your hand over.” |
| (0.50) | (Pro 31:5) | 2 tn Heb “all the children of poverty.” This expression refers to the poor by nature. Cf. KJV, NASB, NRSV “the afflicted”; NIV “oppressed.” |
| (0.50) | (Pro 30:22) | 2 sn The expression stuffed with food probably represents prosperity in general. So the line portrays someone who suddenly comes into wealth, but continues to be boorish and irreligious. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 28:19) | 2 sn Prosperity depends on diligent work and not on chasing empty dreams. The proverb is essentially the same as Prov 12:11 except for the last expression. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 26:18) | 2 tn Heb “arrows and death” (so KJV, NASB). This expression can be understood as a nominal hendiadys: “deadly arrows” (so NAB, NIV). |
| (0.50) | (Pro 22:18) | 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. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 21:25) | 3 sn “Hands” is figurative for the whole person, but “hands” is retained in the translation because it is often the symbol to express one’s ability of action. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 20:10) | 1 tn The construction simply uses repetition to express different kinds of weights and measures: “a stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.” |
| (0.50) | (Pro 20:5) | 2 tn The Hebrew term לֶב (lev) refers to the “mind” (NRSV) as well as the “heart” (KJV, NIV, NASB). The expression refers to unspoken thoughts. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 19:5) | 1 tn Heb “a witness of lies.” This expression is an attributive genitive: “a lying witness” (cf. CEV “dishonest witnesses”). This is paralleled by “the one who pours out lies.” |
| (0.50) | (Pro 16:1) | 2 tn Here “the tongue” is a metonymy of cause in which the instrument of speech is put for what is said: the answer expressed. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 13:15) | 1 tn Heb “good insight.” The expression שֵׂכֶל־טוֹב (sekhel tov) describes a person who has good sense, sound judgment, or wise opinions (BDB 968 s.v. שֵׂכֶל). |
| (0.50) | (Pro 11:19) | 2 tn Heb “is to life.” The expression “leads to” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but the idiom implies it; it is supplied in the translation for smoothness. |
| (0.50) | (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.” |
| (0.50) | (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. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 9:5) | 2 sn The expressions “eat” and “drink” carry the implied comparison forward; they mean that the simple are to appropriate the teachings of wisdom. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 8:33) | 2 tn The construction uses two imperatives joined with the vav (ו); this is a volitive sequence in which result or consequence is being expressed. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 8:21) | 2 tn Heb “and their treasuries I fill.” The imperfect verb expresses purposive modality because of the parallelism with the infinitive beginning the verse. |
| (0.50) | (Pro 4:18) | 3 tn Heb “until the day is established.” This expression refers to the coming of the full day or the time of high noon. |
