Discovery Box| (0.27) | (Pro 22:28) | 2 sn The fourth saying deals with respect for property that belongs to other people (cf. Instruction of Amenemope, chap. 6, 7:12-13 [ANET 422]). |
| (0.27) | (Pro 22:12) | 4 sn The proverb affirms that God in safeguarding true knowledge will frustrate deception from faithless people—what they say will not have its intended effect. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 22:7) | 1 sn The proverb is making an observation on life. The synonymous parallelism matches “rule over” with “servant” to show how poverty makes people dependent on, or obligated to, others. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 20:25) | 1 sn It would be a “snare” because it would lead people into financial difficulties; Leviticus 27 talks about foolish or rash vows. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 19:12) | 3 sn The proverb makes an observation about a king’s power to terrify or to refresh. It advises people to use tact with a king. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 19:6) | 3 sn The proverb acknowledges the fact of life, but it also reminds people of the value of gifts in life, especially in business or in politics. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 17:13) | 3 sn The proverb does not explain whether God will turn evil back on him directly or whether people will begin to treat him as he treated others. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 15:3) | 2 tn The form צֹפוֹת (tsofot, “watching”) is a feminine plural participle agreeing with “eyes.” God’s watching eyes comfort good people but convict evil. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 14:19) | 4 tn The adjective is singular. A plurality of people crouching before a single person portrays an even greater extent of difference in power between them. |
| (0.27) | (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). |
| (0.27) | (Pro 12:9) | 3 sn This individual lives beyond his financial means in a vain show to impress other people and thus cannot afford to put food on the table. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 12:5) | 2 sn The plans of good people are directed toward what is right. Advice from the wicked, however, is deceitful and can only lead to trouble. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 6:19) | 2 sn Dissension is attributed in Proverbs to contentious people (21:9; 26:21; 25:24) who have a short fuse (15:8). |
| (0.27) | (Pro 2:15) | 1 tn The noun in this relative clause is an accusative of specification: The evil people are twisted with respect to their paths/conduct. |
| (0.27) | (Psa 149:5) | 1 tn Heb “in glory.” Here “glory” probably refers to the “honor” that belongs to the Lord’s people as a result of their deliverance (see v. 4). |
| (0.27) | (Psa 148:14) | 2 tn “[there is] praise for all his loyal followers, to the sons of Israel, the people near him.” Here “praise” stands by metonymy for the victory that prompts it. |
| (0.27) | (Psa 147:1) | 1 sn Psalm 147. The psalmist praises the Lord for he is the sovereign ruler of the world who cares for the needs of his covenant people. |
| (0.27) | (Psa 123:1) | 1 sn Psalm 123. The psalmist, speaking for God’s people, acknowledges his dependence on God in the midst of a crisis. |
| (0.27) | (Psa 114:1) | 1 sn Psalm 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people. |
| (0.27) | (Psa 102:1) | 1 sn Psalm 102. The psalmist laments his oppressed state, but longs for a day when the Lord will restore Jerusalem and vindicate his suffering people. |
