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Discovery Box| (0.27) | (Pro 26:25) | 5 sn “Abomination” means something that is loathed. This is a description applied by the writer, for the hypocritical person would not refer to his plans this way. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 26:25) | 3 sn It may be that the placing of this proverb in this setting is designed to point out that the person speaking graciously is this wicked person who conceals an evil heart. Otherwise it may have in mind a person who has already proven untrustworthy but protests in order to conceal his plans. But even if that were not the connection, the proverb would still warn the disciple not to believe someone just because it sounded wonderful. It will take great discernment to know if there is sincerity behind the person’s words. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 26:15) | 3 sn The proverb is stating that the sluggard is too lazy to eat; this is essentially the same point made in 19:24 (see the note there). |
| (0.27) | (Pro 26:8) | 1 tn The translation “like tying a stone in a sling” seems to make the most sense, even though the word for “sling” occurs only here. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 26:3) | 1 sn A fool must be disciplined by force like an animal—there is no reasoning. The fool is as difficult to manage as the donkey or horse. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 25:27) | 1 sn This is a figure of speech known as tapeinosis—a deliberate understatement to emphasize a worst-case scenario: “it is bad!” |
| (0.27) | (Pro 25:25) | 1 tn Heb “a weary [or, faint] soul” (so NASB, NIV); KJV, ASV, NRSV “a thirsty soul,” but “soul” here refers to the whole person. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 25:19) | 1 sn The similes in this emblematic parallelism focus on things that are incapable of performing certain activities—they are either too painful to use or are ineffective. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 25:12) | 2 tn The “ear of the listener” refers to the obedient disciple, the one who complies with the reproof he hears. Cf. KJV, ASV, NAB “an obedient ear.” |
| (0.27) | (Pro 24:23) | 2 tn Heb “not good.” This is a figure known as tapeinosis—a deliberate understatement to emphasize a worst-case scenario: “it is terrible!” |
| (0.27) | (Pro 24:21) | 1 tn Heb “my son,” but there is no indication in the immediate context that this should be limited only to male children. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 24:28) | 2 tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause; it means “what is said.” Here it refers to what is said in court as a false witness. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 23:28) | 3 sn Verses 26-28 comprise the seventeenth saying; it warns the young person to follow the instructions about temptations because there are plenty of temptresses lurking about. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 23:17) | 1 tn The verb in this line is אַל־יְקַנֵּא (ʾal yeqanneʾ), the Piel jussive negated. The verb means “to be jealous, to be zealous”; it describes passionate intensity for something. In English, if the object is illegitimate, it is called “envy”; if it is correct, it is called “zeal.” Here the warning is not to envy the sinners. The second colon could use the verb in the positive sense to mean “but rather let your passion burn for the fear of the Lord.” |
| (0.27) | (Pro 23:9) | 1 sn The mention of “the ears” emphasizes the concerted effort to get the person’s undivided attention. However, a fool rejects instruction and discipline. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 23:9) | 2 sn Saying number nine indicates that wisdom is wasted on a fool. The literature of Egypt has no specific parallel to this one. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 23:1) | 1 tn The construction uses the imperfect tense of instruction with the infinitive absolute to emphasize the careful discernment required on such occasions. Cf. NIV “note well”; NLT “pay attention.” |
| (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 22:19) | 2 tn The verb הוֹדַעְתִּי (hodaʿti; from יָדַע, yadaʿ) is a Hiphil perfect form. The Hiphil is factitive “to make know,” i.e., “to inform.” The Hebrew perfect should be understood either as perfective “I have informed you” or performative “I hereby inform you.” Either is appropriate for “today” since the thirty sayings it refers to have been written down (v. 20), but it appears to be part of introducing the sayings rather than a recap. However if the “thirty [sayings]” mentioned in v. 20 should be understood as the word “day before yesterday” then the perfective translation should be preferred. |
| (0.27) | (Pro 22:17) | 3 tn Or “heart.” The term לֵב (lev) can refer to the “mind” or the “heart” and represent a person’s thinking, feeling, or will. |
