Discovery Box| (0.37) | (Pro 10:4) | 4 tn Heb “makes rich” (so NASB, NRSV). The Hiphil verb is used in a causative sense; literally, “the hand of the diligent makes rich.” |
| (0.37) | (Pro 10:5) | 2 tn Heb “prudent.” The term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) refers to a wise and so successful person. He seizes the opportunity, knowing the importance of the season. |
| (0.37) | (Pro 9:9) | 3 tn The Hiphil verb normally means “to cause to know, make known,” but here the context suggests “to teach” (so many English versions). |
| (0.37) | (Pro 8:17) | 1 tn The verb אָהֵב (ʾahev, “to love”) is stative, so in the imperfect form it is future tense. It still states a general truth. |
| (0.37) | (Pro 8:6) | 2 tn Heb “opening of my lips” (so KJV, NASB). The noun “lips” is a metonymy of cause, with the organ of speech put for what is said. |
| (0.37) | (Pro 7:5) | 1 tn Heb “strange” (so KJV, ASV). See the note at 2:16, which is identical to this verse, except for using a synonym for the beginning verb. |
| (0.37) | (Pro 6:5) | 2 tc Heb “hand” (so KJV, NAB, NRSV). Some mss and versions have it as “trap,” which may very well represent an interpretation too. |
| (0.37) | (Pro 5:5) | 1 tn The term שְׁאוֹל (sheʾol, “grave”) is paralleled to “death,” so it does not refer here to the realm of the unblessed. |
| (0.37) | (Pro 4:27) | 2 tn Heb “your foot” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV). The term רַגְלְךָ (raglekha, “your foot”) is a synecdoche of part (= foot) for the whole person (= “yourself”). |
| (0.37) | (Pro 5:4) | 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). |
| (0.37) | (Pro 4:23) | 3 sn The word תּוֹצְאוֹת (totseʾot, from יָצָא, yatsaʾ) means “outgoings; extremities; sources.” It is used here for starting points, like a fountainhead, and so the translation “sources” works well. |
| (0.37) | (Pro 4:7) | 2 tn The term “so” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness and style. |
| (0.37) | (Pro 3:10) | 1 tn Heb “with plenty” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NIV “to overflowing.” The noun שָׂבָע (savaʿ, “plenty; satiety”) functions as an adverbial accusative of manner or contents: “completely.” |
| (0.37) | (Pro 1:26) | 4 tn Heb “your dread” (so NASB); KJV “your fear”; NRSV “panic.” The second person masculine plural suffix is a subjective genitive: “that which you dread.” |
| (0.37) | (Pro 1:11) | 6 tn Heb “without cause” (so KJV, NASB); NCV “just for fun.” The term חִנָּם (khinnam, “without cause”) emphasizes that the planned attack is completely unwarranted. |
| (0.37) | (Psa 119:119) | 1 sn Traditionally “dross” (so KJV, ASV, NIV). The metaphor comes from metallurgy; “slag” is the substance left over after the metallic ore has been refined. |
| (0.37) | (Psa 107:4) | 1 tc The MT divides the verse so the line ends “on a wasteland of a road.” The LXX divides the line before “road” as in the translation. |
| (0.37) | (Psa 92:7) | 2 sn God allows the wicked to prosper temporarily so that he might reveal his justice. When the wicked are annihilated, God demonstrates that wickedness does not pay off. |
| (0.37) | (Psa 83:18) | 1 tn After the preceding jussives (v. 17), the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose (“so that they may know”) or result. |
| (0.37) | (Psa 74:4) | 1 tn This verb is often used of a lion’s roar, so the psalmist may be comparing the enemy to a raging, devouring lion. |
