Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Pro 16:33) | 3 sn The point concerns seeking God’s will through the practice. The Lord gives guidance in decisions that are submitted to him. |
| (0.35) | (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. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 15:28) | 1 tn Or “mind.” The term לֵב (lev) can refer to the “mind” or “heart” and represent a person’s thinking, feeling, or will. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 15:5) | 1 tn Heb “is prudent” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NCV, NLT “is wise.” Anyone who accepts correction or rebuke will become prudent in life. |
| (0.35) | (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. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 14:13) | 1 sn No joy is completely free of grief. There is a joy that is superficial and there is underlying pain that will remain after the joy is gone. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 14:8) | 2 tn The Hiphil infinitive construct denotes purpose. Those who are shrewd will use it to give careful consideration to all their ways. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 14:3) | 4 tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause, meaning what they say. The wise by their speech will find protection. |
| (0.35) | (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. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 12:4) | 4 sn The simile means that the shameful acts of such a woman will eat away her husband’s strength and influence and destroy his happiness. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 11:26) | 1 tn The direct object suffix on the verb picks up on the emphatic absolute phrase: “they will curse him—the one who withholds grain.” |
| (0.35) | (Pro 11:25) | 2 tn Heb “will grow fat.” Drawing on the standard comparison of fatness and abundance (Deut 32:15), the term means “become rich, prosperous.” |
| (0.35) | (Pro 11:18) | 3 sn Whatever recompense or reward the wicked receive will not last, hence, it is deceptive (R. B. Y. Scott, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes [AB], 88). |
| (0.35) | (Pro 11:16) | 3 sn The implication is that the ruthless men will obtain wealth without honor, and therefore this is not viewed as success by the writer. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 11:5) | 2 sn The wicked may think that they can make their way through life easier by their wickedness, but instead it will at some point bring them down. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 10:21) | 2 tn The verb רָעָה (raʿah) means “to feed” or “to shepherd” (e.g., Gen 48:15). What they say will meet the needs of many. |
| (0.35) | (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. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 8:34) | 2 tn The form לִשְׁקֹד (lishqod) is the infinitive construct serving epexegetically in the sentence. It explains how the person will listen to wisdom. |
| (0.35) | (Pro 8:21) | 3 tc The LXX adds at the end of this verse: “If I declare to you the things of daily occurrence, I will remember to recount the things of old.” |
| (0.35) | (Pro 3:24) | 3 tn Heb “will not have dread.” The verb פָּחַד (pakhad, “tremble, shake with fear”) describes emotion that is stronger than mere fear—it is dread. |
