"Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.""Caution in speech has already been mentioned in Proverbs 21:13:3 and Proverbs 21:18:21 (See the comments there). The troubles referred to here are probably social and legal difficulties into which imprudent talk would bring one, especially where there were gossips and professional informers."[21] read more
"The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride."This rendition might not be a translation, but it surely is true: "His names are "Brazen," "Insolent," "Impious," who acts in arrogant fury."[22] "Show me a conceited person, and I will show you someone who is arrogant, proud and inconsiderate."[23] Interesting as these renditions are, the following is much nearer the MT: "Scoffer is the name of the proud haughty man who acts with arrogant pride."[24] read more
Proverbs 21:24. Proud and haughty scorner— As to the proud and haughty, or arrogant, Scorner is his name, dealing in proud wrath. Houbigant reads, He who is proud and contemptuous, is called a scorner. He behaves himself fiercely and arrogantly. read more
23. (Compare Proverbs 13:2; Proverbs 13:3; James 3:6-10). read more
24. The reproachful name is deserved by those who treat others with anger and contempt. read more
1. The ’watercourses’ (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11). 4. There is no connexion between the two halves of the v. RM ’The tillage of the wicked is sin,’ i.e. the result of his labour is sin. 5. One who is in a hurry to be rich hastens to want. 6. By a very slight alteration of the Hebrew text we get the greatly improved rendering of RM, ’Is a vapour driven to and fro; they are snares of death.’9. A small room is often built on the flat roof of an... read more
(23) Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, &c—See above on Proverbs 12:13. read more
(24) Proud and haughty scorner is his name.—See above on Proverbs 1:22. read more
CHAPTER 22WINE"He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb in Proverbs 12:2. After "He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread, but he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding," it adds, "He who is sweet in pastimes of wine-drinking shall have dishonor in his strongholds." Drinking is the natural opposite of hard and honest work. When... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 21:23
keepeth = guardeth. mouth . . . tongue. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for what is uttered by them. troubles. Some codices, with five early printed editions, Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "trouble" (singular) read more