Proverbs 25:1-28:28 NLT

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Proverbs 25:1-13

Observations About Kings Pro 25:1-13 Here is a very simple exercise, and yet one of great consequence. The men of Hezekiah king of Judah "copied out" certain proverbs, which had been probably scattered about in various writings or spoken in ordinary conversation: but now the time had come when Hezekiah was desirous to bring all these wise words into one book, and so give them permanence. We find, therefore, in these proverbs which follow, not the wise sayings of one man only, but the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Proverbs 25:1

CONTENTS. Here are similar proverbs to what were given before; but as the title of them observes that they were copied by the men of Hezekiah, they are particularly marked from those we have already gone through. Proverbs 25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. Some have thought that those Proverbs here recorded, were copied from among the three thousand which is noted, 1 Kings 4:32 . Some have supposed that what is said, 2 Chronicles 29:3 ,... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 25:1

These. Solomon wrote 3,000, and we have only 915 verses extant. (Calmet) --- The rest perhaps shewed his genius, but were less useful. (Tostat. in 3 Kings iv. 9.) --- Men. Isaias, Sobna, &c. (Calmet) --- Out of other records, (Menochius) or "translated" into a language better understood. (Denis the Carthusian) (Bayn.) read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 25:1-28

True Wisdom the Highest Good of Kings and Subjects. v. 1. These are also proverbs of Solomon, maxims composed by the wise son of David, by inspiration of God, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied out, evidently from collections where they were being preserved, the king being very anxious to have the literature of the "Golden Age" passed on to posterity in a form which would be as complete as possible. v. 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, He, whose essence is... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 25:1-28

IV. LATER COLLECTION BY THE MEN OF HEZEKIAHTrue wisdom proclaimed as the chief good to kings and their subjectsChaps. 25–29Superscription: Proverbs 25:11 These also are proverbs of Solomonwhich men of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, collected.1. Admonition to the fear of God and righteousness, addressed to kings and subjectsProverbs 25:2-282 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;but the glory of kings to search out a matter.3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth,and the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Proverbs 25:1-14

Words Fitly Spoken Proverbs 25:1-14 This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great to be disclosed to the vulgar eye of mere curiosity, but it will be unfolded to royal souls that seek for it as for hid treasure…. The great rulers of the world must have their secret counsels, but they should be freed from evil counselors, as gold from dross…. Compare Proverbs 25:6 and Proverbs 25:7 with Luke 14:8-10 ….... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28

We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, the proverbs in this collection are more picturesque than the former. For the most part, they are antithetical, and logical. These are pictures, and are more perfectly parabolic. In passing over them we shall again note some of the more striking. Verse Proverbs 25:11. The figure is intended to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28

A Collection Of Solomon’s Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon’s presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial heading detailing the details of the author and his purpose in writing (Proverbs 1:1-7), continued with a Prologue which laid the foundation for what was to follow (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18), and was then followed by the body of the work introduced by one or more subheadings. In Solomon’s... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28

First Division.— In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. Proverbs 25:2-Judges : b. A series of three quatrains relating to kings. Proverbs 25:4 b. Very obscure. Refining silver does not produce a vessel, and the parallelism with Proverbs 25:5 b is unsatisfactory. LXX “ it will be wholly purified” probably represents the original text. Proverbs 25:6 f. cf. Luke... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 25:1

These, which are contained in this and the following chapters. The men of Hezekiah; certain persons appointed by Hezekiah for that work, whether prophets, as Isaiah, Hosea, or Micah, who lived in his days, or some others, it is neither evident nor material. Most of them are political precepts, and such as in a special manner concerned Hezekiah and other princes to know, for the conduct of their house and kingdom. Copied out; either out of other books or writings of Solomon, concerning natural... read more