Proverbs 20:25-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 20:27

spirit = breath. Hebrew. neshamah. See App-16 . candle = lamp or light. Same word as in Proverbs 20:20 . the belly. Put by Figure of speech Metalepsis ( App-6 ) for the heart, and the heart for its thoughts. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 20:25

"It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry."Again, we have a proverb in which the Hebrew text, "Is not clear."[22] The `inquiry' mentioned in the second line apparently refers to a situation in which a man, after making a rash and vow, begins to seek some loophole, "So as to escape payment."[23]Sometimes, people, under a sudden impulse will make pledges for benevolent or religious purposes, which are really beyond their means; and this proverb is a warning... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 20:26

"A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them."Commentators usually try to soften the words here, suggesting that, "The words may be figurative."[27] James Moffatt accepted that theory in his rendition: "A wise king scatters wicked men; he drives hard over them."[28] However, the mention of threshing instruments here brings to mind Amos 1:3, where it is said that God brought judgment upon Damascus, "Because they threshed Gilead with threshing-instruments of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 20:27

"The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.""The word `spirit' here is from the literal Hebrew word `breath'; and it refers to that "breath of life" which God breathed into mankind in the person of Adam (Genesis 2:7)."[30] It is that which distinguishes man from an animal. "It is the equivalent of conscience, God's lamp, that searches out the innermost recesses of a man's heart."[31] This is a very important verse. "It stands alone in the Old Testament in its... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 20:25

Proverbs 20:25. It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy— It is a snare to a man, if he swallow down a vow, or an oath. Or, as Houbigant renders it, The man is ensnared who rashly vows a holy thing, and shall delay, retracting his vow. The verse is generally understood to be directed against sacrilege. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 20:26

Proverbs 20:26. A wise king scattereth the wicked— The plain meaning seems to be, that a good king separates the bad from the good by a due execution of his laws; which is like the winnowing the corn after the chaff is separated from it, by drawing the wheel over it. See Isa 28:27-28 and Fuller's Miscellanies, book 6: chap. 12. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 20:27

Proverbs 20:27. The spirit of man.— The soul of man is as a burning lamp, which God hath kindled in the midst of us, which enlightens us, and discovers to us all that passes; it is that breath of life which the Lord hath breathed into us. Lord Bacon refers the latter part of this verse to the inquisitive search of man's mind into all kinds of things; for though the wise man says in Ecclesiastes 3:0 that it is impossible for man to find out all the works of God; yet this doth not derogate from... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 20:27

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 20:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 20:26

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 20:27

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 20:25

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 20:26

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 20:27

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 20:25

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 20:26

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 20:27

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