Proverbios 23:6-9 RVA

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:6-8

Another maxim, here a heptastich, concerning temperance. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:6-8

The graces of giving, receiving, and refusing The text treats of a hospitality which does not deserve the name, and of our duty when we are invited to accept a glint that is grudged. It thus opens the whole subject of giving and receiving. There are three graces here. I. THE GRACE OF GIVING . This is one which is readily recognized as heaven born. 1 . God commends it to us. He says, "Give, and it shall be given unto you" ( Luke 6:38 ); "Give to him that asketh thee" ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. The verb here used is שָׁעַר ( shaar ), "to estimate, …. to calculate," and the clause is best rendered, For as one that calculates with himself, so is he. The meaning is that this niggardly host watches every morsel which his guest eats, and grudges what he appears to offer so liberally. In the Authorized Version the word "heart" occurs twice in this verse, but the Hebrew words are different. The first is nephesh, "breath," equivalent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:8

The morsel which thou hast eaten shall thou vomit up. Food thus grudgingly bestowed will only create disgust, and do thee no good; thou wilt feel annoyed to have eaten it, and wilt long to get rid of it. And lose thy sweet words. You will have expended in vain your civil speeches and thanks for the entertainment provided for you; you really owe no gratitude for fare so grudgingly bestowed. Some think that by the "sweet words" are meant the conversation at table with which you have... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:9

Here is another case in which "sweet words" are lost. Speak not in the ears of a fool. This does not mean, as it would in our English phrase—whisper not to a fool; but do not take the trouble to try to make him understand, impart nothing to him. The "fool" here ( kesil ) is the dull, stolid, stupid man. who cannot be moved from his own narrow groove (see on Proverbs 1:22 ). It is a mere casting of pearls before swine ( Matthew 7:6 ) to speak to such a man of high aims, righteous... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:9-11

Holding aloof from evil I. THE FOOL . ( Proverbs 23:9 .) There is "a time to keep silence." Truth may be desecrated in certain company by speech and honoured by silence. Pearls are not to be cast before swine. The silence of Christ was equally eloquent with his words. How much does the sentence convey, "He answered hint never a word"! Beyond a certain point explanations are worse than useless; the caviller only takes them as food for his folly and encouragement to his perversity. ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 23:6-8

Proverbs 23:6-8. Eat not thou the bread of him that hath an evil eye Of an envious or covetous man, who secretly grudges thee the meat which is set before thee. For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he Thou must not judge of him by his words, for in them he professes kindness, (as it follows,) but by the constant temper of his mind, which he hath fully discovered to all that know him by the course of his life. Eat and drink, saith he, but his heart is not with thee He hath no sincere... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 23:9

Proverbs 23:9 . Speak not in the ears of a fool Cast not away good counsels upon obstinate and incorrigible sinners: see Matthew 7:6. For he will despise the wisdom of thy words He will scornfully reject thy wise and good admonitions. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35

Social-climbers and others (23:1-35)Those who seek status like to mix with the upper classes and try to copy their habits. But because of their ignorance of how to eat fine foods, they make fools of themselves and so spoil their chances of progressing up the social ladder. The food they desire becomes the means of their downfall (23:1-3). The desire for wealth can lead to disappointment (4-5), and the efforts to win the favour of others may win only their disfavour. This may particularly be the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 23:7

thinketh, &c. = estimates himself. heart = soul. Hebrew. nephesh . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 23:9-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 23:6-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 23:9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:1-35

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 23:7

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