Proverbs 26:14-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 26:19

deceiveth. Hebrew. ramah. See note on Proverbs 11:18 . Not the same word as in Proverbs 26:26 . read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 26:22

wounds = self-inflicted wounds. Compare Proverbs 18:8 . read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 26:23

Burning lips: i.e. warm professions. silver dross. Figure of speech Hypallage ( App-6 ). Hebrew = silver of dross. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 26:25

speaketh fair = maketh his voice gracious. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 26:26

deceit. Hebrew. nasha'. See note on Proverbs 11:18 . Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 26:19 , Proverbs 26:24 . congregation = assembly. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 26:27

shall fall therein. Illustrations: Jacob, who deceived with a kid (Genesis 27:14 ), was deceived by a kid (Genesis 37:31 , Genesis 37:32 ); David and the sword (2 Samuel 11:14 , 2 Samuel 11:15 , and 2 Samuel 12:10 ); Haman and the gallows (Esther 7:10 ; see Psalms 9:16 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 26:28

hateth, &c. : i.e.: "Forgiveness to the injured doth belong; They ne'er pardon who have done the wrong. " read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 26:17

"He that passeth by, and vexes himself with strife not belonging to him, Is like someone that taketh a dog by the ears."There is no Christian virtue any higher than that of refraining from meddling with other men's quarrels. If one wonders what it is like to take a dog by the ears, he should try it once. He will never try it again! It is the sure way to be bitten by the dog. There might be an exception to this in a small lap dog; but, "The dog in Palestine was not a domesticated animal; and to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 26:18

"As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death, So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, am I not in jest?"These verses expose the folly of deception as a form of entertainment. "The man who deceives his neighbor and then tries to pass it off as a joke, is like a madman, with no concern for the deadly consequences of his actions."[9] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 26:20

"For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer contention ceaseth. As coals are to hot embers, and wood is to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife. The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts."Malicious gossip is the subject here. Many a dangerous quarrel has been fed and encouraged by talebearers and gossips who, as we might say, added fuel to the fire.Proverbs 26:22 here is identical with Proverbs 18:8. See the... read more

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