a bird: Job 39:14-Nehemiah :, Isaiah 16:2 man: Proverbs 21:16, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 16:6-Ruth :, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 27:1-2 Kings :, 1 Kings 19:9, Nehemiah 6:11-1 Chronicles :, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 1:10-Esther :, 1 Corinthians 7:20, Jude 1:13 Reciprocal: Luke 15:13 - and took read more
Ointment: Proverbs 7:17, Judges 9:9, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 45:8, Psalms 104:15, Psalms 133:2, Song of Solomon 1:3, Song of Solomon 3:6, Song of Solomon 4:10, John 12:3, 2 Corinthians 2:15, 2 Corinthians 2:16 so: Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:21, Proverbs 16:23, Proverbs 16:24, Exodus 18:17-Jeremiah :, 1 Samuel 23:16, 1 Samuel 23:17, Ezra 10:2-Numbers :, Acts 28:15 by hearty counsel: Heb. from the counsel of the soul Reciprocal: Exodus 30:35 - perfume 1 Kings 1:12 - let me Ezra 10:5 - arose Job... read more
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.Wandereth — That flies from place to place, whereby she is exposed to all the arts of fowlers, and to birds of prey.So — So is he who through vanity or lightness changes his abode, or his calling. read more
7. Full soul The satiated appetite, put by figure for the person possessing it. So, also, in the next clause. Hungry soul A craving appetite. The proverb, in its most literal sense, is a lesson learned from experience. The principle has its amplifications. The honest labourer often relishes more his coarser fare than the pampered Epicurean does his richest feast. Men are often more grateful for the smallest blessings associated with poverty, than rich men are for the greater delicacies... read more
8. Wandereth from her nest, etc. A caution against hasty, unnecessary changes in life, either in regard to country, home, occupation, or condition. “A rolling stone gathers no moss;” “two removes are equal to a fire,” are like proverbs among ourselves. Some understand it merely of leaving one’s home. “A man from home,” if he has a good one, is like a bird away from its nest, restless, unsatisfied.” Stuart. True and good, but probably not all that is intended. There is a tendency to... read more
9. Ointment and perfume Odoriferous ointment, incense, or distilled perfume. Rejoice the heart Refresh, comfort, exhilarate the spirits. “During our conversation some slaves brought a very richly ornamented silver tripod, filled with burning coals, upon which some incense was thrown, and it was presented to us to inhale the fragrant smoke; and at the moment we inclined our head a slave sprinkled some rose-water over us from a bottle he held in his left hand.” Bramsen’s Tour, quoted by... read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 27:7
full: Numbers 11:4-1 Samuel :, Numbers 11:18-Proverbs :, Numbers 21:5 loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot to: Job 6:7, Luke 15:16, Luke 15:17, John 6:9 Reciprocal: Numbers 11:20 - and it read more