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THRU THE BIBLE EXPOSITION
Proverbs: Motivating Teens And Adults To Align With God's Fixed Moral Order
Part V: Proverbs Of Solomon Collected By Hezekiah's Scribes, Proverbs 25:1-29:27
G. Studying Proverbs 27:6-16
  1. Introduction
    1. Two hundred and fifty years after Solomon, Hezekiah's scribes copied more of Solomon's proverbs from separate works, and they comprise Proverbs 25:1-29:27. (Bible Knowledge Commentary, O. T. , p. 960)
    2. We view some of those collected proverbs of Solomon in Proverbs 27:6-16 as follows:
  2. Studying Proverbs 27:6-16.
    1. Proverbs 27:6 teaches wounds (pesa', B. D. B., A Heb.-Eng. Lex. of the O. T., p. 822) from a friend, lover (aheb, Kittel, Bib. Heb., p. 1188; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 12-13; ptc.) are reliable [to be trusted] ( aman, Ibid., p. 52-53; Niphal = passive), but an enemy, one who hates (sane', Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 971) makes abundant (atar, Ibid., p. 801) kisses ( neshiqah, Ibid., p. 676).
    2. Proverbs 27:7 asserts the life principle (nepesh, Ibid., Kittel, p. 1188 and 3 in citing Gen. 2:7 where God made man a nepesh with mental, physical, emotional and spiritual life) of the satiated ( sabe'a, Ibid., B. D. B., p. 960) trample down, loath (bum, Ibid., p. 100) [even] flowing honey from a honeycomb (nopet, Ibid., p. 661), but [to] the life principle ( nepesh again) of the hungry (ra'eb, Ibid., p. 944), all that is bitter (mar, Ibid., p. 600) is sweet (maqom, Ibid., Kittel, p. 1188; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 608).
    3. Proverbs 27:8 claims like a bird (sipor, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 861-862) that wanders, strays (nadad, Ibid., p. 622) from its nest (qen, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 890), thus is a nobleman ( ish, Ibid., Kittel; Robert B. Girdlestone, Syns. of the O. T., 1973, p. 45-50) who strays (nadad again) from his post, place, office (maqom, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 879-880).
    4. Proverbs 27:9 teaches [perfumed] olive oil (shemen, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 1032) and incense (qetoret, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 882) cause the heart to rejoice ( sameha, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 970; Piel = intensive), and the sweetness (meteq, Ibid., p. 608) of his friend is from the counsel, advice (esah , Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., p. 420) of his life principle [here, his heart] (nepesh, cf. Pr. 27:7).
    5. Proverbs 27:10 asserts do not forsake (azab, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 736-737) your friend or your father's friend, and do not go near your brother's house in the day of distress ( ed, Ibid., p. 15); more wholesome (tob, Kittel, p. 1188 and 2 in citing Gen. 1:31 re: the wholesome [tob] universe) a near (qarob, Ibid., p. 898) neighbor ( shaken, Ibid., B. D. B., p. 1015) than a distant (rahoq, Ibid., p. 935) brother.
    6. Proverbs 27:11 claims be wise, my son, and gladden (sameha, cf. Pr. 27:9) my heart, that I may return an instructive answer (shub, Ibid., Kittel, p. 1188; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 996-1000; + a paragogical he = instructive mode) [to] my reproacher (harap, Ibid., p. 357) a word, speech [of corrective instruction as your wisdom proves I do not deserve to be reproached since I parented a wise son!].
    7. Proverbs 27:12 teaches the prudent (arum, Ibid., p. 791) see evil, misery, distress (rasah, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 949) [and] hide themselves (satar , Ibid., p. 711; ptc.); the naive (peti, Ibid., p. 834) pass right on (abar, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 716-719) and are fined (anash , Ibid., p. 778-779) [for it].
    8. Proverbs 27:13 asserts take (laqah, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 542-544) his garment (beged, Ibid., p. 93-94) because he takes on pledge, becomes collateral ( arab, Ibid., p. 786) for a stranger (zur, Ibid., p. 266); and [if it is] on behalf of (ba'ad, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 126) a foreign [immoral] woman ( nakri, Ibid., p. 648-649), hold it in pledge (habal, Ibid., p. 286).
    9. Proverbs 27:14 claims blessing one's neighbor with a loud voice in the early (shakam, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 1014) morning, it will be reckoned [considered] (hashab , Ibid., p. 362-363; Niphal = passive) unto him to be a curse (qelalah, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 887) [he will be thought of as cursing].
    10. Proverbs 27:15-16 teaches (15) a continual (tarar, Ibid., p. 382) dropping (delep, Ibid., p. 196) on a day of steady rain (sagrir, Ibid., p. 690) and a wife of contentions ( madon, Ibid., p. 193) are alike (shawah, Ibid., p. 1000-1001; Nithp. = pass.); (16) hiding [restraining] (sapan, Ibid., p. 860) her [is like] hiding [restraining] ( sapan again) the wind, and encountering, grasping (qara', Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 896-897) oil (shemen, cf. Pr. 27:9) with [even a] right hand ( yamin, Ibid., Kittel; Ibid., B. D. B., p. 411f).
Lesson Application: May we align with God's fixed moral order in each of these realms for blessing.