Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 25:2-22
B. Instructive Analogies 25:2-27:22The emphasis in this section continues to be on wisdom and folly and their accompanying virtues and vices. read more
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Thomas Constable
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 25:2-28
1. Wise and foolish conduct 25:2-28 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 25:15
By adding a few words, the idea of this verse becomes clearer. "By forbearance [of speech] a ruler may be persuaded." That is, do not speak too long. A gentle tongue can be very powerful."Calm and patient speech can break down insurmountable opposition." [Note: Ross, p. 1082.] "The bones are the most rigid body parts inside of a person, and fracturing the bones here refers to breaking down the deepest, most hardened resistance to an idea a person may possess." [Note: D. A. Garrett, Proverbs,... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28
Courts. Quarrels1-7. relate to kings and courts.1. By the men of Hezekiah the author of this v. doubtless means literary men at the king’s court. These, he says, transcribed the following proverbs from some other collection or collections. It will be noticed that many of them have appeared earlier in the book.2. The works of God in history and nature are beyond us (Deuteronomy 29:29; Job 11:7; Job 15:8; Isaiah 45:15; Romans 11:33). A king should be conversant with all that is going on (1 Kings... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 25:1-28
CHAPTER 26THE KING"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the finer; Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the presence of great men: Far better is it that... read more
Arno Clemens Gaebelein
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28
IV. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON COLLECTED BY THE MEN OF HEZEKIAH CHAPTER 25 Here begin the proverbs which the good king Hezekiah, under the guidance of the Spirit of God, added to this book. “This title is interesting as affording a proof that a revival of literary activity accompanied the revival of religion and of national prosperity which marked the reign of Hezekiah. The men of Hezekiah were doubtless a body of scribes engaged under the direction of the king in literary labors.” Very... read more
John Calvin
Geneva Study Bible - Proverbs 25:15
25:15 By long {l} forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the {m} bone.(l) By not creating opportunity to provoke him further.(m) That is, the heart that is bent to anger, as in Proverbs 15:1. read more
L.M. Grant
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28
In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, - divisions which have so rent the testimony of God and bear witness to our own shame. Today multitudes see the wrong of this, and many clamor for that unity which would bring all together again. But there is no unity without a solid foundation. Mere union of those still apart in heart is... read more
James Gray
James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Proverbs 25:1-28
This division of the book is introduced in the first verse of chapter 25, as the “proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied out.” What these words mean it is difficult to say, except in the general sense that the teachers of Hezekiah’s period selected and gathered together wise sayings that had been written, or handed down orally in previous generations. They may have been those of Solomon only, and yet his name may be attached to them simply because they were now... read more
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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 25:1-27
V. COLLECTION 5: SOLOMON’S MAXIMS EXPRESSING WISDOM CHS. 25-29We return now to consider more proverbs of Solomon (cf. Proverbs 1:1 to Proverbs 22:16). Chapters 25-26 contain proverbs that are mainly comparisons. The key words in these chapters are "like . . . so." Chapter 27 is a mixture of comparative and antithetical proverbs. Chapters 28-29 contain maxims that are mainly contrasts marked by the word "but." In all these chapters there are mostly couplets but also some longer proverbs. I... read more