Proverbs 6:1-35 BSB

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:21

Pro 6:21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck. Ver. 21. Bind them continually. ] Observe them with as much care and conscience as thou art bound to do the law of God given by Moses. Deu 6:8 See Trapp on " Mat 23:5 " read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:22

Pro 6:22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. Ver. 22. When thou goest, it shall lead a thee.] No such guide to God as the word, which while a man holds to, he may safely say, Lord, if I be deceived, thou hast deceived me; if I be out of the way, thy word hath misled me. When thou sleepest, it shall keep thee. ] If thou sleep with some good meditation in thy mind, it shall keep thee from foolish and... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:23

Pro 6:23 For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life: Ver. 23. For the commandment is a lamp. ] Or, Candle, whereof there is no small use when men go to bed, or rise early. He that hath the word of Christ richly dwelling in him may lay his hand upon his heart, and say as dying Oecolampadius did, Hic sat lucis; here is plenty of light. Under the law all was in riddles; Moses was veiled; and yet that saying was then verified, Et... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:24

Pro 6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. Ver. 24. To keep thee from the evil woman. ] Heb., From the woman of evil, that is wholly given up to wickedness, - as Aaron saith of the people, Exo 32:22 and as Plautus, In fermenlo tota iacet uxor. In this sense Antichrist is called "the man of sin." 2Th 2:3 From the flattery of the tongue. ] This is the proper effect of God’s word, hid in the heart, as an amulet. Bellerophon and other heathens,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:25

Pro 6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. Ver. 25. Lust not after her beauty. ] Aureliae Orestillae praeter formam nihil unquam bonus laudavit. Aurelia Orestilla had beauty indeed, but nothing else that was praise worthy, saith the historian. a How much better Aspasia Milesia, of whom Aelian b reports that she was fair and modest. And the Lady Jane Gray, whose excellent beauty was adorned with all variety of virtues, as a clear sky with... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:26

Pro 6:26 For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. Ver. 26. For by means of a whorish woman. ] See Trapp on " Pro 5:10 " These creatures know no other language but that of the horse leech’s daughter, Give, give, and may fitly be compared to the ravens of Arabia, that, fully gorged, have a tunable, sweet record, but empty, screech horribly; or to carrion crows, that flock to a dead carcase, not to defend it, but... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:27

Pro 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Ver. 27. Can a man take fire? ] Lest any man should reply, ‘I will see to myself, and save one from the afore named mischiefs; I have more wit than to trust any harlot, and more skill than to let it come abroad to my disgrace and detriment’; the wise man answers, that it is as possible to take a live coal from the hearth, and bear it in a man’s bosom without burning his clothes, or to walk upon fire without scorching his... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:28

Pro 6:28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? Ver. 28. Can one go upon hot coals? ] Similitudes are never set out to confirm or confute, but to adorn and illustrate, giving unto their matter a certain kind of lively gesture, and stirring up thereby men’s drowsy minds to the consideration and acknowledgment of the truth, and to the pursuit and practice of virtue and godliness. Of the great use of similes, we may read in Chrysost., Hom. in Gen.; Origen in Levit.; August. de... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:29

Pro 6:29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. Ver. 29. So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife.] That suspiciously converseth with her alone, though haply with no intent of corrupting her. Joseph shunned the company of his mistress; he would not be with her alone. Gen 39:10 Chambering and secret familiarity with women is forbidden, as a deed of darkness and dishonesty. Rom 13:13 How much more, then, wanton touches and dalliance! Sit not... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:30

Proverbs 6:30 [Men] do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; Ver. 30. Men do not despise a thief. ] We used to say, A liar is worse than a thief; a and Siracides saith the same of a constant liar. (chap. 20) But that an adulterer is worse than a thief, the Holy Ghost here assureth us; and his reasons are unanswerable. For, first, his necessity pleads for him: b he must either steal or starve; and this doth somewhat excuse him, a tanto, as they say, but not ... read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:21

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:23

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:24

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:25

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:26

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:28

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:29

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 6:30

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