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Proverbs 24:5-15

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5 A 1wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power.
6 For 2by wise guidance you will wage war, And 3in abundance of counselors there is victory.
7 Wisdom is 4too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth 5in the gate.
8 One who 6plans to do evil, Men will call a schemer *.
9 The 7devising of folly is sin, And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
10 If you 8are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited.
11 9Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
12 If you say, "See, we did not know this," Does He not 10consider it 11who weighs the hearts? And 12does He not know it who 13keeps your soul? And will He not 14render to man according to his work?
13 My son, eat 15honey, for it is good, Yes, the 16honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
14 Know that 17wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a 18future, And your hope will not be cut off.
15 19Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;
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Proverbs 24:5-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 12

This chapter relates Rehoboam's going to Shechem to be made king, and Jeroboam's return from Egypt, 1Ki 12:1,2, the people's request to Rehoboam to be eased of their taxes, as the condition of making him king, 1Ki 12:3,4, his answer to them, after three days, having had the advice both of the old and young men, which latter he followed, and gave in a rough answer, 1Ki 12:5-15, upon which ten tribes revolted from him, and two abode by him, 1Ki 12:16-20, wherefore he meditated a war against the ten tribes, but was forbid by the Lord to engage in it, 1Ki 12:21-24 and Jeroboam, in order to establish his kingdom, and preserve the people from a revolt to the house of David, because of the temple worship at Jerusalem, devised a scheme of idolatrous worship in his own territories, 1Ki 12:25-33.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 19

  • 1. Proverbs 21:22
  • 2. Proverbs 20:18
  • 3. Proverbs 11:14
  • 4. Psalms 10:5; Proverbs 14:6; Proverbs 17:16
  • 5. Job 5:4; Psalms 127:5
  • 6. Proverbs 6:14; Proverbs 14:22; Romans 1:30
  • 7. Matthew 15:19; Acts 8:22
  • 8. Deuteronomy 20:8; Job 4:5; Jeremiah 51:46; Hebrews 12:3
  • 9. Psalms 82:4; Isaiah 58:6, 7
  • 10. Ecclesiastes 5:8
  • 11. 1 Samuel 16:7; Proverbs 21:2
  • 12. Psalms 94:9-11
  • 13. Psalms 121:3-8
  • 14. Job 34:11; Proverbs 12:14
  • 15. Psalms 19:10; Psalms 119:103; Proverbs 25:16; Song of Songs 5:1
  • 16. Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 27:7; Song of Songs 4:11
  • 17. Proverbs 2:10
  • 18. Proverbs 23:18
  • 19. Psalms 10:9, 10

Footnotes 6

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