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Proverbs 27:15-25

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15 A 1constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;
16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another *.
18 He who tends the 2fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who 3cares for his master will be honored.
19 As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
20 4Sheol and Abaddon are 5never satisfied, Nor are the 6eyes of man ever satisfied.
21 The 7crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each 8is tested by the praise accorded him.
22 Though you 9pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23 10Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever, Nor does a 11crown endure to all generations.
25 When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are 12gathered in,
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Proverbs 27:15-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14

This chapter relates the sickness of Jeroboam's son, the application of his wife, at his instance, to the prophet Ahijah, in the child's favour, 1Ki 14:1-6, the prophecy of the prophet concerning the ruin of Jeroboam's house, and the death of the child, which came to pass, 1Ki 14:7-18, an account of the years of Jeroboam's reign, and also of Rehoboam's, 1Ki 14:19-21, and of the evil things done and suffered by the latter in his kingdom, and the calamities that came upon him for it, 1Ki 14:22-28 and the conclusion of his reign, 1Ki 14:29-31.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 12

  • 1. Proverbs 19:13
  • 2. 2 Kings 18:31; Song of Songs 8:12; Isaiah 36:16; 1 Corinthians 3:8; 1 Corinthians 9:7; 2 Timothy 2:6
  • 3. Luke 12:42-44; Luke 19:17
  • 4. Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11
  • 5. Proverbs 30:15, 16; Habakkuk 2:5
  • 6. Ecclesiastes 1:8; Ecclesiastes 4:8
  • 7. Proverbs 17:3
  • 8. Luke 6:26
  • 9. Proverbs 23:35; Proverbs 26:11; Jeremiah 5:3
  • 10. Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 34:12; John 10:3
  • 11. Job 19:9; Psalms 89:39; Jeremiah 13:18; Lamentations 5:16; Ezekiel 21:26
  • 12. Isaiah 17:5; Jeremiah 40:10, 12

Footnotes 6

  • [a] Lit "hide(s)"
  • [b] Lit "hide(s)"
  • [c] Lit "encounters"
  • [d] I.e. The nether world
  • [e] I.e. the place of destruction
  • [f] Lit "face"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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