Proverbes 26:13-23

13 Le paresseux dit: Le grand lion est dans le chemin; le lion est par les rues.

14 Comme la porte tourne sur ses gonds, le paresseux se tourne sur son lit.

15 Le paresseux plonge la main dans le plat, et il a de la peine à la ramener à sa bouche.

16 Le paresseux se croit plus sage que sept hommes qui savent répondre avec bon sens.

17 Celui qui, en passant, se met en colère pour une querelle qui ne le touche en rien, est comme celui qui saisit un chien par les oreilles.

18 Tel qu'est le furieux qui jette des tisons, des flèches et la mort,

19 Tel est l'homme qui trompe son ami, et qui dit: N'était-ce pas pour jouer?

20 Le feu s'éteint faute de bois; ainsi quand il n'y aura plus de rapporteurs, les querelles s'apaiseront.

21 Le charbon est pour faire de la braise, et le bois pour faire du feu, et l'homme querelleur pour exciter les querelles.

22 Les paroles d'un rapporteur sont comme des friandises; mais elles descendent jusqu'au-dedans des entrailles.

23 Les lèvres brûlantes et le cœur mauvais, sont comme de l'écume d'argent dont on enduit un pot de terre.

Proverbes 26:13-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 13

In this chapter is an account of a man of God being sent to exclaim against Jeroboam's altar, and threaten its destruction, of which he gave a sign, which was accomplished, and with it the withering of the king's hand, which was healed upon the prophet's prayer for him, 1Ki 13:1-7, who would have entertained him at his house, but he refused the offer, and departed, 1Ki 13:8-10, but an old prophet in Bethel hearing of him, rode after him, and fetched him back to eat bread with him, through a lie he told him, 1Ki 13:11-19 upon which the word came to the old prophet, threatening the man of God with death for disobeying his command, and which was accordingly executed by a lion that met him in the way, and slew him, 1Ki 13:20-24, of which the old prophet being informed, went and took up his carcass, and buried it in his own sepulchre, where he charged his sons to bury him also when dead, believing that all the man of God had said would be fulfilled, 1Ki 13:25-30 and the chapter is closed with observing the continuance of Jeroboam in his idolatry, 1Ki 13:33,34.