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Proverbs 23:18-28
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For surely there is an end; and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thy heart in the way
20
Be not among wine-bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags
22
Hearken to thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23
Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
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The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.
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Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.
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My son, give me thy heart, and let thy eyes observe my ways.
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For a lewd woman [is] a deep ditch; and a strange woman [is] a narrow pit.
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She also lieth in wait as [for] a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
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Proverbs 23:18-28 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11
This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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