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Proverbs 23:22-32
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22
Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
23
Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
24
The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.
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Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.
26
Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.
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For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.
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She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.
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Who hath wo? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?
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Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.
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See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.
32
Its latter end -- as a serpent it biteth, And as a basilisk it stingeth.
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Proverbs 23:22-32 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
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.