Proverbs 24
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16. seven times--often, or many ( Proverbs 6:16 Proverbs 6:31 , 9:1 ).
17, 18. Yet let none rejoice over the fate of evildoers, lest God punish their wrong spirit by relieving the sufferer (compare Proverbs 17:5 , Job 31:29 ).
19, 20. ( Psalms 37:1 Psalms 37:38 , 18:28 ).
20. candle--or, "prosperity"; it shall come to an end ( Proverbs 13:9 , 20:20 ).
21, 22. A warning against impiety and resistance to lawful rule ( Romans 13:1-7 1 Peter 2:17 ).
meddle . . . change--(Compare Margin), literally, "mingle not yourself," avoid the society of restless persons.
22. their calamity, &c.--either what God and the king inflict, or what changers and their company suffer; better the first.
23. These . . . wise--literally, "are of the wise," as authors (compare "Psalms of David," Hebrew). "These" refers to the verses following, Proverbs 24:24-34 .
to have respect--literally, "to discern faces," show partiality,
24, 25. of which an example is justifying the wicked, to which is opposed, rebuking him, which has a blessing.
26. kiss his lips--love and obey, do homage ( Psalms 2:12 , Solomon 8:1 ).
right answer--literally, "plain words" (compare Proverbs 8:9 ), opposed to deceptive, or obscure.
27. Prepare . . . in the field--Secure, by diligence, a proper support, and then build; provide necessaries, then comforts, to which a house rather pertained, in a mild climate, permitting the use of tents.
28. Do not speak even truth needlessly against any, and never falsehood.
29. Especially avoid retaliation ( Matthew 5:43-45 , Romans 12:17 ).
30, 31. A striking picture of the effects of sloth.
32-34. From the folly of the sluggard learn wisdom ( Proverbs 6:10 Proverbs 6:11 ).