Proverbios 22:28

28 No traspases el término antiguo que pusieron tus padres

Proverbios 22:28 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 22:28

Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.
] Or, "the ancient border" or "boundary" ^F14; by which lands, estates, and inheritances, were marked, bounded, and distinguished; set by ancestors in agreement with their neighbours; which to remove was contrary to a law, and a curse is denounced upon those that did it, ( Deuteronomy 19:14 ) ( 27:17 ) ; and was always reckoned a very heinous crime in early times; (See Gill on Job 24:2). This was so sacred a thing among the Romans, that they had a deity which presided over those bounds, and had its name from them. Some apply this, in a political sense, to laws of long standing, and customs of long prescription; and others interpret it, in a theological sense, of doctrines and practices settled by the fathers of the church; which, if understood of Christ and his apostles only, will be allowed; but if of the ancient fathers of the church that followed them, it should not be received; since they were but fallible men, and guilty of many errors and mistakes, both in doctrine and practice.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Mlwe lwbg) "terminum antiquum", Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Michaelis, Schultens.

Proverbios 22:28 In-Context

26 No estés entre los que tocan la mano, entre los que fían por deudas

27 Si no tuvieres para pagar, ¿por qué han de quitar tu cama de debajo de ti

28 No traspases el término antiguo que pusieron tus padres

29 ¿Has visto hombre solícito en su obra? Delante de los reyes estará; no estará delante de los oscuros