Proverbios 26:21-28

21 El carbón para brasas, y la leña para el fuego; y el hombre rencilloso para encender contienda

22 Las palabras del chismoso parecen blandas; mas ellas entran hasta lo secreto del vientre

23 Como escoria de plata echada sobre el tiesto, son los labios enardecidos y el corazón malo

24 El que odia disimula con sus labios; mas en su interior maquina engaño

25 Cuando hablare amigablemente, no le creas; porque siete abominaciones hay en su corazón

26 Aunque su odio se encubre en el desierto; su malicia será descubierta en la congregación

27 El que cavare sima, caerá en ella; y el que revuelve la piedra, a él volverá

28 La falsa lengua aborrece al que atormenta; y la boca lisonjera hace resbaladero

Proverbios 26:21-28 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.