The book of Proverbs, one of the wisdom books of the Tanakh (Hebrew bible). Many of the short sayings are attributed to Solomon.
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Who is Wisdom in Proverbs
Proverbs chapter 8 uses a personification of Wisdom. Some people take this personification as a description of God, or of the Messiah. Is there any textual justification for this?
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Why is Wisdom personified as a woman?
Regardless of interpretation, I find it intriguing that Proverbs 8:22 mentions how Wisdom was the first created by the LORD (apparently even before mankind). This Wisdom is present as a feminine entity given the use of words "her" further in…
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Is Proverbs 17:8 condoning bribery?
In Proverbs 17:8 (ESV) the author states,
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
Earlier in the text in 15:27, the author states,
Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own…
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What does "an apple of gold in a picture of silver" represent in Proverbs of Solomon?
What does "a word fitly spoken is like an apple of gold in a picture of silver" (Proverbs 25:11) mean?
I know that an apple is a fruit but the apple of gold in a picture of silver part I can't understand.
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What's the difference between a "lying tongue" and a "false witness" in Proverbs 6?
In Proverbs 6 is there a difference between a lying tongue and a false witness?
Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a…
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What are the 7 abominations in Proverbs 26:25?
Proverbs 26:25
do not trust such a person's pretty speeches, since in the heart lurk
seven abominations.
What are these 7 abominations?
Are these same as,
Proverbs 6:16
There are six things that Yahweh hates, seven that he abhors: a
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Wise son related to Father and Foolish man related to Mother?
With this verse:
"A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother"
- Proverbs 15:20
I would like to know what you think about this verse, what this really implies, and whether it changes anything if it were to be
"A wise…
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What are the proverbs about giving collateral for someone else teaching about loans?
The book of Proverbs gives serious warning about taking on a loan:
Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender. —Proverbs 22:7 (NLT)
But it seems to focus much more attention on warnings about putting up a pledge for…
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What does "Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil" (Proverbs 15:16) mean?
Proverbs 15:16 is
Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
What does this mean? Is it some Biblical equivalent of minimalism? The word turmoil puzzles me as in the Russian Orthodox Bible the word is тревога —…
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In Proverbs 17:19, what does "makes his door high" mean?
Proverbs 17:19
Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who makes his door high seeks destruction.
What does it mean to make your door high? Keep people out?
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Translation error? Does Agur in Proverbs 30:3 have knowledge of the Holy or not?
In Proverbs 30:3 most translations translate verse 3 as Agur not having knowledge of the Holy.
In some interlinear translations, the text states that Agur does have the knowledge of the Holy.
See Proverbs 30:3 comparison:
Does know:
Young's Literal…
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What does Proverbs 3:25 mean by ruin of the wicked
Is it referring to:
The calamity that comes upon the wicked
Or
The trouble that is brought upon us by the wicked?
Do not be afraid of sudden danger,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes. [NASB]
Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of…
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What does the begining of his path mean?
Proverbs 8:22-24
The Lord acquired me [Wisdom/Chokmah/Sophia] at the beginning of his path, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth,…
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What 's wrong with change in Proverbs 24?
Proverbs 24
21My son, fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those given to change;
22For their calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
Isn't change good for scientific progress? Why resist progress?
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Meaning of Proverbs 4:18
In Proverbs 4:18 (NASB)
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
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