INTRODUCTION Chapter 11 is a continuation of chapter 10 in that it contains the same form and type of sayings. There is the same type of most common contrasts between the righteous and the wicked, as the author makes observations... Continue Reading →
Always Keep Your Lips Under Control and Use Your Tongue to Encourage Proverbs 10:32 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. The lips of the righteous... Continue Reading →
We Need to Guard Our Speech Proverbs 10:31 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off. The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom: Here again, as... Continue Reading →
Hope and No Hope Proverbs 10:30 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land. The righteous will never be removed: Here removed (Heb. mot) means that the righteous will... Continue Reading →
How God Deals with Us Proverbs 10:29 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the blameless: Here the way (Heb. derek)... Continue Reading →
False Foundations Will Crumble In the End Proverbs 10:28 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 28 The hope of the righteous is gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. The hope of the righteous is gladness: The “b” portion... Continue Reading →
Seek, search for and Acquire Wisdom, Insight, Understanding, and the Knowledge of God Proverbs 10:27 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 27 The fear of Jehovah prolongs days, but the years of the wicked will be short. The fear of Jehovah prolongs days:... Continue Reading →
The Life of the Sluggard Proverbs 10:26 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him. Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the... Continue Reading →
Surviving the Storm Proverbs 10:25 Updated American Standard Version (UASV) 25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous are a foundation forever. When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more: The Hebrew word (suphah) rendered whirlwind... Continue Reading →
