In this passage it either means that the upright try to make amends, or that the upright find favor for doing so. Proverbs 14:10 tn Heb“bitterness of its soul.” Proverbs 14:10 tn Heb“stranger” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV). Proverbs 14:10 tn The verb is the Hitpael of II עָ...
Proverbs 6:3 tn Heb“have come into the hand of your neighbor” (so NASB; cf. KJV, ASV). The idiom using the “hand” means that the individual has come under the control or the power of someone else. This particular word for hand is used to play ironically on its first occurrence...
She applies herself to the business proper for her, to women's business. She does what she does, with all her power, and trifles not. 3. She makes what she does turn to good account by prudent management. Many undo themselves by buying, without considering whether they can afford it. ...
They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions, / who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Treasury of Scripture For she sits at the door of her ...
Proverbs 1:5 Wise men and women are lifetime learners. The knowledge and understanding that served us well last year will not be sufficient for following years. It is what we are learning today that prepares us for tomorrow. Wisdom and discernment listen and learn. They listen to people ...
Brought up in the lax views of morality which prevailed among heathen nations at this time, they would not consider themselves bound by the high standard of purity which was enjoined upon Hebrew women by the Law. (16-19) Besides the literal sense of this passage, as given above, ...
for the event, I have been down to the Mission with my husband several times as he assisted with the praise and worship team once a month for at least the last 3-4 years, I have donated bags upon bags of clothes to the Mission which serves the men and women/families of the local ...
(Prov. 31:10 KJV). My entire life, I have heard and read messages about the "virtuous" woman, as depicted in Proverbs 31:10鈥 31. Though many herald this character as the standard for godly women, I find her portrayal problematic. She is depicted as a one-dimensional work...
"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them." Is 3:12 But if you live a godly life advocating such principles, you will be despised by the perverse as it is written. Prov 14:2He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, ...
Overcoming the Violence of "Virtuous" Womanhood: Liberating Women from the Proverbs 31 Paradigm "Who can find a virtuous woman?" (Prov. 31:10 KJV). My entire life, I have heard and read messages about the "virtuous" woman, as depicted in Proverbs 31:1... L Allen-Mclaurin - 《Religion...