Proverbs 27 15:16 brings up that old nagging wife.....we have heard about this at least twice before....do you think that Solomon had a nagging wife that this kept coming up? We know he had many wives. Nagging in and of itself is a form of torture! It really hinders more than it helps...we are supposed to surprise people with words of patience and love
I like verse 19...As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man....what you feel eventually comes out in words or actions, and the Lord knows your heart.
Scholars think that chapters 28-29 have a different tone.....there are contrasts between the just and the wicked, the rich and poor, and the self-disciplines versus the one who lacks self control. Some scholars think that chapters 25-27 and chapters 28-29 were originally two separate collections of sayings.
Now we know that culture changes. Kings had the authority in this time of the Israelites Old Testament....I like what I found in my Wesley study Bible (founder of the Methodist tradition)
Authority
In the 18th century, authority was something people took for granted, especially since democratic principles and societies were only beginning to rise. Kings and queens, barons and earls were civil authorities; bishops and priests were church authorities. Most people were destined, by birth, to live under the authority of others. But for John Wesley, the primary authority was Jesus Christ, whom we know through Scripture, including the witnesses of the NT. Thus, Scripture is of primary importance in the Wesleyan tradition. We live our lives by following Christ's example. Based upon the authority of Christ and the Bible, Wesley created unusual expressions of authority within Christian community. His societies, classes and bands were often led by laypersons, including women whom, in Wesley's society, had limited rights and authority. The Methodist movement used lay preachers to carry out the work of spreading scriptural holiness across the land. Yet this authority was always held accountable in love.
Look what comes up from the depths of the sea.
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here are some I like:
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27:6 "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
27:19 "As in water face reflects face, so a man's heart reveals the man."
28:6 "Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich."
29:11 "A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back." Yikes, this is one I sometime have to work on.......sometimes I need to bite my tongue and keep my mouth shut......
29:17 "Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul." so many people today try to be freinds to their kids instead of parents.....which means many are not correcting their children.