Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 24
Albert Barnes Commentary
Proverbs 24
Albert Barnes Commentary
Proverbs 24
"Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:" — Proverbs 24:1 (ASV)
A lesson given before, now combined with another. True followers of wisdom will admit neither envy of evil on the one hand, nor admiration or fellowship with it on the other.
"Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches." — Proverbs 24:3-4 (ASV)
The “house” is figurative of the whole life, the “chambers” of all its inward and outward regions.
"A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might" — Proverbs 24:5 (ASV)
Is strong — literally, as in the margin; that is, rooted and established in strength.
"Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate." — Proverbs 24:7 (ASV)
In the gate - Compare the Proverbs 22:22 note.
"Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back." — Proverbs 24:11 (ASV)
Literally:
“Deliver those that are drawn to death,
And those who totter to the slaughter—if
You withdraw ...”
That is, “O withdraw them,” save them from their doom; in contrast to Proverbs 24:10. The structure and meaning are both somewhat obscure; but the sentence is complete in itself, and is not a mere hypothesis concluded in the following verses.
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