Revised Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:22-28
22HearkenH8085 unto thy fatherH1 that begatH3205 thee, and despiseH936 not thy motherH517 when she is oldH2204.
23BuyH7069 the truthH571, and sellH4376 it not; also wisdomH2451, and instructionH4148, and understandingH998.
24The fatherH1 of the righteousH6662 shall greatlyH1524 rejoiceH1523: and he that begettethH3205 a wiseH2450 child shall have joyH8055 of him.
25Thy fatherH1 and thy motherH517 shall be gladH8055, and she that bareH3205 thee shall rejoiceH1523.
26My sonH1121, giveH5414 me thine heartH3820, and let thine eyesH5869 observeH5341H7521 my waysH1870.
27For a whoreH2181 is a deepH6013 ditchH7745; and a strange womanH5237 is a narrowH6862 pitH875.
28She also lieth in waitH693 as for a preyH2863, and increasethH3254 the transgressorsH898 among menH120.1
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 23:28 as for…: or, as a robber. ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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