Tyndale Open Study NotesProverbs 24
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Read Proverbs 24 in the BibleProverbs 24:1-2
Saying 19: See Proverbs 1:8–19.
Proverbs 24:3-4
Saying 20: See Proverbs 14:11.
Proverbs 24:5-6
Saying 21: See Proverbs 21:22.
Proverbs 24:7
Saying 22: Leaders need to be wise (see Proverbs 8:5–6).
Proverbs 24:8-9
Saying 23: Fools separate themselves from the community because they do bad things.
Proverbs 24:10
Saying 24: A wise person stays calm and strong when stressed (for example, Daniel 1:8–16; 3:1–18).
Proverbs 24:11-12
Saying 25: Wise people try to stop injustice and suffering (for example, Job 29:12–17).
Proverbs 24:13-14
Saying 26: Both honey and wisdom are sweet. Wisdom enriches the soul and creates more future opportunities.
Proverbs 24:15-16
Saying 27: Godly people do not let setbacks keep them down. • Seven times symbolizes "many times."
Proverbs 24:17-18
Saying 28: This saying introduces the teaching of Jesus to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43–48).
Proverbs 24:19-20
Saying 29: Do not envy the seeming success of the wicked (see Proverbs 24:1–2), because their success does not last.
extinguished: Compare Proverbs 13:9; 20:20.
Proverbs 24:21-22
Saying 30: The king is linked to the Lord, showing his power and rule on earth (see 1 Samuel 12; Psalm 2).
Proverbs 24:23-25
Saying 1: Wise people make fair judgments (see Proverbs 6:19; 12:17; 19:28; 24:28–29; 25:18).
Proverbs 24:23-34
This addendum to the thirty sayings of the wise (Proverbs 22:17–24:22) includes five more sayings.
Proverbs 24:26
Saying 2: A true friend does not hide problems but honestly shows where you can improve. A wise person appreciates a friend's advice.
Proverbs 24:27
Saying 3: A wise person finds a way to earn money before spending it on themselves.
Proverbs 24:28-29
Proverbs 24:30-34
Proverbs 24:33-34
This saying repeats Proverbs 6:10–11.
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Proverbs 24:1-22
This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.