Provérbios 6
Adam Clarke · Citado em PreceptAustin
Provérbios 6
Clarke - “If thou pledge thyself in behalf of another, thou takest the burden off him, and placest it on thine own shoulders; and when he knows he has got one to stand between him and the demands of law and justice, he will feel little responsibility; his spirit of exertion will become crippled.” Stranger (02114)(zur) is a verb which means to be a stranger. Things described as strange (in this sense the verb seems to be used as an adjective) - fire, gods (Dt 32:16, Ps 44:20), waters (2Ki 19:24 = water in foreign lands), children ("illegitimate" - NAS, "alien" - ESV)Zur frequently refers to a layman (anyone not a priest. Lxx == allogenes = another race, alien, foreign, stranger) could not eat the meat apportioned to the priests (Ex 29:33, KJV = "stranger", cp Ex 30:33 , Lev 22:10, 12, 13, Nu 1:51, 3:10, 3:38, 16:40 all translated by Lxx with allogenes). NAS translates zur as outsider (Lxx = allogenes) in Nu 18:4,7. Here in Proverbs 6:1 stranger "probably refers to a neighbor who was not well-known. Alternatively, it could describe a person who is living outside the norms of convention, a moral misfit in the community. In any case, this “stranger” is a high risk in any financial arrangement." (NET NOTE). Related Resources: Should a Christian co-sign on a loan? | GotQuestions.org What does the Bible say about lending money? | GotQuestions.org Proverbs 6:2 If you have been snared with the words of your mouth, Have been caught with the words of your mouth, BGT Proverbs 6:2 παγὶς γὰρ ἰσχυρὰ ἀνδρὶ τὰ ἴδια χείλη καὶ ἁλίσκεται χείλεσιν ἰδίου στόματος NET Proverbs 6:2 if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken, NLT Proverbs 6:2 if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said-- ESV Proverbs 6:2 if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth, NIV Proverbs 6:2 if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth, KJV Proverbs 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. LXE Proverbs 6:2 For a man's own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is caught with the lips of his own mouth. ASV Proverbs 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. CSB Proverbs 6:2 you have been trapped by the words of your lips-- ensnared by the words of your mouth. NKJ Proverbs 6:2 You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. NRS Proverbs 6:2 you are snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth. YLT Proverbs 6:2 Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth, Pr 12:13 18:7 What's the key word/phrase in this passage? Words of your mouth. It reminds me of that saying "put your foot in your mouth" which means to say something foolish. Here foolish "saying" leads inevitably to a fool's entrapment. Solomon warns against guaranteeing the debts of others, whether they were a friend or a stranger. This was the promise to pay the debts of the friend or stranger if they failed to pay. Kidner - This wasn’t really like loaning someone money, nor exactly like cosigning a loan. In modern financial terms, it was more like guaranteeing someone’s open line of credit. “The New Testament shows us Paul accepting Onesimus’s past liabilities, but not his future ones (Philemon 18, 19).... “Job 17:3 uses this circle of ideas to declare that Job is too bad a risk for anybody but God—and to plead that God will take him up (cf. Ps. 119:122). So a bridge is made in the Old Testament between the idea of material insolvency and spiritual. The snare is your promise to pay someone's debt. You words will in effect "trap" your wallet! You have just placed yourself in a trap according to the wisdom of Solomon. Again, this is not the same as loaning money. It is not saying don't show compassion to the poor and needy. Charles Bridges points out that "Our God, while he warns us against putting up security, has taken it on himself. May his name be praised for this! He has given us his Word, his bond, yes, his blood as security for sinners, which no power of hell can shake." If you have been snared with the words of your mouth - Have been snared is in In the Niphal meaning “to be caught by bait; to be ensnared” in this context referring to business entanglement. The Hebrew for snared translated in the Lxx with the word pagis which describes anything that catches and holds fast, such as a snare, a trap, a noose, and like the OT uses is used metaphorically in the NT of a false sense of security that leads to a sudden and unexpected judgment (Ro 11:9) or as a deceitful method or trick of the devil for gaining control (1Ti 3.7) or generally of any allurement to wrongdoing, anything that entices, attempts or attracts us (1Ti 6:9 is a prime example!) Snare (verb) (03369)(yaqosh) refers to setting a trap for the purpose of catching prey - to lay a bait; to lure; to lay snares. It is often used used in a metaphorical sense of the entrapment of people, of catching one in an undesirable situation. (Isa 28:13; Jer 50:24) A snare allures one from the safe path and results in his destruction. Saul tried to ruin David with his daughter Michal (1Sa 18:21). Moses was considered a snare to Egypt (Ex 10:7). Gold ensnares, as does the "god" (idol) covered by the gold! This warning principle applies to all of us! (Dt 7:25).As the trapper snares the unwary animal, so souls can be ensnared by sin (Ps 124:7-note, Ps 141:9-note = a great prayer for all God's saints to pray frequently!) Pride makes one susceptible to snares (Jer 50:24, cf Jer 50:31, 32) Have been caught with the words of your mouth - Waltke explains the problem that "Becoming surety is folly because the surety makes promises for the future that he cannot control (cf. Proverbs 27:1). Moreover, he has handed himself over to the debtor, who may unmercifully throw him into the hands of the creditor.”
Provérbios 6
Clarke says "No insect is more laborious, not even the bee itself; and none is more fondly attached to or more careful of its young, than the ant." Go to the ant, O sluggard - NLT = Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones" Sluggard in Proverbs - Prov. 6:6; Prov. 6:9; Prov. 13:4; Prov. 19:24; Prov. 20:4; Prov. 21:25; Prov. 22:13; Prov. 24:30; Prov. 26:13; Prov. 26:14; Prov. 26:15; Prov. 26:16 As