Proverbs 25:1 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 25:1

These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:

BSB

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ASV

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

KJV

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

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Commentary

3 voices

Hippolytus of Rome

Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments (235)

And where is all this rich knowledge? and where are these mysteries? and where are the books? For the only ones extant are Proverbs, and Wisdom, and Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs. What then? Does the Scripture speak falsely? God forbid. But the matter of his writings was various, as is shown in the phrase "Song of Songs; "for that indicates that in this one book he digested the contents of the 5,000 songs. In the days moreover of Hezekiah, there were some of the books selected for use, and others set aside.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

These are are also proverbs of Solomon,.... These that follow to the end of the book, as well as those which go before. Here begins a "third", some say a "fourth" part of this book. The Targum and Syriac version read, "these are also the deep proverbs of Solomon;'' and the Arabic version adds, "the exposition of which is difficult;'' which the men Hezekiah king of Judah copied out; out of the writings of Solomon; out of his three thousand proverbs, it, nay be; or out of the public records, which contained an account of his words and deeds.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The character of these proverbs sustains the title (see Introduction). also--refers to the former part of the book. copied out--literally, "transferred," that is, from some other book to this; not given from memory.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
אֵ֭לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
מִשְׁלֵ֣י	mish.Lei	[are] [the] proverbs of	H4912 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
הֶ֝עְתִּ֗יקוּ	he'.Ti.ku	they copied	H6275 →
אַנְשֵׁ֤י׀	'an.Shei	[the] men of	H582 →
חִזְקִיָּ֬ה	chiz.ki.Yah	Hezekiah	H2396 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 1:1
These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
leads to
- Proverbs 10:1
  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- 1 Chronicles 28:5
  And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 22:9
  But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and…
- Ecclesiastes 1:1
  These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
Through
Micah 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
leads to
- Isaiah 1:1
  This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 26:18
  “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a…
- Hosea 1:1
  This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of…
Through
Isaiah 36:22
Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
leads to
- Isaiah 36:3
  Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Proverbs

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Proverbs