Proverbs 26:1 BSB — MannaFest

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9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀	ka.She.leg	like <the> snow	H7950 →
בַּקַּ֗יִץ	ba.Ka.yitz	in the summer	H7019 →
וְכַמָּטָ֥ר	ve.kha.ma.Tar	and like <the> rain	H4306 →
בַּקָּצִ֑יר	ba.ka.Tzir	at the harvest	H7105 →
כֵּ֤ן	ken	so	H3651 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
נָאוֶ֖ה	na.Veh	[is] suitable	H5000 →
לִכְסִ֣יל	likh.Sil	for a fool	H3684 →
כָּבֽוֹד׃	ka.Vod	honor	H3519 →

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

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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
Esther 4:6
So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,
leads to
- Esther 4:3
  In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Through
Psalms 12:8
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
leads to
- Mark 14:63–65
  At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
- Proverbs 29:12
  If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
- Psalms 55:10–11
  Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
Through
Proverbs 19:10
Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
leads to
- Proverbs 30:21–22
  Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
- Luke 16:19
  Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
Through
Proverbs 28:16
A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
leads to
- Exodus 18:21
  Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
- Isaiah 33:15–16
  He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!1 Samuel 12:17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”Proverbs 28:16A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.Esther 4:6So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,Psalms 12:8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.1 Samuel 12:17–18Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,Ecclesiastes 10:5–7There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:Judges 9:7When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.Judges 9:56–57In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.Proverbs 26:8Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.Judges 9:20But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”Esther 3:1–15After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.Esther 4:9So Hathach went back and relayed Mordecai’s response to Esther.Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.Proverbs 17:7Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!Proverbs 26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

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