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Selected Verse: Proverbs 8:6 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 8:6 |
King James |
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
excellent things--or, "plain," "manifest."
opening . . . things--upright words. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Excellent - literally, "princely things." The word is not the same as in marginal reference, and is elsewhere always used of persons (compare "captain" in Sa1 9:16; Sa2 5:2). The poetic style of this part of the book applies it here to the things taught, or to the character of the teaching. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things - נגידים negidim, things which are preeminent, and manifestly superior to all others. The teaching is not trifling, though addressed to triflers.
The opening of my lips shall be right things - מישרים meysharim, things which are calculated to correct your false notions, and set straight your crooked ways. Hence she declares, |
2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.