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The more a wise man learns, the more he loves wisdom.
(Compare Pr 9:11; Ps 55:23).
desire--that is, of ease and idleness brings him to starvation.
are deceitful meat--though well tasted, injurious.
Answer--by reproof.
The talebearers foster (Pr 16:28), and the contentious excite, strife.
She diligently attends to expending as well as gathering wealth;
She is honored by those who best know her.
rubies--gems, or pearls.
The retribution of sinners, as in Ps 18:26.
Avoid the slightest temptation.
wife...youth--married in youth.
The danger requires promptness.
The design of the teaching (compare Pr 2:16; 6:24).
of which a wisely conducted government is an example.
settled--that is, sunk in foundations.
(Compare Lu 13:23, 24).
By the blessing--implying active benevolence.
That...Lord--This is the design of the instruction.
Success rewards diligence (Pr 10:4; 21:5).
Here begins another series of precepts.
drowsiness--the dreamy sleep of the slothful.
conies--mountain mice, or rabbits.
(See Introduction, Part I).
The sinner's infatuated rejection brings his ruin.
There must be earnest prayer and effort.
(Compare Pr 1:8; 3:3, &c.).
Such a thief is pitied, though heavily punished.
bed--a place for sleeping.