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Proverbs 23 — Sermon Preparation
A sequence of sayings including warnings against chasing wealth and wine's seduction, calls to discipline children, and the imperative to buy truth at any price. Below is a research summary for Proverbs 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 23 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֵב | lêb | H3820 | 9 | heart, feelings |
| עַיִן | ʻayin | H5869 | 6 | eye, fountain |
| מוּסָר | mûwçâr | H4148 | 3 | chastisement, reproof |
| גִּיל | gîyl | H1523 | 3 | spin, rejoice |
| יַיִן | yayin | H3196 | 3 | wine, intoxication |
| שָׂמַח | sâmach | H8055 | 3 | brighten, be |
| סָבָא | çâbâʼ | H5433 | 2 | quaff, become tipsy |
How preachers through history handled this text
20 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The gracious Saviour who purchased pardon and peace for his people, with all the affection of a tender parent, counsels us to hear and be wise, and is ready to guide our hearts in his way. Here we have an earnest call to young people, to attend to the advice of their godly parents. If the heart be guided, the steps will be guided. Buy the truth, and sell it not; be willing to part with any thing for it. Do not part with it for pleasures, honours, riches, or any thing in this world. The heart is what the great God requires. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 23:19–28 (Public Domain)
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