The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-17

hearts yet Impossible as wax.
The Book of Proverbs in Outline.
!. When written? About 1000 B. G.
2. Where written? Jerusalem.
g. AuthorP Ex., II: H.
4. Amanuensis? Solomon.
5. How data gotten2
a. Experience.
b. knowledge.
c. Inspiration. / Pet, 1:21.
6. Language? Hebrew.
z. Style of com position? Proverbs.
s. Number of chapters? 81.
g. Number OF verses2 915.
TO- Middle verse; 16: IL.
IL. Number of letters?
IL. When translated into English2 1911.
Is. Sections? Five.
Ia. Numerical place as book of the Bible
Goth.
Is. Numerical place rs poetic book of the
Bible? Third.
16. Principal persons mentioned in it?
/. Male2 Solomon, David, Agur, Lem-
uel. III
2. Female? Mother of Lemuel. Also,
the ideat woman described in last
chapter.
Concentrations Of the Book of Proverbs.
r. Kendrick. DID,. wrote: "The Book of
Proverbs is a picture-gallery containing life
portraits of various kinds Of sinners"
DR.. Symon Patrick wrote: "The Proverbs
contain most excellent rules Of life. They arc
commonly called Solomon's Ethics; correcting
mems errors and teaching them how to con-
duct themselves in all relations; but may as
we'll be called his Politics also. comprehending
under that word rules for the government OF
families, cities and kingdoms, as we'll rs Of
particular persons"
We see why the youth of our country should
be called on to study this Book.
Prov. 16: 22-33.
va. Understanding is well-spring Of life.
Wellspring. Prov. 1874
" g. Heart Of the wise teacheth mouth
Ps., 81 80: st. Matt, 1894.
" PA Pleasant words are as honey-comb.
Ps., 10: 10.
Pleasant words. Prov, &c.
v. 25. Way seemeth right, but end is DEATH
Prov, 12 :28; IA: 12.
v. 26 Laboreth for self Prov, 8: IL.
Mouth craveth it, Eco, 81.
v. q. An ungodly man. Prov, 6 :12.
In lips burning fire. st. James, 3:6
v. g. Froward man. Prov, 8 Ia; 10 81.
Soweth strife. Prov. s.: IA, 10; Is: -; g.:
81; 29:22.
Whisperer separateth friends. Prov. II: 9;
1873; 26 20.
v. 20. LntiCebu TIOV, i. ~.
" 80. Shntteth his eyes to devise. Pa, GA ;
v. 81. Hoary head. Prov 20: 49,
v. 30. Slow to anger. Prov. IA 90: 10: H.
v. 80. Lot. Nu., 26: So SAM, IA: Al; Acts,
1:24-26.
Author
Solomon wrote the words We study. He was
son of David and became the third King of
all Israel. His father gave him the name Solo.
mon. The prophet Nathan, however. called
him Jedediah. His mothers name was Bath
sheba. 1t is said. THE Lord loved him."
Read 2 SAM. ~ "a, 25; XII, 3 35-14; A 81
2s)
Solomon wrote about 1000 B. c.
We must attribute much of originality to
Solomon. The great men from whom to-day
we get most of our data in philosophy and
ethics were not yet born. Hence Solomon did
not have the advantage of gathering from
them. He wrote 479 years before Cyrus and
the period of the Seven Wise Men of Greece
679 years prior to Alexander the Great. cover.
ing the period of Socrates Plato, Aristotle
1000 years before Christ, to whom all of US mod
ems are so indebted for data in theology. ethics
and philosophy. To have written classic
work before those great literary giants had
lived is a fact lifting man totally out of de.
batable territory as wonderful author.
The Book Of Proverbs was written at Jeru
salem.
Notes.
V. o. Understanding. v. 90. We see in THU
verse the advantage of contrast. man of goot
sense can utilize all he knows. The under
| standing" is of that kind that comes from
critical inspection, close observation. If ont
| of good judgment be a student Of his environ
ments he has vital mentality. In the same
surroundings fool gainsno additional thought
If instruction be life it64he one it is death t,
is only folly to the other! if it be q well
spring, fountain, of inspiration to one j
is stagnancy and paralysis Of mind to tn
other. He that has knowledge can utilize ad
ditonal instruction, but labor to instruct q foo
is thrown away. NJ
Some see in the well-sprng" not refer
ence SO much to q fountain of water, but rathe
an allusion Observation-Disclosures tho artery carry
ing blood to the heartaand giving life.
V. 90. Words measure ones judgment 8
at least society generally weighs men. BY tn
"heart" is to be understood the seat o
thought and feeling and Judgment. man O
good sense knows what to say; adapts hi
words to respective hearers; is able to spea
from experience. When his lips utter words
to their sum of knowledge. The more h
knows the more he can, teach, aud the NOR
the scholars car learn. 1t is serious thing t
be responsible for mouth. 1t is not safe eve
to trust the mouth for automatic action. w
see how necessary it is to store the mind wit
useful knowledge. 1t gives fruit to the lips.
V. "a. Pleasant words are as honey -coml
Solomon may have gotten this idea from hi
father. 500 Ps., 1920. We speak of tn
sweetness of the lips in the case of words whic
profit Prov, 1921. We speak of swet
words and bitter words. It sssid the honey
the honey-comb 10 the sweeter. Tho soul hi
what may be styled an appetite. Sweet wore
satisfy it. In sorrow words Of consolation 81
sweet indeed. They who grievs relish then
They are food. Sweet words Offset in mea
ure the misery Of pain. II tho very bones act
J an attendant can bring some help by utterin
encouraging kind words. Suitable words An
. mans most inner nature. The "bones