For the fate of the sons of mankind and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath, and there is no advantage for mankind over animals, for all is futility. Ecclesiastes 3:19 NASB Fate – In Hebrew, the word miqreh comes from…
Your Attention Please The four noble truths – Abraham Heschel wrote: “Only intense self-reflection—at least as powerful as the conditions and falsehood it sought to transcend—could alleviate corruption. As such, this cure arrived at Truth by way of authenticity; it required unrestrained introspection, reflection. This search for increasing, progressive intensity is usually distasteful to man,…
So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; Philippians 2:12 NASB Work out – I distinctly remember the conversation. We were discussing the various philosophical ideas about the nature of time. I pressed the other person to reconsider how…
Buy truth, and do not sell it, get wisdom, instruction, and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 NASB Wisdom – A little etymological investigation shows us why “wisdom” is a subset of Truth: The main synonyms are bîn, bînâ, and tĕbûnâ. The verb bîn is used more widely to mean “consider,” “discern” “perceive,” but the nouns are close synonyms to ḥokmâ and are used especially in Prov and…
Buy truth, and do not sell it, get wisdom, instruction, and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 NASB Do not sell – The verb is mākar. Kaiser comments: “One passage uses the verb figuratively, ‘buying the truth and selling it not’ (Prov 23:23). Perhaps the Israelite king, Ahab, illustrates that passage, since ‘he sold himself to work wickedness’ under the…
Buy truth, and do not sell it, get wisdom, instruction, and understanding. Proverbs 23:23 NASB Buy/ get – The implication might be there, but the verb isn’t. You see, the “get” in this translation has been added. The Hebrew text just reads, “Buy truth, and do not sell it, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.” In other words, wisdom, instruction,…
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Get truth, and do not sell it, wisdom, reproof, and discernment. Proverbs 23:23 Robert Alter Get truth – Perhaps you’re more familiar with a different translation: “Buy truth, and do not sell it.” The verb is qānâ, “to get, acquire, create,” but since the complementary is “sell,” translators adopt the idea of “buy,” particularly when a commercial translation is…
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16 NIV God-breathed – Until the cows come home. Yes, that’s probably how long debate about this verse will continue in the religious community. It’s not that we don’t understand what Paul wrote. The vocabulary is pretty clear. It’s that…
So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and did not ask for the [a]counsel of the Lord. Joshua 9:14 NASB Did not ask – The crucial decision of the encounter with the Gibeonites occurs without consultation with God. That seems quite strange. Joshua certainly knows what happens when a leader acts independently of God’s directive. Ai is…
