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Proverbs

Chapter 11

{Note: Tree of Life Verses begin in Verse 11}

{Verses 1-9: The Three Proverb Series (3 verses dealing with a principle, then 3 on another principle, etc.}

{Verses 1-3: Proverbs of Character (Antithetical Distiches)}

{Verse 1: Business}
1~~A false scale/balance is an abomination to Jehovah/God . . .
but a 'just weight'/'legitimate business and profit' is His delight.

{Note: A false balance is an idiom for cheating in business. It is referring to someone weighing something, say gold, and the weight is rigged to come up low in weight. This is a proverb of having character in business.}

{Character related to Mental Attitudes - Represented by Pride}
2~~{When} Pride comes . . .
then comes dishonor/shame . . .
but with the lowly/humble is wisdom.

{Note: When Pride comes, it is GOD who is being dishonored. The 'humble' is the believer oriented to the plan of God through doctrine. He understands how 'low' he is when compared to all that God is.}

3~~The 'integrity of the upright' shall guide them . . .
but the 'perverseness of transgressors' shall devastate them
  {shadad shadad - misery and doubling is very strong - strong 'self-
  induced misery'}.

{Note: Tummah originally meant to be 'fully equipped'. It is translated 'integrity' because it means to have a mind fully equipped with doctrine. Divine Viewpoint will guide him. Celeph is translated 'perverseness'. It refers to a person on negative signals toward doctrine. It means to divert or subvert. He has gone off the Righteous Way of God.}

{Verses 4-6: Three Proverbs of Righteousness}
{Imputed Righteousness}
4~~Riches do not profit/benefit in the day of wrath . . .
but righteousness 'causes deliverance' from death.

{Note: 'Riches' is used for the 'details of life'. And, RBT says it even refers to 'good works results' here. These productions of the energy of the flesh are the basis of the indictment of the unbeliever on the Day of Judgment. Next, the 'day of wrath' does refer to the Great White throne judgment. At the point of salvation, the righteousness of God is imputed to the believer. It is this imputed righteousness that delivers us from death and provides everlasting life - doctrine of eternal security.}

{Verses 5-6: Experiential Righteousness}
5~~The righteousness of the 'fully equipped'/'mature believer'
shall make his Way successful . . .
but the wicked shall fall in his own wickedness.

{Note: When a believer is in fellowship and is spiritually mature, he understands how to permit God the Holy Spirit to control their life. They are free from mental attitude sins and use rebound when they fail. A 'tamiym' or 'fully equipped believer attempts to use the 'Divine viewpoint' in the norms and standards of his soul - which he obtained through study of bible doctrine. The wicked here is the 'unbeliever' relying on his own righteousness for salvation. His own wickedness is his own self-induced misery from mental attitude sins. No matter the details of life he has or does not have, he can not truly be happy because he does not have the capacity to be happy.}

6~~The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them . . .
but transgressors shall be taken in their own 'naughtiness'/
'trying to hurt someone else'
  {havvah - retaliation tactics under mental attitude sins}.

{Note: This is the inner righteousness that starts with the imputed righteousness of God and then is experiential righteousness that comes from equipping oneself with bible doctrine in the soul. Transgressors here are either unbelievers or carnal believers - either case, their life will be miserable when they operate under mental attitude sins.}

{Verses 7-9: God's Plan}
{Hope for the Unbeliever ends with Death}
7~~When a wicked man dies,
his expectation/hope shall perish . . .
and the hope of unjust men perishes.

{Note: The 'wicked man' is also called the 'soulish man'. He is operating on his Old Sin Nature instead of being in fellowship and operating by the power of the Holy Spirit. The wicked man can be an unbeliever or a believer out of fellowship. Here is an unbeliever. This unbeliever has the 'hope' of salvation until he dies. When he does, his chance of salvation is over. Next the 'unjust man' is the man 'without the imputed righteousness of God'.}

8~~The righteous is delivered
out of adversity/disaster/catastrophe,
and the wicked comes in his stead.

{Note: The 'righteous' is a believer. He has been imputed with the righteousness of God. This verse refers to Phase II. A mature believer in fellowship, operating under the power of God the Holy Spirit, is delivered out of his troubles. But the wicked - an unbeliever or a believer out of fellowship - Walks in his own Way and steps right into the same type of trouble that the righteous one avoided - but he has no tools with which to handle the pressure.}

{'Unbeliever Reaction' Versus 'Believer Response' to Pressures}
9~~An 'ungodly person/profane with his mouth
ruins his neighbor . . .
but through knowledge
shall the just be delivered.

{Note: Chaneph here is a synonym for the unbeliever of verse 8 - an ungodly person. Here he is under pressures and his mental attitude sins are projected on those around him - judging, maligning, slander, etc.. Knowledge is bible doctrine in the human spirit. The just here is a mature believer with doctrine in his soul. He handles the pressures of life beautifully and calmly. He does not blame others around him. And, he gets through the pressure.}

{Grace by association with Mature Believer Versus Cursing by association with the Unbeliever}

10~~In the good of the righteous,
the city-state prospers/rejoices . . .
and when the wicked perish,
there is shouting.

{Note: This is the 'salt of the land' principle. The mature believer operates on divine viewpoint, and the country prospers under the Grace by Association principle. But, in contrast the 'wicked' operates on his own human viewpoint and messes up the country, until he dies - THEN the country is blessed by his passing away! This concept also covers the concept of 'man solving man's problems through man's efforts' - human good. When the man promoting the false concepts (like equality, socialism, welfare state) moves on - then the land prospers.}

{A Pivot of Mature Believers protects a Nation/city. The Cosmic Believers bring it down}
{Verses 11-31 are a Tree of Life passage - see Revelation 2:7}
11~~By the blessing of the upright {mature believer}
a city is exalted . . .
  {blessing by association}
but by the mouth of the wicked . . .
it is destroyed.

{Note: The upright is the mature believer. This is blessing by association of a mature person to his city. And, in contrast, a wicked person destroys all around him - here through the sins of the tongue - gossip, maligning, etc.}

12~~He who despises his neighbor
is destitute of doctrine/wisdom.
  {hatred- an entry to cosmic system}
but a man of understanding
minds his own business.
  {function of the doctrine of privacy}

13~~He who functions as a 'talebearer' {gossip}
reveals secrets . . .
but he who is faithful of spirit
conceals the matter.

14~~Where there is no guidance {from doctrine}
the people fail . . .
but where there is no lack of leadership,
there is deliverance.

15~~He that is surety {cosigner of a note}
for a stranger will suffer for it . . .
but he that hates co-signing is secure.

16~~A grace woman
acquires integrity/honor . . .
and a strong man {in doctrine}
attains happiness.

17~~The grace man
benefits his own soul in happiness . . .
but the cruel person {cosmic believer}
troubles his own flesh.
  {as unhappy people we are our own worst enemy}

18~~ The wicked {cosmic believer}
earns the wages of a lie . . .
but he who sows righteousness
has a true reward.
  {the tree of life in time and eternity - happiness}

19~~The truly righteous {believer}
lives . . .
but he who pursues evil
goes to his death.

20~~Jehovah/God detests
men with a distorted right lobe
  {heart- an unhappy person} . . .
but the upright/honorable in their Way
  {positive toward doctrine}
are His delight.

21~~Be sure this,
the evil will not go unpunished . . .
but the descendents of the righteous
shall be delivered.
  {blessing by association}

{Parabolic Distich}
22~~Like a ring of gold in a pig's snout . . .
so is a beautiful woman
who lacks discretion/wisdom
  {a stupid but beautiful woman is one of outer beauty -
  who lacks doctrine in her soul}.

23~~The desire of the righteous
is Unique Good . . .
but the expectation of the evil {cosmic believer}
is wrath.

24~~One man gives generously . . .
yet gains even more . . .
but another man is stingy . . .
and comes to poverty.

{Synonymous Distich}
25~~The generous {B@rakah} soul
'will prosper' {dashen}
  {idiom: Literally 'remain fat' - like our 'fat cats' are rich men} . . .
and he who 'refreshers others'/'gives water to others'
will himself 'be refreshed'/'be watered'.

{Note: Grace produces wealth. If you are generous to others, God will prosper you either in time or eternity or both. This verse is an example of a Synonymous distich. A distich is two lines of poetry. A synonymous distich is two lines of Jewish poetry that say the same thing - only using different words.}

26~~People curse the man
who hordes grain . . .
but blessing crowns
the one who is willing to sell.

27~~ He who diligently seeks good,
finds grace blessing . . .
but evil comes to him
who seeks it.

28~~He who trusts in riches
will fall . . .
but the righteous
will prosper like the green leaf.

29~~He who causes sorrow to his family
will inherit the wind . . .
and the fool
will be the servant to the wise in the 'right lobe'/heart.

30~~The fruit/production
of the Super Grace/Mature believer
is a tree of life . . .
  {capacity for happiness - doctrine in your soul}
and he that is wise
wins souls.
  {happy people witness properly}

31~~Behold, the righteous will be rewarded on earth . . .
  {happiness for the mature believer in time}
and how much more the wicked
  {cosmic believer}
and the sinner
  {will receive discipline -their 'rewards'}!

[Note: The believer is imputed with the righteousness of God at the point of salvation. As a mature believer comes to know doctrine and apply it to his life, he is rewarded in time and eternity future. In the same manner, the unbeliever and the believer operating on his own viewpoint, will receive their "just rewards" also.]