World English Bible · The united kingdom
Proverbs 19
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Better is who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his and is a fool. It isn't good to have without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one's feet and miss . The foolishness of man subverts his way; rages against . Wealth adds many friends, but is separated from his friend. A false shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free. Many will entreat the of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. All the relatives of shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone. He who gets loves his own . He who keeps shall find good. A false shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall . Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have princes. The discretion of a man makes him . It is his to overlook an offense. The king's is like the roaring of a lion, but his is like on the grass. A foolish son is the calamity of his . A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping. House and riches are an from fathers, but a prudent wife is from . Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle shall suffer . He who keeps the keeps his , but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall . He who has on lends to ; he will reward him. your son, for there is ; don't be a willing party to his . A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again. Listen to and receive , that you may be in your latter end. There are many plans in a man's , but will prevail. That which makes a man to be is his kindness. A man is better than a liar. The leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his again. Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has , and he will gain knowledge. He who robs his and drives away his mother is a son who causes and brings . If you stop listening to , my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. A corrupt mocks justice, and the of gulps down . Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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The world at this moment · The united kingdom, 1050 BC to 931 BC ›
Saul, David, and Solomon. A rare window when both Egypt and Mesopotamia are weak, which is how a small kingdom in the corridor between them could briefly become a regional power.
- The power vacuum
- This is the whole political explanation for the united kingdom. Egypt is fragmented, Assyria is recovering but still local, the Hittites are gone, and nobody is in a position to object to a strong state in the corridor. It lasts about a century, and Israel's golden age fits exactly inside it.
- Phoenicia
- Tyre under Hiram is the commercial power of the coast, and supplies the cedar, the craftsmen, and the shipping for Solomon's building programme. The alliance is trade, not charity: Israel had grain and a land route, Tyre had timber and ships.
- Egypt
- Weak enough that a pharaoh gives a daughter in marriage to an Israelite king, which is the opposite of Egyptian practice in stronger centuries. Late in the era it recovers under a new house, and Shishak will invade within five years of Solomon's death.
- Further afield
- Greece is still in its dark age but beginning to recover, and will adopt the Phoenician alphabet within a century or two. Carthage is founded by settlers from Tyre by tradition in 814 BC. In the Americas the Olmec centre shifts to La Venta.