Proverbs 19 (WEB)

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Yahweh, the Personal Name of God

Word Study | Israel Loken • Hershel Wayne House
יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh ·Strong's H3068

Strictly speaking, the only personal name of God belonging to Him alone, and the most significant name of God found in the Old Testament (over 5000 times).  Yahweh is the approximate (and likely) pronunciation of the tetragrammaton, the four-letter word YHWH.  When Moses asked what His name was to take back to the Hebrews in Egypt, God replied, “I AM THAT I AM (אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה ehyeh esher ehyeh): and he said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, I AM (אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה, ehyeh, 1st person singular, giving God's declaration of His name) has sent me to you” (Exod 3:14).  Thus God revealed to Moses the very essential meaning of His name as Yahweh (יְהוָ֞ה, Yahweh, 3rd person singular, the response of the people of God, He is).  There is a strong indication that Jesus (or Yeshua, Yahweh is salvation) used this name and its divine implication to apply to himself when he said, “Before Abraham was, I AM” (ἐγὼ εἰμί, egō eimi) (John 8:58).  Thus, the very Person who spoke to Moses out of the burning bush was the very same Person who addressed the startled Jews in the Gospel of John.

For a more complete discussion of the personal name of God, see the passage in Exodus in which He reveals His name to Moses, Exodus 3:14, 15.

A Name of God (אֱלֹהִים; 'elohim)

Word Study | Hershel Wayne House
אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym ·Strong's H430

This is a generic name for the divine being. In the Hebrew Bible, the word is regularly used in the plural in reference to the God of Israel but in regard to His majesty or intensity. The plural has a third person singular with the God of Israel, but a third plural with foreign deities.

Abba, Father

Word Study | Hershel Wayne House • Steve Stanley
Ἀββᾶ Abbâ ·Strong's G5

This Aramaic term is used only three times in the NT and approximately 80 times in the writings of the early church fathers when quoting or paraphrasing Jesus’ words. It is translated by the very next word in this verse as ὁ πατήρ (ho pater) “the Father,” as it is in all three NT uses. Jesus spoke in Aramaic, and Hebrew, both languages being used in Israel. In Jesus’ day, abba was used for the father in the family, and was a customary title for God in prayer among the Jews. It was eventually taken over by Greek-speaking Christians as a liturgical formula. Some posit that abba is equivalent to “daddy,” an American English term for “father.” This assumes that the American informality expressed by children toward their father would have an analogy in Jesus’ culture, an assumption difficult to sustain. It is, therefore, not appropriate to refer to God as “daddy.” Linguistically, then, abba means "father" in Hebrew, Greek and English. It must be noted, however, that while “father” is a term of respect in biblical literature, it is also a term of affection, very deep and abiding affection. With His use of “Abba,” Jesus expresses His respectful and intimate relationship with His Heavenly Father in prayer, a wonderful example for all believers.

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Proverbs 19 (WEB)

1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity

than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

2It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge,

nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.

3The foolishness of man subverts his way;

his heart rages against Yahweh.

4Wealth adds many friends,

but the poor is separated from his friend.

5A false witness shall not be unpunished.

He who pours out lies shall not go free.

6Many will entreat the favor of a ruler,

and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

7All the relatives of the poor shun him;

how much more do his friends avoid him!

He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.

He who keeps understanding shall find good.

9A false witness shall not be unpunished.

He who utters lies shall perish.

10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,

much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.

It is his glory to overlook an offense.

12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13A foolish son is the calamity of his father.

A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,

but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.

The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

17He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;

he will reward him.

18Discipline your son, for there is hope;

don’t be a willing party to his death.

19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty,

for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

20Listen to counsel and receive instruction,

that you may be wise in your latter end.

21There are many plans in a man’s heart,

but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.

22That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.

A poor man is better than a liar.

23The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment;

he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;

he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

25Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;

rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

26He who robs his father and drives away his mother

is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

27If you stop listening to instruction, my son,

you will stray from the words of knowledge.

28A corrupt witness mocks justice,

and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

29Penalties are prepared for scoffers,

and beatings for the backs of fools.

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