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In Proverbs, Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III offers an accessible commentary on one of Scripture’s most frequently quoted and visited books. With his deft exegetical and expositional skill, the resulting work is full of fresh insight into the meaning of the text. In addition to the helpful translation and commentary, Longman considers the theological implications of these wisdom texts,...

father (v. 8) accompanied by a motivating sentence (v. 9). Then follows the message, which concludes with a summarizing statement (v. 19). In a nutshell, the message of this particular discourse is to avoid associations with evil people, who are defined as those who seek gain at others’ expense, even their lives. We are also for the first time introduced to the metaphor of the path. The path is one’s course of life. As we will see, the image will be developed in a way that entails the idea of two
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