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seemly

adjective

«seemly» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

In Proverbs it says honour and luxury do not suit a fool.

Interpretation. Tradition reads it as teaching that honor must be earned by wisdom and good conduct.

Meaning

Proper and fitting; suitable for the occasion. tree →

Examples

  • Luxury is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. (Writings PRO.19.10, JPS 1917) tree →
  • As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. (Writings PRO.26.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

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