International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ponder

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Ponder


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pon´dẽr: Occurs in the King James Version 5 times in the Book of Proverbs and nowhere else in the Old Testament. In each case it means “to consider carefully,” “to weigh mentally.” In and , the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes “make level.” In , it drops out entirely in the Revised Version (British and American). In and , “weigh” is substituted for “ponder.” The one New Testament passage is ; here the Revised Version (British and American) has “pondering” where the King James Version has “and pondered.”