Tafsiran yang Mengutip untuk Amsal 22:18

but the lips of the wise guard them Heb. תשמורם, like תשמרם. They guard the wise.

the reward is the fruit of the innards The reward is the fruit of the Torah that is in his heart as it is said (Prov. 22:18): “For it is pleasant that you guard them in your innards.”

“And God spoke, etc., when you take the head count [literally: lift the head] of the children of Israel.” Everywhere where a head count [literally: lifting of the head] is mentioned in relation to counting, it is because through counting, Israel is elevated above all other nations, for every count indicates the particular virtue that each and every person has. For anything that is not important, like straw and chaff, has no count. But Israel is compared to wheat, as it is said Your belly is like a heap of wheat (Song of Songs 7:3). For each pile by itself is something valuable that the field owner counts, saying, “I have such and such number of piles.” Similarly, every individual’s belly is something valuable. And it specifically mentions the belly so you would not think that only from the perspective of the head is there a difference between Israel and other nations — because God’s name is called specifically upon the head of Israel — but from the perspective of the belly they are all equal, since everyone uses bodily needs equally. Rather, even in their bellies there is an aspect of holiness, because they only eat according to the Torah, as it is written For it is pleasant if you keep them in Your belly (Proverbs 22:18). And it is written And Your Torah is within my innards (Psalms 40:9). This was so that people would not say that Israel has an advantage only from the perspective of the head, in which wisdom resides, for “this nation is truly a wise and understanding people.” But from the perspective of using bodily matters, which go through the belly, they are like all other nations. Instead, even their belly is like a heap of wheat because it is enclosed with lilies — meaning that one eats according to the safeguards and boundaries established by the early sages who were compared to lilies [shoshanim], for they study [sheshonim] the laws, the ways of the world. Therefore, the text specifically mentions the belly in addition to the head that it mentions here.

שמר KEEP [AND HEAR (understand) ALL THESE WORDS WHICH I COMMAND THEE] — This (the word שמר) implies the studying of the oral law — that you must keep it within you that it should not be forgotten, just as it is said, (Proverbs 22:18) “[And apply thy heart unto my knowledge] for it is a pleasant thing if thou keep (תשמרם) them within thee”, and only if thou learnest is it possible that thou wilt understand and fulfil the commands, but one who is not amongst those who study (lit., who is not included in learning) cannot be amongst those who act correctly (cf. Sifrei Devarim 79:3; see also Rashi on Deuteronomy 4:6). (The translation is: keep, i.e. study and retain your learning in mind: ושמעת, and then thou wilt understand how to observe the commands).