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To render evil for good is devilish. He that does so, brings a curse upon his family.
(Compare Ps 7:4; 35:12). evil--injury to another (Pr 13:21).
Those make nothing to purpose, of learning or religion, whose only design is to have something to make a show with.
that his heart...itself--that is, takes pleasure in revealing his folly (Pr 12...
The precept to love even our enemies is an Old Testament commandment. Our Saviour has shown his own great example in loving us when we were enemies.
(Compare Mt 5:44; Ro 12:20). As metals are...
Transgressions always end in vexations. Righteous men walk at liberty, and walk in safety.
In--or, "By" the transgression--he is brought into difficulty (Pr 12:13), but the righteous go on...
He is a fool who tells every thing he knows, and can keep no counsel.
(Compare Pr 12:16; 16:32). mind--or, "spirit," for anger or any ill passion which the righteous restrain.sound wisdom--literally, "substance," opposed to what is fictitious. According to the context, this may be assistance, as here corresponding with buckler--or safety, or wisdom, which procures it...
He that makes it his business to do good, shall have a reward, as sure to him as eternal truth can make it.
a deceitful work--or, "wages," which fail to satisfy, or flee away (Pr 10:2; 23:5). ...
Thoughts are not free; they are under the Divine knowledge, therefore under the Divine command. It is a man's shame to act with deceit, with trick and design.
thoughts--or, "purposes." are right...
A godly man would not put even an animal to needless pain. But the wicked often speak of others as well used, when they would not endure like treatment for a single day.
regardeth--literally,...
Care, fear, and sorrow, upon the spirits, deprive men of vigour in what is to be done, or courage in what is to be borne. A good word from God, applied by faith, makes the heart glad.
a good...
The doom of a false witness is certain.
(Compare Pr 19:5). that heareth--or heeds instruction, and so grows wise. speaketh constantly--or sincerely (compare Hab 1:5), and hence is believed (Pr ...Open...cause--Plead for those who cannot plead for themselves, as the orphan, stranger, &c. (compare Ps 72:12; Isa 1:17). appointed to destruction--who are otherwise ruined by their oppressors...
Ignorance, pride, and self-flattery render us partial judges respecting our own conduct.
clean--or, "faultless." weigheth--or, "tries," "judges," implying that they are faulty (Pr21:2; 24:12).
A sluggish, slothful disposition makes men poor; it brings them to want. And this applies both to the present life and that which is to come.
a deep sleep--a state of utter indifference. idle...
Those are the worst of sinners, who are glad of an opportunity to sin.
ungodly witness--(Compare Margin), one false by bad principles (compare Pr 6:12). scorneth judgment--sets at naught the...pity--a proverb. Charity is the love which judges indulgently of our fellow men: it is put on a par with truth in Pr 3:3, for they together form the essence of moral perfection [Umbreit]. It is the...
ways--(Ps 1:1). acknowledge--by seeking His wise aid (Pr 16:3; Ps 37:5; Jer 9:23, 24). direct--literally, "make plain" (compare Heb 12:13).
The wicked would be glad to have this earth their home for ever, but it cannot be so. They must die and leave all their idols behind.
(Compare Pr 12:3; Ps 37:9-11; 102:28). earth--or, "land of...
Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours. A man may sometimes do a good work with one good word.
The words--or, "expressed designs" of the wicked are for evil purposes. the mouth--or,...
It is men's wisdom to mind their business, and follow an honest calling. But it is folly to neglect business; and the grace of God teaches men to disdain nothing but sin.
The idler's fate is the...
Whisperings and evil surmises, like a sword, separate those that have been dear to each other. The tongue of the wise is health, making all whole.
speaketh--literally, "speaketh hastily," or...
The righteous is abundant; though not in this world's goods, yet in the graces and comforts of the Spirit, which are the true riches. Evil men vainly flatter themselves that their ways are not...
The great King who reigns over heaven and earth, will reward faithful servants who honour his gospel by the proper discharge of the duties of their stations: he despises not the services of the...
The belly is here put for the heart, as elsewhere; and what that is filled with, our satisfaction will be accordingly, and our inward peace.
(Compare Pr 12:14; 13:2). Men's words are the fruit,...
Of all wanderers in the ways of sin, those are in the most dangerous condition who turn aside into the ways of darkness. Yet there is hope even for them in the all-sufficient Saviour; but let...
There are two sorts of lies equally detestable. A slandering lie, the mischief of this every body sees. A flattering lie, which secretly works ruin. A wise man will be more afraid of a flatterer...
The just man abhors the sins of the wicked, and shuns their company. Christ exposed the wickedness of men, yet prayed for the wicked when they were crucifying him. Hatred to sin in ourselves and...
The slothful man makes no good use of the advantages Providence puts in his way, and has no comfort in them. The substance of a diligent man, though not great, does good to him and his family. He...
incline--to hear attentively (Ps 17:6; 31:2). parable--In Hebrew and Greek "parable" and "proverb" are translations of the same word. It denotes a comparison, or form of speech, which under one...
The wicked man has his soul forced from him; he dies in his sins, under the guilt and power of them. But godly men, though they have pain and some dread of death, have the blessed hope, which...