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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...
gave good heed--literally, "he weighed." The "teaching the people" seems to have been oral; the "proverbs," in writing. There must then have been auditories assembled to hear the inspired wisdom of...
A wife who is pious, prudent, and looks well to the ways of her household, who makes conscience of her duty, and can bear crosses; such a one is an honour and comfort to her husband. She that is...
He that lives in a humble state, who has no one to wait upon him, but gets bread by his own labour, is happier than he that glories in high birth or gay attire, and wants necessaries.
despised...vain--hollow. would be--"wants to consider himself wise"; opposed to God's "wisdom" (see on Job 11:11); refuses to see sin, where God sees it (Ro 1:22). wild ass's colt--a proverb for untamed...
Job, seeing that the friends will not admit him as an impartial judge, as they consider his calamities prove his guilt, begs them to ask the opinion of travellers (La 1:12), who have the experience...
The supplied words give a better sense than the old version: "The price of a whore is a piece of bread." adulteress--(Compare Margin), which the parallel and context (Pr6:29-35) sustain. Of similar...
When the ungodly see others prosper by sin, they wish they could act in the same way. But the root of Divine grace, in the heart of the righteous, produces other desires and purposes.
the...
He acts as if he hated his child, who, by false indulgence, permits sinful habits to gather strength, which will bring sorrow here, and misery hereafter.
spareth--or, "withholds." rod--of...
The murderer shall be haunted with terrors. None shall desire to save him from deserved punishment, nor pity him.
doeth violence...blood, &c.--or, that is oppressed by the blood of life (Ge...