Proverbs 29

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:25-26

Two temptations and two resources As responsible human souls, we find ourselves exposed to two dangers, and we have two sources of refuge and strength of a very similar character. I. TWO TEMPTATIONS . 1 . To be unduly affected by the fear of man's displeasure. "The fear of man," etc. Now, the fear of man: By this unmanly and unholy fear we may be 2 . To be unduly impelled by a desire for man's favour. "Many seek the ruler's favour." There is, of course, nothing wrong in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the ruler's favour ; literally, the countenance of the ruler . A variation of Proverbs 19:6 . There are numbers who are always trying, by means fair or surreptitious, to curry favour with a great man who has anything to bestow (comp. lKi Proverbs 10:24 ; Psalms 45:12 ). But every man's judgment cometh from the Lord. The real and only reliable judgment comes, not from an earthly prince, but from the Lord, whose approval or disapproval is final and indisputable. Therefore... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:26

The supreme Arbiter . I. IT IS A COMMON MISTAKE TO ASCRIBE TO MAN THE INFLUENCE WHICH BELONGS ONLY TO GOD . In the previous verse we have been warned against falling into the snare of the fear of man, and encouraged to find our safety in trust in God. A similar contrast is again presented to us, but from the opposite side. We are tempted to flatter the great in order to win their favour; but we are now reminded that our destiny does not lie in their hands,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:27

An unjust man is an abomination to the just. This great moral contrast, marked and universal, is a fitting close of the book. The word "abomination" ( toebah ) occurs more than twenty times in the Proverbs; it is appropriate here because the good man looks upon the sinner as the enemy of God, as the psalmist says, "Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them thine enemies" ( Psalms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:27

How to hate the wicked There is a hatred we have to endure, and there is also a hatred which we have to cherish. The question of any difficulty is—What is the feeling we should cultivate in our hearts towards the guilty? We may glance at— I. THE HATRED OF US BY THE WICKED . "He that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked." 1 . This is a well-verified fact , attested by Scripture, by history, by observation, probably by experience. 2 . Its... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29

A.M. 3304. B.C. 700. The consequence of being hardened against reproof, and maxims of good government, wisdom, and righteousness, Proverbs 29:1-14 . The duty of parents to correct their children, Proverbs 29:15-17 . The importance of having God’s law, Proverbs 29:18 . Of anger, pride, theft, cowardice, and corruption, Proverbs 29:19-26 . The godly and wicked are an abomination to each other, Proverbs 29:27 . read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:1

Proverbs 29:1. He that being often reproved Who having received frequent reproofs from wise and good men, and perhaps also chastisements from God; hardeneth his neck Remains incorrigible, and obstinately persists in those sins for which he is reproved and corrected; shall suddenly be destroyed Is in danger of falling, and that on a sudden, into utter and irreparable ruin. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:2

Proverbs 29:2. When the righteous are in authority The Hebrew word here used signifies to increase, either in number, or in dignity and power, but it appears from the opposite clause that the latter is intended in this place. The people rejoice For the blessed effects of their good government; but when the wicked beareth rule When an ungodly man governs; the people mourn For the oppressions and mischiefs which they feel, and for the dreadful judgments of God, which they justly fear. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:4

Proverbs 29:4. The king by judgment By the free and impartial exercise of justice; establisheth the land Restores his kingdom to a firm and good state, though it might before be in great disorder; but he that receiveth gifts Hebrew, אישׁ תרומות , a man of oblations, or gifts, whose delight and common practice it is to take bribes and sell justice; overthroweth it Subverts it utterly, though it might before be never so well settled. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:5-6

Proverbs 29:5-6. A man that flattereth his neighbour That praiseth, or applaudeth, another in a sinful state or practice; spreadeth a net for his feet Kills him under a pretence of kindness; is an occasion of his sin, and consequently of his destruction, which possibly he might design to accomplish by that means. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare His sin will bring him to dreadful horrors and certain ruin. But the righteous doth sing and rejoice Because he hath... read more

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