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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:14

Lay up knowledge; like a treasure, for use on proper occasions ( Proverbs 12:23 ; Proverbs 14:33 ; comp. Matthew 7:6 ; Matthew 13:52 ). Is near destruction. "Near" may be an adjective, equivalent to "imminent," "ever-threatening." The versions are proximum est and ἐγγίζει . The foolish are always uttering carelessly what may bring trouble on themselves and others. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:15

His strong city ( Proverbs 18:11 ). Wealth is a help in many ways, securing from dangers, giving time and opportunity for acquiring wisdom, making one independent and free in action ( Ecclesiastes 7:12 ; Ec 40:25, etc.). The destruction of the poor is their poverty. The poor are crushed, exposed to all kinds of evil, moral and material, by their want of means. The word for poor is here dal, which implies weakness and inability to help one's self; the other word commonly used for... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:15-21

A sevenfold strain of experience For the most part these sayings relate to earthly goods—their value, and the means for their acquisition. Godliness has the promise of both lives. Equally incredible would a religion which ignored the future be with one which ignored the present. Equally one-sided is the expectation only of earthly good from wisdom, and the expectation only of heavenly good. We must beware of a false materializing and of a false spiritualizing of religion. I. THE ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:16

Tendeth to life ( Proverbs 11:19 ). Honest labour brings its own reward in the blessing of God and a long and peaceful life. The fruit of the wicked. All the profit that the wicked make they use in the service of sin, which tends only to death ( Romans 6:21 ). The due reward of honourable industry is contrasted with the gains obtained by any means, discreditable or not. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:17

He is in the way of life ( Proverbs 5:6 ). It is a way of life when a man keepeth instruction, taketh to heart what is taught by daily providences and the wisdom of experience. Such teachableness leads to happiness here and hereafter. Erreth ( Jeremiah 42:20 ); not "causeth to err," as in the margin, which weakens the antithesis. Septuagint, "Instruction ( παιδεία ) guardeth the ways of life, but he who is unaffected by instruction goeth astray" (comp. Hebrews 12:7 , etc.). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:18

This verse ought to be translated, He that hideth hatred is [a man] of lying lips, and he that uttereth slander is a fool . He who cherishes hatred in the heart must be a liar and a hypocrite, speaking and acting in a way contrary to his real sentiments; if he divulges his slander, he is a stupid fool, injuring his neighbour, and procuring ill will for himself. The LXX . reads, "Just ( δίκαια ) lips conceal hatred;" but probably δίκαια is an error for ἄδικα or δόλια ,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:19

There wanteth not sin; LXX ; "Thou wilt not avoid sin." Loquacity leads to exaggeration and untruthfulness, slander and uncharitableness (comp. Ecclesiastes 5:1-3 ; and Christ's and James's solemn warnings, Matthew 12:36 ; James 1:26 ; James 3:2 , etc.). "Speak little," says Pinart ('Meditations,' ch. 6.), "because for one sin which we may commit by keeping silence where it would be well to speak, we commit.a hundred by speaking upon all occasions" (see on Proverbs 17:27 ),... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:19

Golden silence I. THE SINFUL CHARACTER OF MUCH ORDINARY CONVERSATION SHOULD INDUCE GREAT CAUTION IN SPEECH . It is a grave charge to bring against the tone of general society to say that "in the multitude of words there wanteth not sin." But is it not as true now as it was in the days of Solomon? "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh;" but "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked," and therefore, so long as human nature is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:19

(See homily on Proverbs 29:11 .)—C. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:20

Choice ( Proverbs 8:10 , Proverbs 8:19 ); tested, purified by fire; πεπυρωμένος , Septuagint. Is little worth; mere dross, in contradistinction to choice silver. So the tongue is contrasted with the heart, out of whose abundance it speaketh (Ec Proverbs 21:26 , "The heart of fools is in their mouth; but the mouth of the wise is in their heart"). Septuagint, "The heart of the godless shall fail ( ἐκλείψει )." read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:15-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:20

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