Proverbs 29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:7

Proverbs 29:7. The righteous Whether magistrate, or any private person, concerned to know it, and capable of helping him in it; considereth the cause of the poor His poverty neither hinders him from taking pains to examine it, nor from a righteous determination of it; but the wicked regardeth not to know Will not put himself to the trouble of searching it out, either because it yields him no profit, or because he resolves to give away the poor man’s right. read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:8

Proverbs 29:8. Scornful men That mock at religion, the obligations of conscience, the fears of another world, and every thing that is sacred and serious; who when employed in the business of the state do things with precipitation, because they scorn to deliberate and take time for consultation; who do things illegal and unjustifiable, because they scorn to be bound and shackled by laws and constitutions; who provoke the people, because they scorn to please them; bring a city into a snare ... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:9

Proverbs 29:9. If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man Debating any matter with him, or endeavouring to convince him of any error; whether he The wise man, rage ( is angry) or laugh That is, whether he deal sharply and severely with him: rebuking him for his folly, or mildly and pleasantly, smiling at it; there is no rest No end or fruit of the debate; the fool will not be satisfied nor convinced. Thus Bishop Patrick: “Let a man be never so wise, it is to no purpose for him to... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:10

Proverbs 29:10. The blood-thirsty hate the upright And consequently seek their ruin, as may be inferred from the following clause; but the just seek his soul To preserve it. Schultens renders this verse, Bloody men hate the upright, and seek the life of the just. read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:11-12

Proverbs 29:11-12. A fool uttereth all his mind All at once, unnecessarily, unseasonably, without reservation or caution; but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward Till he have a fit occasion to express it. If a ruler hearken to lies Delight in flatteries or calumnies, or any lying words, or deceitful and wicked practices; all his servants are wicked Because, perhaps, he chooseth only such for his service: or, rather, because they are either corrupted by his example, or engaged by... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:13

Proverbs 29:13. The poor and the deceitful man Hebrew, אישׁ תככים , the man of deceits, or of usuries; that is, who hath enriched himself by such practices; meet together Converse together, and one needeth the other; the Lord lighteneth both their eyes Either their bodily eyes, namely, with the light of the sun, which promiscuously shines upon both; or the eyes of their minds, with the light of reason, which he indifferently gives them; and therefore the one should not envy or... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:14

Proverbs 29:14. The king that faithfully judgeth the poor And the rich too; but he names the poor, because these are much oppressed and injured by others, and least regarded by princes, and yet committed to their more especial care by the King of kings. read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:15

Proverbs 29:15. The rod and reproof give wisdom Correction and instruction going together; but a child left to himself Suffered to follow his own will without restraint and chastening; bringeth his mother to shame And father too, but he names only the mother, either because her indulgence often spoils the child, or because children commonly stand least in awe of their mothers, and abuse the weakness of their sex, and tenderness of their nature. read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:16

Proverbs 29:16. When the wicked are multiplied Or rather, are advanced, or in authority, as the word ברבות , is understood, Proverbs 29:2; transgression increaseth Sin and sinners abound, and grow impudent by impunity, and the example and encouragement of such rulers. But the righteous shall see their fall The destruction of such transgressors in due time. read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:18

Proverbs 29:18. Where there is no vision That is, no prophecy, the prophets being anciently called seers; no public preaching of God’s word, called prophecy, Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 14:4, &c. Where the people are destitute of the means of instruction; the people perish Because they want the chief means of salvation; but he that keepeth the law He does not say, he that hath the law, or he that hath vision, which the rules of opposition to the preceding clause might have... read more

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