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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:21

Feed many. The righteous by wise counsel teach, support, and guide others ( Ecclesiastes 12:11 ; Jeremiah 3:15 ). So the clergy are the shepherds of their flocks ( John 21:15 ; Acts 20:28 ; 1 Peter 5:2 ). The LXX . has a different reading, "know high things." Fools die for want of wisdom. Far from "feeding" others, they bring ruin on themselves ( Proverbs 5:23 ). Others translate, "die through one who wanteth understanding;" but if the Hebrew will bear this rendering, it is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord. The Septuagint adds, "upon the head of the righteous," as in Proverbs 10:6 . Not chance and luck, not even industry and labour, but God giveth the increase ( Ecclesiastes 5:18 , Ecclesiastes 5:19 ). He addeth no sorrow with it; i.e. with the Blessing. In acquiring and in using wealth thus blessed, the good man is contented and happy, while unsanctified fiches bring only trouble and vexation. But this seems rather feeble, and it is better to render, "And a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:22

Divine enrichment There is no inconsistency in the teaching of the text with that of Proverbs 10:4 . For God blesses us by means of our own efforts and energy; indeed, we are more truly and fully enriched of God when his blessing comes to us as the consequence of our faith and labour. I. THE OBJECTS AT WHICH WE AIM . Those without which we are apt to consider ourselves poor. They are these: 1 . Material substance, or (as we commonly put it to ourselves) money. 2 ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:22-25

Life seekers Leasing says of the Old Testament, as an elementary book of childlike wisdom, that "its style is now plain and simple, now poetic, full of tautologies, but such as exercise the penetration of the mind, while they seem now to say something fresh, yet say the same; now seem to say the same, and at bottom signify, or may signify, something different." The Proverbs are the constant illustration of the Law. I. THE BLESSING OF JEHOVAH INDISPENSABLE ; ALL TROUBLE ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:23

As sport. The wicked make their pastime and amusement in doing evil. A man of understanding hath wisdom. As thus put, the sentence is jejune. The Revised Version expresses the meaning better: "And so is wisdom to a man of understanding;" i.e. the wise man finds his refreshment in living a wise and prudent life, which is as easy and as pleasant to him as mischief is to the vicious. The wisdom intended is practical religion, the fear of God directing and showing itself in daily action.... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:24

This verse is connected in thought with the preceding. The wicked, though he lightly carries on his evil practices, is troubled with the thought of the retribution which awaits him, and that which he fears shall come upon him ( Proverbs 1:26 ; Job 3:25 ; Isaiah 66:4 ); Septuagint, "The wicked is involved in destruction." The desire of the righteous. The righteous will desire only that which is in agreement with God's will, and this God grants, if not in this world, certainly in the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:25

As the whirlwind passeth . According to this rendering (which has the support of the Vulgate) the idea is the speed with which, under God's vengeance, the sinner is consumed, as Isaiah 17:13 ; Job 21:18 . But it is better to translate, as the LXX ; "when the whirlwind is passing," i.e. when the storm of judgment falls, as Christ represents the tempest beating on the ill-founded house and destroying it, while that which was built on the rock remains uninjured (comp. Proverbs 12:3 ; ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:26

Vinegar ( Ruth 2:14 ; Psalms 69:21 ). As sour wine sets the teeth on edge. Septuagint, "as the unripe grape is harmful to the teeth" ( Ezekiel 18:2 ). Smoke . In a country where chimneys were unknown, and the fuel was wood or some substance more unsavoury, the eyes must have often been painfully affected by the household fire. Thus lacrimosus , "tear-producing," is a classical epithet of smoke (see Ovid, 'Metam.,' 10.6; Her; 'Sat.,' 1.5, 80). To these two annoyances is compared the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:26

The lazy man a nuisance I. HE IRRITATES HIS EMPLOYERS . The images of the teeth set on edge, the blinded, smarting eyes, give the thought with great force and great naivete. II. HE IS WORSE THAN USELESS . The Bible shows a great aversion from idleness, sluggishness ( Proverbs 6:6 , seqq .; Proverbs 12:27 ; Proverbs 19:24 ; Proverbs 22:13 ). 1 . Laziness is a vice and the parent of worse. 2 . The swift discharge of duty is acceptable to God and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:27

The fear of the Lord prolongeth days. The premise of long life as the reward of a religious conversation is often found in our book, where temporal retribution is set forth (see Proverbs 3:2 ; Proverbs 9:11 ; Proverbs 14:27 ). Shall be shortened, as Psalms 55:23 ; Ecclesiastes 7:17 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:22-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:27

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