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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:10

Proverbs 30:10. Accuse not a servant unto his master Without sufficient cause, for otherwise, in some cases, this may be a duty. As if he had said, A servant’s condition is in itself mean and miserable, and therefore thou shouldest not make it worse without great and apparent necessity. Lest he curse thee Desire God to punish thee, which, though it might be sinful in him, yet, being deserved by thee, thou wouldst have reason to fear and expect; and thou be found guilty By God, who is... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:11-14

Proverbs 30:11-14. There is a generation A sort of men, abominable both to God and men, which is implied concerning these and the following kind of sinners, mentioned in these verses; that curseth their father And mother too, as it follows; ungrateful and unnatural children. There are those that are pure in their own eyes Who not only pretend to others, but sincerely think within themselves, that they are truly religious persons, and in all respects such as they should be; and yet are... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:15

Proverbs 30:15. The horseleech An insatiable creature, sucking blood till it be ready to burst; hath two daughters The following things, which resemble the horseleech in their insatiableness, nothing being more common than to call those persons or things the sons or daughters of those whose example they imitate. And whereas it is objected that they are not only two, but three, yea, four, as is said in the next clause, the answer is easy, that though he begin with two, yet he... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:16

Proverbs 30:16. The grave, and the barren womb As the Israelitish women did generally and vehemently desire to have many children, for divers reasons elsewhere mentioned, so those who were barren among them were most eager in those desires, as we see in Rachel, Genesis 30:1. And, as in all other cases, persons most prize and thirst after those good things which they want. The earth Which, when it is dry, thirsts for rain, and in a little time sucks up great quantities of water, and gapes... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:17

Proverbs 30:17. The eye that mocketh at his father He that scorneth or derideth his parents, though it be but with a look or gesture, and much more when he breaks out into opprobrious words and actions; the ravens of the valley shall pick it out “They who are guilty of such an enormous ingratitude to their parents shall come to an infamous end, and their dead bodies shall be exposed for a prey to the ravens which frequent the brooks that run in the valleys, and to the young eagles,... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:18-19

Proverbs 30:18-19. There be three things too wonderful for me The way whereof I cannot trace; the way of an eagle in the air Either, 1st, The manner of her flight, which is exceedingly high, swift, and strong: or, rather, 2d, The way, or part of the air through which she passes, without leaving any print or sign in it. The way of a serpent upon a rock Where it leaves no impression, nor slime, nor token which way it went. The way of a ship in the sea In which, though at present it make... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:20

Proverbs 30:20. Such So secret and undiscernible; is the way of an adulterous woman Of one that secretly lives in the sin of adultery. As “artful men insinuate themselves into the affections of young women, and seduce them to their ruin, by an almost infinity of stratagems, which can never be all unravelled, so also the adulterous wife uses much ingenuity to impose on her husband, to shun detection, and to escape shame and punishment, by schemes and devices which cannot all be enumerated.... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:21-23

Proverbs 30:21-23. For three things the earth That is, the inhabitants of the earth; is disquieted By their insolence and impudence they cause great disturbances in the places where they live; for four it cannot rest They are intolerable in human societies. For a servant when he reigneth When he is advanced to great power and dignity; for such a one is ignorant and unfit for his place, and therefore commits many errors; he is poor, and therefore insatiable; he is proud and imperious,... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:24-28

Proverbs 30:24-28. There be four things little, &c., but exceeding wise Comparatively to other brute creatures, they act very wisely and providently, through the direction of Divine Providence, which secretly influences them to do those things for their own preservation which are most agreeable to the rules of wisdom. The design of this observation Isaiah , 1 st, To commend wisdom to us, and to teach us to imitate the providence of these creatures, as we are excited, Proverbs 6:6, to... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:29-31

Proverbs 30:29-31. There be three things which go well That walk decently, and with great alacrity and courage, or whose motion is majestic; A lion, which turneth not away for any Doth not flee from his pursuers, whether men or beasts, but walks away with a slow and majestic pace, as is observed by Aristotle, and many others; A greyhound Called in the Hebrew זרזיר מתנים , girt in the loins, either because its loins are slender, and, as it were, girt up into a little compass, or... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:11-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:18-19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:21-23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:24-28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:29-31

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