Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 22:24
24, 25. (Compare Proverbs 2:12-15; Proverbs 4:14). read more
24, 25. (Compare Proverbs 2:12-15; Proverbs 4:14). read more
The influence of a hothead can prove detrimental (cf. Proverbs 1:10-19; Proverbs 14:17; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:1). read more
These proverbs are very unlike the preceding in tone, and style. The author’s own personality is brought distinctly into view (Proverbs 22:17-21; Proverbs 23:15); he had a high opinion of the value of his maxims; he arranges them in strophes, not in couplets.18. Fitted] RV ’established together,’ i.e. ready (1 Peter 3:15). 20. For excellent things RM suggests ’heretofore.’ Perhaps we should read ’triply’: cp. Hosea 8:12 RV. 21. RM ’Them that send thee,’ i.e. his parents. Perhaps it ought to be,... read more
Proverbs 22:13 In the text before us the slothful man is made to give the reason for his slothfulness. Of course it is easy to see that his reply is a mere excuse. He does not want to bestir himself. He much prefers the comfort of his own fireside. Still he must show some reason for his conduct. This lion is simply the creature of his lively imagination. Yet in his judgment any excuse is better than no excuse at all, hence his words 'There is a lion without, in the streets'. I. No man can close... read more
CHAPTER 24EDUCATION: THE PARENT’S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD"Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6"Withhold not correction from the child; if thou beat him with the rod he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol."- Proverbs 23:13-14IN Lecture IV we examined two of the main principles which should be inculcated on children in a Christian home. In the present lecture we approach the... read more
CHAPTER 22 Instructions Continued Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well thought of, he is less honorable than the poor man who has a name and good reputation. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says: “A good name is better than precious ointment” Ecclesiastes 7:11 ). The third verse has a wise message: “The prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.” The... read more
22:24 Make {o} no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:(o) Have nothing to do with him that is not able to rule his affections: for he would hurt you by his evil conversation. read more
In these chapters we have a series of exhortations to a life of godliness expressed in general terms about as follows: 1. Confidence in God as a wise ruler (chap. 16) 2. A disposition of peacefulness and contentment (chap. 17) 3. The virtues of affability, fidelity, and others of a social nature (chap. 18) 4. Humility and meekness (chap. 19) 5. Sobriety, diligence and kindness (chap. 21) 6. Justice, patience, submission (chap. 21) 7. The attainment and preservation of a good name (chap. 22) 8.... read more
The Pure In Heart, Etc. Pro 22:11-29 "He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of [or, and hath grace in] his lips the king shall be his friend" [Lit., "He that loveth pureness of heart, his lips are gracious, the king is his friend"] ( Pro 22:11 ). This would seem to be the lower level of the holy word spoken upon the mount "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." This proverb sets forth the image of a man whose pure heart finds an equivalent or correspondence in the... read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 22:24-25
Proverbs 22:24-25. Make no friendship with an angry man— "By how much the more devoutly the laws of friendship among good men are to be observed, by so much the more it stands us upon to use all caution, even at the very first, in the prudent election of friends; and, let the dispositions and humours of our friends be what they will, so far as concerns ourselves only, they are by all means to be borne withal: but when they impose a necessity upon us to behave ourselves just as they would have... read more