잠언 3:31-34 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-35

6. Sixth admonitory discourse. In this discourse the teacher still carries on his object, which is to demonstrate the conditions upon which true wisdom and happiness are to be attained. The discourse differs from the preceding in consisting of detached proverbs, and may be divided into two main sections—the first ( Proverbs 3:27-30 ) enjoining benevolence, that love to one's neighbour which is the fulfilling of the Law; the second warning against emulating the oppressor and associating... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:29-31

Odious passions Let them he held up in the clear exposure of Wisdom, that their very mention may suggest their hideousness. I. MALICE AND ITS DEVICES . ( Proverbs 3:29 .) Literally, "Forge not ill against thy neighbour." 1 . Malice, like love, is all-inventive. But as the devices of the latter are the very instruments of progress and good, so those of the former are pernicious—burglar's tools, cunning instruments of torture. 2 . Directed against unsuspecting objects,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:31

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. The thought of strife in the preceding verse leads to that of oppression, and the precept is directed against fellowship with those who outrage the general law of benevolence and justice, Envy not ; i.e. as Stuart, "Do not anxiously covet the booty which men of violence acquire." Success and wealth may follow from severity and extortion, but the man who acquires prosperity by these means is not to be envied even by the victim of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:32

This verse gives the reason for the previous warning. The oppressor is here included under the more general term, "the froward." The froward; naloz, hiph. participle from luz , "to bend aside," and hence a perverted or wicked man, one who turns aside from the way of uprightness, a transgressor of the Law (cf. LXX ; παράνομος ); and so the opposite of "the righteous," y'sharim, "the upright," those who pursue the path of justness, or the straightforward. Abomination ( toevah );... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:32-35

The discernment of Jehovah This is a leading thought of the Old Testament. In ordinary life, in civilized times, the character of individuals is concealed from us by the intermixtures of society and the complexity of its interests. Even in village life it is difficult to classify people; but God distinguishes in— I. HIS VIEW OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER . 1 . He abominates the perverse, the crooked, twisted, deceitful character. All in the spirit must be compared with that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:33

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked. From Proverbs 3:33 to the end of the discourse the contrast is continued between the condition of the wicked and the just, the scornful and the lowly, the wise and the fools. In the verse before us a further reason is given why the prosperity of the wicked is not enviable. The curse of Jehovah dwells in and rests upon his house. The curse ; m'erah, from arav, "to curse." This word only occurs five times in the Old Testament once in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:33-35

The height of well-being and the depth of ill-being The issues of righteousness and unrighteousness are here very broadly stated. These verses indicate to us the long and large results of wisdom on the one hand and of folly on the other. I. THOSE WHOM GOD FAVOURS AND THAT WHICH HE APPORTIONS THEM . There are three epithets by which they are here characterized; they are called "the just," "the lowly," and "the wise." In those whom God loves and means to bless there... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:34

Surely he scorneth the scorners; literally, if with regard to the scorners he scorneth ( im lalletsim hu yalits ); i.e. he repays scorn with scorn; or, as Rabbi Salomon, "He renders to them so that they fall in their own derision ( reddit ipsis ut in sua derisione corruant ) . " He renders their schemes abortive. He resists them. The scorners ( letsim ) are those who treat with scoffing regard the precepts and truths of God; the arrogant, proud, insolent, here placed in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 3:30-32

Proverbs 3:30-32. Strive not Either by words before the magistrate, or otherwise by thine actions; with a man without cause Without just and necessary cause; if he have done thee no harm Whereby it is clearly implied, that, in case of injury, a man may, by all lawful means, defend himself. Envy thou not the oppressor For his impunity and success in his wicked designs, and the wealth which he gains by unrighteous practices; and choose none of his ways For what men envy in others they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 3:33-35

Proverbs 3:33-35. The curse of the Lord is in the house, &c. Not only upon his own person, but upon his posterity, and upon all his domestic concerns. But he blesseth the habitation Hebrew, נוה , the cottage, or sheepcot, that is, the dwelling, however mean; of the just The blessing of God is upon him, his house and family, and all his concerns. Surely he scorneth the scorners He will expose to scorn and contempt all proud and insolent sinners, who make a mock at sin,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:29-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:32-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:33-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 3:30-32

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 3:33-35

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