Proverbs 20:24

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 20:24

v. 24. Man's goings are of the Lord, he is dependent upon the Lord in all his actions, he is directed by the manner of God's disposal; how can a man, then, understand his own way? It is impossible for him to decipher the ways in which God directs him, he cannot uncover the secrets of God's government read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 20:1-30

ε) Admonition to avoid drunkenness, sloth, a contentious spirit, etcChap. 201 Wine is a mocker, strong drink boisterous,whosoever is led astray thereby is not wise.2 As the roaring of a lion is the dread of the king;he that provoketh him sinneth against his own soul.3 It is an honor to a man to dwell far from strife,but every fool breaketh forth.4 The sluggard plougheth not because of the cold;he seeketh in harvest and hath nothing.5 Counsel in the heart of a man is as... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Proverbs 20:16-30

“The Glory of Young Men” Proverbs 20:16-30 What a wonderful thought is given in Proverbs 20:27 ! We stand like a row of unlighted candles until God’s Spirit kindles us. Has the Divine Nature ever bent over your nature, communicating to it its glow and fire? If so, be very careful that no puff of wind shall extinguish that sacred spark; and see that it is supplied with the daily nutriment it requires. The whole paragraph seems to indicate the clear shining of this light, which must not be... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 20:1-30

Verse Proverbs 20:9. This is the eternal challenge which has but one answer. When a man recognizes this he begins to inquire for a Saviour. Verse Proverbs 20:14. "It is bad, it is bad," is the description which the buyer gives of the article of which he wishes to possess himself. The words used today are not identical, but the same buyer is in the markets. Verse Proverbs 20:21. Another of the ancient proverbs to which men need to attend today. It would be well to have this plainly engraved... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:1-30

Proverbs Of Solomon Part 2 (Proverbs 15:22 to Proverbs 22:16 ). At this point there is a sudden switch from proverbs which contrast one thing with another, which have been predominant since Proverbs 10:1, to proverbs where the second clause adds something to the first. Whilst we still find some contrasting proverbs, especially at the beginning, they are not so common. This may suggest a deliberate intention by Solomon to separate his proverbs into two parts. Furthermore such a change at this... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:1-30

Proverbs 20. We have still further traces in Proverbs 20:9; Proverbs 20:24 of the sceptical spirit and “ the obstinate questionings of self” characteristic of the later Greek period of Jewish thought. Proverbs 20:6 a. RV is strained and the Heb. is difficult. Read ( cf. Syr. and Lat.) “ Many a man is called kind.” Proverbs 20:8 . winnoweth ( mg.) is more literal than RV, and conveys better the idea of personal scrutiny ( cf. the ideal king in Psalms 72 and Isaiah 11). Proverbs 20:9 . For the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 20:24

Man’s goings, all men’s purposes and actions, are of the Lord; are ordered and overruled by God’s wise and powerful providence to accomplish his own counsel and good pleasure, and not what men list or intend. His own way; either, 1. What course he ought to take; which he cannot know without God’s direction and assistance: compare Proverbs 16:9; Jeremiah 10:23. Or, 2. What is the issue of his designs will be, whether they shall succeed or be disappointed; the way being taken for the end or event... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 20:24

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 20:24. Man. The first word, Geber, denoting a superior or mighty man: the second, Adam, man in general, or an ordinary man. MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 20:24GOD OVER ALLA reference to the Critical Notes will show that in this verse there is an argument from the greater to the less, for the first clause contains an affirmation of a truth, and the second an argument drawn therefrom.I. The truth affirmed, viz.—That the actions of the most mighty men, and the purposes of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 20:1-30

Chapter 20Into chapter 20.Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise ( Proverbs 20:1 ).He will have more to say about wine as we move along in our study next week, chapter 23. "Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has babblings? Who has wounds without cause? Who has red eyes? They that tarry long at wine; and those that go to seek mixed wine," and so foRuth ( Proverbs 23:29-30 ). It talks about them in chapter 23. "Wine is a mocker,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 20:1-30

Proverbs 20:1 . Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging. In the book of Ecclesiasticus intoxication is connected with poverty, with harlots, with destruction: chap. Proverbs 19:1-2. Cyrus, after noticing great disorder in the court of Persia, is reported by Xenophon as saying, oh Darius, we were all kings last night. Darius, his ministers, and his cup-bearers all asleep on the carpets together. Proverbs 20:2 . The fear of a king. See on Proverbs 19:12. Many proverbs in this chapter... read more

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