Proverbs 22:1-16 WEB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward ,.... Who walks contrary to the will and law of God; such a man meets with troubles, which are as thorns, grieving and distressing to him; and is taken in snares, and brought into difficulties, out of which he is not easily extricated; the thorns of affliction, and the snares of Satan: by the one his way is hedged up, and in the other his feet are taken; he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them ; he that is concerned for the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go ,.... As Abraham trained up his children, and those born in his house, in the way of the Lord, in the paths of justice and judgment; which are the ways in which they should go, and which will be to their profit and advantage; see Genesis 14:14 ; and which is the duty of parents and masters in all ages, and under the present Gospel dispensation, even to bring such who are under their care in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, Ephesians 6:4 ;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:7

The rich ruleth over the poor ,.... Usurps a dominion over them, and exercises it in a rigorous, oppressive, and tyrannical manner; otherwise they are generally the rich that rule, and if they rule well, in a lawful, gentle, and righteous manner, it is commendable; and the borrower is servant to the lender ; being under obligation to him, he is forced to be subject to him, and comply with his humours, and do and say as he would have him; it was a happiness promised to the Israelites,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:8

He that soweth iniquity F21 So, "serere fallaciam", in Plauti Poenulo, l. 1. v. 67. shall reap vanity ,.... He that practises sin, and is frequent in the commission of it; indulges to it in a profuse way, as the sower plentifully scatters his seed; such shall reaper possess nothing but sin and wickedness; for, what a man sows, that shall he reap; he shall eat the fruit of his doings, and have the reward of his works; see Job 4:8 ; or "nothing" F23 און "inanitatem ac nihilum",... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ,.... Or "a good eye" F25 טוב עין "bonus oculus", Montanus, Vatablus, Cocceius; "bonus oculo", Junilus & Tremellius, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens. ; who looks about him for proper objects to do good unto; looks pleasantly on them, and deals out cheerfully and bountifully to them; he shall be blessed with an increase of temporal good things, with spiritual blessings, and with eternal glory and happiness; when he does what... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:10

Cast out the scorner ,.... That makes a mock at sin, a jest at religion, and scoffs at all good men, and everything serious and spiritual; cast such an one out of all company and conversation; out of the family, as mocking Ishmael was cast out of Abraham's family; and out of the church, and all religious societies. Jarchi interprets it of the evil imagination or corruption of nature; but this will continue with a man as long as he lives, and, though it may be weakened and subdued, it is not... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:11

He that loveth pureness of heart ,.... Though man's heart is naturally impure, and all that is in it, the thoughts, affections, mind, conscience, understanding, and will; yet there is such a thing as pureness of heart; as where the grace of God is; where there it pure love to God, Christ, and to holy and heavenly things and persons; where there is pure and unfeigned faith in Christ, and a purifying hope of eternal life by him; where the Holy Spirit dwells as a sanctifier, and Christ dwells... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:12

The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge ,.... That is, the providence of God, whose eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth; these preserve the knowledge of himself, even among the Heathens in some measure; for what may be known of God is manifest in them, and showed to them: more particularly his providence has preserved the Scriptures, the means of knowledge, which men would have destroyed; and preserves men of knowledge, as Aben Ezra interprets it, the ministers of the word, the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:13

The slothful man saith, there is a lion without ,.... Or, "in the street". This he says within himself; or to those who call out to him, and put him on doing the business of his proper calling, whether in the field or elsewhere, which, through his slothfulness, he has a disinclination to; and therefore frames excuses, and suggests this and that difficulty or danger in the way, expressed by a "lion without"; and which shows the folly and weakness of his excuses, since lions do not usually... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:14

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit ,.... The mouth of harlots; the kisses of their mouth, their fair speech and flattering words, their amorous talk, and lascivious and wanton language, ensnare and draw unwary persons to commit lewdness with them, which bring them into a pit of ruin and destruction; a filthy one, and very deep, out of which it is not easy nor usual to be extricated: the allusion is to beasts taken in a pit dug for them; and these are as natural brute beasts, made to... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:14

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