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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:3

The integrity of the upright shall guide them ,.... The Spirit of God is the best guide of an upright man; he leads into all truth, and unto the land of uprightness, and continues to be a guide, even unto death; and it is right to walk after him, and not after the flesh: and besides him, the upright man has the word of God as a lamp to his feet, and a light to his paths, which he does well to take heed to; and next to that is the sincerity and uprightness of his heart, which will not suffer... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:4

Riches profit not in the day of wrath ,.... When God takes away the soul, and summons to judgment, and brings to it; and as riches profited not Rome Pagan, in the day of the Lamb's wrath upon it; so neither will they profit Rome Papal, when it will come in remembrance before God, to give it the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath; see Revelation 6:15 ; but righteousness delivereth from death ; from the curse of a corporeal death; from the power of a spiritual one; and from... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:5

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way ,.... Or "make it plain" F6 תישר "rectam facit", Cocceius; "complanat viam ejus", Schultens. ; that is, the righteousness of those who are perfect in Christ, complete in him, perfectly justified by his righteousness; that righteousness makes their way plain; it is the direct way, the highway, the pathway to eternal life and happiness; see Proverbs 12:28 ; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness ; or, "in his... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:6

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them ,.... From death, as in Proverbs 11:4 ; and from falling by sin, totally and finally; or into it, so as to perish eternally; as well as it shall deliver those out of Babylon, who are the Lord's people, that will be found therein when that is about to fall; see Revelation 18:4 ; but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness ; in the very act of sin, and be punished for it; taken in it as in a net, and which they have... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:7

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish ,.... His expectation of a longer life, of getting more riches, attaining to more honour, enjoying more pleasure here, and of having happiness hereafter, and of being delivered from wrath to come; he will then find, when he comes to die, that his expectations in this world are vain, and those which respect happiness in another world are ill-grounded; or when he dies, the expectation of others that depended on him, trusted in him, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:8

The righteous is delivered out of trouble ,.... One after another he comes into, if not in this life, yet at death; which is to him a perfect deliverance out of all tribulation; see Revelation 7:14 ; or when the wicked die, as in Proverbs 11:7 , then the righteous are delivered from the trouble they gave them, or designed to give them; though it seems rather to design deliverance from trouble in the first sense, since it follows, and the wicked cometh in his stead ; as Haman did in... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:9

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour ,.... Deceives him with his flatteries and lies, and draws him into destructive schemes and practices; or "corrupts" him, as the word F9 ישחת "corrumpet", Schultens; so Pagninus, Montanus; "corrumpit", Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Mercerus, Gejerus. signifies, and as the Targum renders it, with false doctrines; so, with fair words and good speeches, such who lie in wait to deceive impose upon the simple and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:10

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth ,.... As it always does, even in the worst of times; in times of public calamity and distress, and when enemies rise up on all hands; it is well with them in life, in death, and to all eternity; see Isaiah 3:10 ; but there are particular times when it goes well with them, which is matter of joy to others; when they prosper in the worm, increase in riches and honour, and are advanced to places of authority and trust; just magistrates... read more

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

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted ,.... That is, either by the blessings with which they are blessed; and these are either temporal or spiritual: when good men are blessed with temporal blessings, the place where they live is the better it; and especially the poor, for they do not eat their morsel alone; and where there are many of these, and in prosperous circumstances, it is the exaltation and glory of a city taken in a literal sense; and which is the more blessed for... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:12

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour ,.... Not only in his heart, but by giving him opprobrious language; he speaks contemptibly of him, either because he thinks he is wiser than his neighbour, and therefore calls him fool at every turn; as those who are most destitute of wisdom conceit they have the largest share of it, and despise others; or else because he is richer than his neighbour, as the poor is generally despised by the rich; or because he fancies he is holier than he,... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:10

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:12

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