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Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 21:28

A false witness, Heb. a witness of lies; one who is forward to swear or speak false things, or such things as he hath not heard nor learned from others, nor seen, but devised in his own heart. Shall perish; shall be severely punished, either by God or men, and shall be confounded and silenced, because none will for the future regard or credit his testimony. The man that heareth; he who hears before he speaks, and witnesseth nothing but what he hath heard or seen, and knows to be true. Speaketh... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 21:29

Hardeneth his face; continueth in evil courses with obstinacy and impudence, in spite of all the commands of God, or counsels of men. He directeth his way; he ordereth his steps aright; and if at any time, he goeth awry, he doth not add rebellion to his sin, nor persist in his error, but considereth his ways, and turneth his feet to God’s testimonies, as David did, Psalms 119:59. Or, considereth his way, remembering with grief and shame what he hath done, and taking better heed to himself for... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 21:27-28

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 21:27. With a wicked mind, literally “for iniquity, and may refer to a desire to cloak a sinful purpose by an outward show of piety, or an attempt to expiate a sinful act by an outward atonement. Miller reads for “how much more” “because also.” Proverbs 21:28. Constantly, rather for ever. Stuart understands the verse to mean “that the sincere listener to the Divine commands will ever be at liberty to speak, and find confidence put in what he says.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 21:29

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 21:29. Hardeneth his face, or “putteth on a bold countenance.” Directeth, or “considereth” or “establisheth.”MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:29THE FACE AND THE WAYThe last verb in the text is better translated—establisheth, or maketh firm.I. What is intended to reveal may be used to conceal. The human countenance is intended to express the feelings of the mind, and when a man is not afraid for another to read his thoughts and intentions, his face is to a great extent the... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 21:30-31

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:30-31COUNSEL AGAINST THE LORDI. Only those plans succeed which harmonise with the will of God. This is of course true only in regard to the ultimate and final issue of men’s plans and purposes. Sometimes, and indeed oftentimes, counsel against the Lord is very successful for a season, and for a very long season, but it is only for a season. 1. This is obvious if we consider God’s knowledge of the future. It is inseparable from His Divine nature that He shall be... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:1-31

Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31 .Proverbs 21:1-31 , Solomon declares:The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will ( Proverbs 21:1 ).The word "rivers of water" is in the Hebrew "as the water courses." Now in the land of Israel, they had made many sluices for the water by which they could direct the water from the river to their farm areas. And these sluices were, of course, to turn the water to bring it to a desired... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 21:1-31

Proverbs 21:1 . The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will. The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn fields, which irrigate the lands by a diversion of the streams. This doctrine asserts the providence of God over the nations, and over the church. God commissioned the king of Assyria to punish the Jews for idolatry. Isaiah 10:5. How remarkably was the heart of Cyrus, of Darius, and of Artaxerxes... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 21:30

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.The vanity of attempting to oppose GodOne of the most formidable methods of attacking religion is to exhibit it as a contrivance fit for narrow geniuses and mean souls. One of the most proper means to establish irreligion is to represent it as suited to great and generous minds.I. Consider the text is regard to worldly grandeur. We sometimes see those who are called grandees in the world resist God, pretend to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:27

Pro 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind? Ver. 27. The sacrifice of the wicked, &c. ] See Trapp on " Pro 15:8 " How much more when he bringeth it, &c. ] As Balak and Balaam did. Num 23:1-2 As those that present ex rapine holocaustum, a sacrifice of what they have got by rapine and robbery; and as those likewise that ask good things at God’s hand, that they may "consume them upon their lusts." Jam 4:3 Let the... read more

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