箴言 22:17-24 RCUVTS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 22:17-21

Solomon here changes his style and manner of speaking. Hitherto, for the most part, since the beginning of Prov. 10:1; he had laid down doctrinal truths, and but now and then dropped a word of exhortation, leaving us to make the application as we went along; but here, to the end of Prov. 22:17-24:34; he directs his speech to his son, his pupil, his reader, his hearer, speaking as to a particular person. Hitherto, for the most part, his sense was comprised in one verse, but here usually it is... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 22:22-23

After this solemn preface, one would have expected something new and surprising; but no; here is a plain and common, but very needful caution against the barbarous and inhuman practices of oppressing poor people. Observe, I. The sin itself, and that is robbing the poor and making them poorer, taking from those that have but little to lose and so leaving them nothing. It is bad to rob any man, but most absurd to rob the poor, whom we should relieve,?to squeeze those with our power whom we... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 22:24-25

Here is, 1. A good caution against being intimate with a passionate man. It is the law of friendship that we accommodate ourselves to our friends and be ready to serve them, and therefore we ought to be wise and wary in the choice of a friend, that we come not under the sacred tie to any one whom it would be our folly to accommodate ourselves to. Thought we must be civil to all, yet we must be careful whom we lay in our bosoms and contract a familiarity with. And, among others, a man who is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:17

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise ,.... Here begins a new part or division of this book. According to some, the "third"; the "first" ending with Proverbs 9:18 , the "second" at Proverbs 22:16 , and a "third", beginning here, and ending with Proverbs 24:34 . It is certain that what follows from hence to the end of that is written in another style, by way of exhortation, caution; and instruction, and is directed to particular persons: as here an exhortation is made to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:18

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee ,.... Or, "in thy belly" F1 בבטנך "in ventre tuo", V. L. Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens. . That is, in thine heart, in the inmost recesses of it; where the words or doctrines of the wise should be received in the love of them, and carefully laid up and retained; which will upon reflection yield much pleasure, like Ezekiel's roll, which was in his belly as honey for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:19

That thy trust may be in the Lord ,.... By means of the words of the wise, or doctrines of the Gospel, faith in Christ is first had; men are directed and encouraged hereby to believe in him; and by the same means faith is increased, confirmed, and established. This is the end of penning the Scriptures, and of the Gospel ministry, as follows: I have made known to thee this day, even to thee ; the said words and doctrines in the ministry of the word, by the Spirit of wisdom and revelation... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:20

Have not I written to thee excellent things ,.... In the Scriptures. Some render it, "three things" F3 שלשים "terna", Montanus, Vatablus, so Jarchi. ; and think that Solomon refers to the three divisions of the Scriptures among the Jews, the law, the prophets, and holy writings; so Jarchi; but some of those writings then were not: or to the three books wrote by him; the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. Others render it, "in a threefold way" F4 τριαρως , Sept.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:21

That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth ,.... Such are the doctrines of the Gospel; they are "the words of truth"; are written in the Scriptures of truth; come from the God of truth; the subject matter of which is Christ, who is the truth, and which the Spirit of truth leads into: there is a "certainty" in these; they are in the sure word of prophecy; are contained in the inspired and infallible word of God, and are no other than the Gospel of God; nothing is more... read more

John Gill

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

Rob not the poor, because he is poor ,.... And cannot help himself; cannot go to law with him that has injured him, and defend his own cause; which the other knowing, is the more emboldened to spoil and defraud him, which is an aggravation of his sin: or, "for he is poor" F7 כי דל חוא "nam tenuis est", so some in Mercerus. ; to rob any man is an evil and an injurious thing; but to rob the poor is cruel and barbarous; rather something should be given them, and not anything taken... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:23

For the Lord will plead their cause ,.... If counsellors at the bar will not, he will; if judges on the bench will not do them justice, he will; he will judge the poor of the people; he will plead their cause, and plead it thoroughly, till he has brought forth judgment unto victory: woe to the man against whom Jehovah pleads; happy the poor on whose side he is; for their Redeemer is mighty, the Lord of hosts is his name, Psalm 72:4 ; and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them ; they... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 22:17-21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 22:22-23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 22:24-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:21

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:23

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