Proverbs 24:22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:21-22

Note, 1. Religion and loyalty must go together. As men, it is our duty to honour our Creator, to worship and reverence him, and to be always in his fear; as members of a community, incorporated for mutual benefit, it is our duty to be faithful and dutiful to the government God has set over us, Rom. 13:1, 2. Those that are truly religious will be loyal, in conscience towards God; the godly in the land will be the quite in the land; and those are not truly loyal, or will be so no longer than is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:22

For their calamity shall rise suddenly ,.... And come upon those that fear not God, and rebel against the king and the state, and innovate in matters of religion; and especially that bring in damnable heresies, and, while they cry Peace, peace, and are pleasing themselves with their new schemes and prosperous success, swift and sudden destruction comes upon them, 2 Peter 2:1 ; and who knoweth the ruin of them both ? of those that fear not the Lord, nor the king; or of those who are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 24:22

The ruin of them both? - Of them who do not fear the Lord; and of them that do not reverence the King. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:17-29

The ignobler and the nobler spirit (See homily on Proverbs 20:22 .) There can be no question at all, for the testimony of human history is everywhere and at all times the same, as to— I. OUR DISPOSITION UNDER SIN , IN VIEW OF OUR ENEMIES . These two passages indicate it. It is both passive and active. 1 . A disposition to rejoice at their discomfiture; to exult in the secret places of the soul when we hear of their failure, of their defeat, or even of their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:19-22

Religion fortifies the heart against envy I. THE TEMPTATION TO ENVY THE PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED . It is very marked in the Old Testament. It is a common temptation. For we look at the outside of man's condition, and are deceived by illusions. A pirate's venal in the distance, a mansion built and inhabited by infamy, are beautiful objects of aesthetic contemplation. So it is that the show and bravery of success master our senses. II. THE ANTIDOTE TO THESE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:21-22

An injunction urging loyalty to God and the king. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:22

For their calamity shall rise suddenly. Though these dissidents seem to succeed for a time, yet retribution shall fall suddenly upon them. And who knoweth the ruin of them both? This seems to mean the two classes, those who dishonour God and those who dishonour the king; but no such distinction is made in the previous verse; the rebels are classed under one category. Wordsworth renders, "the stroke of vengeance from them both," i . e . from God and the king. Otherwise, we must give... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 24:21-22

Proverbs 24:21-22. My son, fear thou the Lord and the king Honour and obey both God and the king, and all in authority. He properly puts God before the king, because God is to be served in the first place, and our obedience is to be paid to kings only in subordination to God, and not in those things which are contrary to God’s will and command; and meddle not with them that are given to change Hebrew, שׁונים אל תתערב עם , literally, mix not thyself with changers, or changeable persons,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-34

Godly and ungodly citizens (24:1-34)In contrast to the destructive schemes of the wicked are the constructive acts of the wise. A life built by wisdom is likened to a strongly built and richly furnished house (24:1-4). Wisdom gives people real strength and success, but folly gives them nothing worthwhile, not even sensible words that can benefit their fellow citizens (5-7). (In ancient times the place where citizens liked to gather was the open area just inside the city gate; v. 7. There they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 24:22

their: i.e. the king and a common man. calamity = overthrow. ruin = catastrophe. both: i.e. the two who are the subjects of this counsel. read more

Group of Brands