proverbs-24:23-27

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 24:27

This is a domestical precept, requiring both industry and prudence in the management of a man’s concerns, that he take care in the first place to furnish himself with cattle and the fruits of the field, which are necessary for his subsistence, and after that he may procure such things as are for ornament and comfort, such as the building of a convenient house is. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 24:23-26

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 24:23. These things also belong to the wise. Rather “These (the proverbs which follow) are also from wise men” The word also connects this introduction with that in chap. Proverbs 22:17. Proverbs 24:25. To them that rebuke, etc. The word him is not in the original, and spoils the sense. If this rendering of the verb is accepted, iniquity must be understood to be the subject of rebuke. Delitzsch however reads, “To them who rightly decide,” and Miller renders, “To them... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 24:27

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 24:27. House. This word may mean here as it does in Exodus 1:21, Ruth 4:11, 2 Samuel 7:27 etc., the family—the household interests.MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 24:27PLAN AND PATIENCEI. Here is a lesson in working with method. In all undertakings it is necessary to consider what is the most important and indispensable element of success, and to make sure of that first. In the building of a house in the literal sense, the first thing to be done is to have a well-considered... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-34

Chapter 24Again, he continues in twenty-four in putting them together in couplets or in phrases.Be not envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. For their heart studies destruction, and their lips talk of mischief ( Proverbs 24:1-2 ).The next one.Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established: and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all pleasant riches ( Proverbs 24:3-4 ).Wisdom and knowledge, the value of them.A wise man is strong; yea, a man... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 24:1-34

Proverbs 24:1 . Be not envious against evil men. Similar thoughts occur in Psalms 37:1, Psalms 73:0. Proverbs 17:1. Why should we envy the wicked? We are all going to lie in the common dust; their prosperity hastens their exit, while righteousness has the promise of long life, and all good things. By wisdom your house shall be built, and your chambers stored with valuable and pleasant treasures: chap. Proverbs 15:6. Proverbs 24:5 . A wise man is strong, for the guidance of his affairs;... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 24:23-26

Proverbs 24:23-26These things also belong to the wise.Social conductI. Here is partiality of judgment; that is bad. “It is no good to have respect of persons in judgment.” The principle of impartiality is enjoined both in the Old and the New Testament. In the Old, “Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.” In the New Testament we have these words, “My... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 24:25

Proverbs 24:25To them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. The duty of rebuking the wickedI. The duty and its obligation. By “rebuke” we may understand either that friendly office exercised by private persons towards their trespassing brethren, with a design and hope of reclaiming them from their evil ways, or else that severer method of proceeding by public censures and legal punishments, inflicted by persons in authority, with the same charitable end in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 24:27

Proverbs 24:27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. Preparation; its nature, obligation, and blessingsGod loves preparations. God gives little but to preparations. All His own great works He has done preparedly. Creation was not done without great forethought (Proverbs 8:27-31). And redemption was no sudden after-thought, for before the foundation of the earth was laid redemption was cast in the mind of God. And every event that... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:23

Pro 24:23 These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment. Ver. 23. These things also belong to the wise. ] As subjects must know their duties, so magistrates theirs; neither may they hold themselves too wise to learn. God can send even a Solomon to school to the raven, to the pismire, yea, to the lilies of the field, as being able to teach the wisest man by the weakest creature. It is not good to have respect of persons. ] Heb., To know... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:24

Pro 24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: Ver. 24. Him shall the people curse. ] Heb., They shall run him through; with their evil wishes for his evil sentence. He shall be generally hated, and set against, as was Herod, Pilate, Festus, Ferres, &c. read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 24:27

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 24:23-26

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 24:27

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-34

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 24:1-34

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 24:23-26

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 24:25

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 24:27

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:23

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:24

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