Proverbs 25:1-13

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 25:1-28

IV. LATER COLLECTION BY THE MEN OF HEZEKIAHTrue wisdom proclaimed as the chief good to kings and their subjectsChaps. 25–29Superscription: Proverbs 25:11 These also are proverbs of Solomonwhich men of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, collected.1. Admonition to the fear of God and righteousness, addressed to kings and subjectsProverbs 25:2-282 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;but the glory of kings to search out a matter.3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth,and the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Proverbs 25:1-14

Words Fitly Spoken Proverbs 25:1-14 This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great to be disclosed to the vulgar eye of mere curiosity, but it will be unfolded to royal souls that seek for it as for hid treasure…. The great rulers of the world must have their secret counsels, but they should be freed from evil counselors, as gold from dross…. Compare Proverbs 25:6 and Proverbs 25:7 with Luke 14:8-10 ….... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28

We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, the proverbs in this collection are more picturesque than the former. For the most part, they are antithetical, and logical. These are pictures, and are more perfectly parabolic. In passing over them we shall again note some of the more striking. Verse Proverbs 25:11. The figure is intended to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28

A Collection Of Solomon’s Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon’s presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial heading detailing the details of the author and his purpose in writing (Proverbs 1:1-7), continued with a Prologue which laid the foundation for what was to follow (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18), and was then followed by the body of the work introduced by one or more subheadings. In Solomon’s... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 25:1-28

First Division.— In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. Proverbs 25:2-Judges : b. A series of three quatrains relating to kings. Proverbs 25:4 b. Very obscure. Refining silver does not produce a vessel, and the parallelism with Proverbs 25:5 b is unsatisfactory. LXX “ it will be wholly purified” probably represents the original text. Proverbs 25:6 f. cf. Luke... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 25:1

These, which are contained in this and the following chapters. The men of Hezekiah; certain persons appointed by Hezekiah for that work, whether prophets, as Isaiah, Hosea, or Micah, who lived in his days, or some others, it is neither evident nor material. Most of them are political precepts, and such as in a special manner concerned Hezekiah and other princes to know, for the conduct of their house and kingdom. Copied out; either out of other books or writings of Solomon, concerning natural... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 25:2

It is the glory of God; it is agreeable to the nature and highly conducing to the honour of God, because it is a testimony of his infinite wisdom and knowledge, of his absolute power and sovereignty, and of his other incomprehensible perfections. To conceal a thing; to keep his counsels and the reasons of his actions in his own breast, that he needs not to impart them to any other for their advice and assistance, as being self-sufficient both for the contrivance and execution of whatsoever... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 25:3

The heaven for height, and the earth for depth; as no man upon earth can exactly discover the height of heaven, or the depth of earth, or discern what is contained in them. The heart of kings is unsearchable; though wise kings will search out other men and things, yet their inward thoughts and purposes are hardly discoverable, partly because every man’s heart lies out of the sight of others, and partly because it is the practice of kings industriously to conceal their intentions. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 25:4

Then, and not till then, it is fit for that use. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 25:5

From before the king; from his court and councils. Shall be established, by removing them who by their wicked counsels and practices provoked God’s displeasure against the king, and blasted his reputation, and alienated the hearts of his people from him. Established in righteousness, by such impartial execution of justice. read more

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