The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:3
Disquietude and complaint We have— I. GOD 'S RIGHTEOUS WAY . The way in which God intended man to walk was that way of wisdom, all of whose paths are peace. This divinely appointed way is that of holy service. Man, like every other being above him, and every other creature below him in the universe, was created to serve. We were created to serve our God and out kind; and in this double service we should find our rest and our heritage. This, which is God's way, should have been... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:3
Fretting against the Lord This is a condition of inward rebellion, or at best of grieving over the will of God instead of submitting to it in silence if it is not yet within our power to embrace it with affection. Consider this condition in its various relations. I. IT IS POSSIBLE . It might be supposed that, however one fretted against his circumstances, he would not carry his complainings hack to God. But Moses told the Israelites that when they murmured against him they were... read more