"A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.""The Bible gives blind optimism its right name. It is not faith but folly. This was mentioned in Proverbs 14:15-16, and will be repeated in even stronger language in Proverbs 27:12."[3] read more
"The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life."This verse, which stresses humility and the fear of the Lord, "Sums up several of the principal lessons of Proverbs."[4] As a matter of fact, it gives a brief summary of the chief obligations of human life on earth. read more
"Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them."He that keepeth his soul carries the frightening implication that one may lose his soul, a fact emphasized by Jesus (Matthew 16:26). "Many toils, trials and sufferings will be met by the sinful."[5] One's soul is that immortal part of him that shall at last give an account in the presence of God. read more
Proverbs 22:2. The rich and poor meet together— The world does not consist all of rich, nor all of poor; but they are mixed together, and have need one of another, and will properly harmonise if they consider that there is one Lord who is the creator of both, who hath by his providence ordered this inequality for their mutual good, and who is no respecter of persons. read more
Proverbs 22:4. By humility and the fear of the Lord— The reward of meekness, which is the fear of the Lord, is wealth, &c. Schultens. Houbigant renders it, The rewards of modesty and the fear of the Lord, are, &c. Or it may be rendered, The fruit of humility. &c. read more
1. A good name— ( :-, Hebrew); "good" is supplied here from :-. loving favour—kind regard, that is, of the wise and good. read more
2. Before God all are on the same footing (Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 17:5). read more
3. are punished—that is, for their temerity; for the evil is not necessarily punitive, as the prudent might otherwise be its objects. read more
4. humility and the fear of the Lord—are in apposition; one produces the other. On the results, compare Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 8:18. read more
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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 22:2
"The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all."This means that, "There are social differences among men; but all men, as creatures of God, have their rights, and their mutual obligations of respect and kindness."[2] There is a terrible equality of all men who have one Creator, are all sinful, are all mortal, and who all cross the threshold of our common grave. All men have the invitation to receive eternal life upon the conditions God has provided it; and all men have... read more