Before thy death come; which he adds not exclusively, as if he ought not to be wish before, but emphatically, to show that how foolishly soever he had spent his former and younger years, it highly concerned him to be wise before it was too late, or before death came. read more
There are many devices in a man’s heart; understand out of the opposite clause, which shall not stand, but be disappointed. The counsel of the Lord; his eternal, and unchangeable, and most wise decree, which ofttimes contradicts, and always overrules, the designs and purposes of men. Shall stand, i.e. be certainly fulfilled, as this phrase is used, Jeremiah 44:28,Jeremiah 44:29, and elsewhere. read more
CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 19:18. Let not thy soul spare for his crying. The translations of most expositors here differ widely from the authorised version. Grotius, Maurer, Delitzsch, Zöckler, etc., read, “Let not thy soul rise to kill him,” “Go not too far to kill him,” etc., all understanding the precept to be directed against excessive severity. Cartwright renders it “Let not thy soul spare him, to his destruction.” Proverbs 19:20. Latter end, rather afterwards. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE... read more
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:21MANY PLANS WORKING TO ONE ENDThis proverb suggests—I. The ignorance and sinfulness of man, the infinite knowledge and goodness of God. Man is a creature of many devices; he is changeable in his purposes and plans because he is so ignorant concerning their issue. He cannot foretel with any certainty whether the event will be according to his desire, or, if it should be so, whether it will bring him satisfaction. Hence the purpose of to-day is not the purpose of... read more
Proverbs 19:21 The text plainly implies a great disconformity a want of coalescence between the designs of man and God; an estranged spirit of design on the part of man. And the case actually is so in the world. Many of the designs in men's hearts are formed independently of God; many in contrariety to Him. I. Independently of Him. In what proportion of men's internal devisings may we conjecture that there is any real acknowledgment of God? One in ten? One in twenty? In beginning to entertain... read more
Chapter 19Better is the poor that walks in his integrity [or in honesty], than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is even separated from his neighbor ( Proverbs 19:1-4 ).If you're rich, you have a lot of people coming around. But you really don't know. It... read more
Proverbs 19:1 . Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and whose body is swoln with corpulency. The contrast of men’s conditions, and their diversity of moral character, suggest a world of ideas respecting the conduct and issues of life. Proverbs 19:2 . That the soul be without knowledge, it is not good. The human mind, godlike in its powers, is worthy of culture. In the year 1780, the county of Dorset... read more
Proverbs 19:20Hear counsel and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.Instruction and counsel placed before the youngI. The advice given. These two things in the text will be found to imply all that is valuable in principle and all that is useful in practice. What is here meant is not the history of the world, the instructions of science, or the general field of literature; but the principles and instructions of religion. The Word of God discovers evidences of the fact... read more
Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.Devices and counselIt being impossible for us to know God absolutely, the highest degree of knowledge we can hope to attain unto is by way of comparison with ourselves and other creatures. But because we fail in right knowledge of ourselves, we fail also in right knowledge of God. We think God is altogether such an one as ourselves, and yet we do not know what we ourselves are. The... read more
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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath; or, he who is of great wrath, of strong passions; which may be understood either, 1. More particularly, of a son of such a temper, who is very impatient of correction, and breaks forth into violent passions upon that occasion; and then the following words contain the parent’s duty, which is to take care to punish him, because if he spare him that thee for his passion, he must do so again and again, the same cause returning upon him, and so must wholly forbear to chasten... read more