George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Proverbs 10:19
Sin. A prolix discourse on subjects of importance is not reprehended. (St. Augustine, Retrac. 1.) --- But it is very difficult to speak much, without going against some virtue. (Calmet)
Sin. A prolix discourse on subjects of importance is not reprehended. (St. Augustine, Retrac. 1.) --- But it is very difficult to speak much, without going against some virtue. (Calmet)
Verse Proverbs 10:19. _IN THE MULTITUDE OF WORDS_] It is impossible to speak much, and yet speak nothing but truth; and injure no man's character in the mean while....
THERE WANTETH NOT SIN - Some render this, “Sin shall not cease,” etc., i. e., many words do not mend a fault. Silence on the part both of the reprover and the offender is often better. The King James...
II. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON: CHAPTER S 10--19:19 Beginning with the tenth chapter we have the collection of proverbs given by inspiration through Solomon. In this section the personal address, “My son...
PROVERBS 10:2 (_cf._ Psalms 3:7). RIGHTEOUSNESS: the growth of the conception of righteousness is an important subject. As in the Pss., there is a specific class the righteous opposed to the wicked. T...
WANTETH NOT SIN. lacketh not sin. Illustrations: Job (Pro 32:2. Pro 34:5, Pro 34:12. Pro 35:16. Pro 42:3); Job's friends (Pro 32:3. Pro 42:7, Pro 42:8); the widows (1 Timothy 5:13). Of the "Twelve", t...
A Greek parallel has been cited from Stobæus: πολυλογία πολλὰ σφάλματα ἔχει, and a Latin from Cato: Virtutem primam esse puta compescere linguam. Proximus ille Deo est qui scit ratione tacere....
TEXT Proverbs 10:12-22 12. Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions. 13. In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that i...
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. IN THE MULTITUDE OF WORDS THERE WANTETH NOT SIN: BUT HE THAT REFRAINETH HIS LIPS IS WISE. "Refraineth," as...
Here we reach the first collection of what were supposed to be Solomon's proverbs. Most of them consist of two lines parallel to each other. The parallelism is one of contrast, or agreement, or explan...
Simeon, son of Gamaliel, said: 'All my days I have grown up among the wise, and I have found nought of better service than silence... Whoso is profuse of words causes sin.'...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 10 THE PROVERBS (WISE WORDS) OF SOLOMON (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 22:16) The second major section in the Book of Proverbs is...
Other people can benefit from our wisdom. Other people will suffer if we refuse God’s wisdom. These verses explain this....
Solomon is not saying that we should not speak. However, some people speak too much. If we want to help people, then we should listen to them. We should try to understand their problems. Then, maybe,...
IN THE MULTITUDE OF WORDS THERE WANTETH NOT SIN, for they are sure to fail in truthfulness, or charity, or opportuneness, and will come under the condemnation of Matthew 12:36, as being the outcome of...
בְּ רֹ֣ב דְּ֭בָרִים לֹ֣א יֶחְדַּל ־פָּ֑שַׁע ו
CHAPTER 11 WEALTH "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death." Proverbs 10:2 "O'er weening statesmen have full long relied On fleets and armies and external w...
THE BLESSING OF THE LORD MAKETH RICH Proverbs 10:17-32 Let us specially avoid talking too much. Silence is golden. See Proverbs 10:19. Yet _the tongue of the just is as choice silver and the lips of...
Here begin the proverbs proper. In this collection they are antithetical, They present a sharp contrast between wisdom and folly in the outworking of such in practical life. Seeing that this is indeed...
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. He that hideth hatred with lying li...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
IN THE MULTITUDE OF WORDS THERE WANTETH NOT SIN,.... Where a great deal is said, without care and forethought, there will not only be many weak things uttered, but much falsehood, and at least many id...
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise. Ver. 19. _In the multitude of words._] _In multiloquio stultiloquium._ Many words are hardly well managed....
V. 19. IN THE MULTITUDE OF WORDS THERE WANTETH NOT SIN, that is, one given to excessive talking on any and every subject will easily become guilty of transgression; BUT HE THAT REFRAINETH HIS LIPS, sh...
1 The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties. Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 10:3. Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer h...
Men that love and commonly use much talking, do frequently run into many miscarriages, because such persons, for the most part, want wisdom to order their words aright, ECCLESIASTES 5:3, and speak has...
Proverbs 10:19 multitude H7230 words H1697 sin H6588 lacking H2308 (H8799) restrains H2820 (H8802) lips H8193 w
THE RIGHTEOUS (THE WISE) WALK UPRIGHTLY, ARE A WELLSPRING OF LIFE TO OTHERS, STORE UP KNOWLEDGE, ACCEPT CORRECTION, THINK BEFORE THEY SPEAK AND ACT AS SHEPHERD TO MANY. THE UNRIGHTEOUS PERVERT THEIR W...
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...
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...
CONTENTS: The blessedness of the ways of righteousness and the folly of the ways of wickedness. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: The head of the just man will be crowned with the blessings both...
Proverbs 10:1. _The Proverbs of Solomon._ The nine preseding Chapter s may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been personified, and folly thrown into the darker shades. We have had a...
_In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin _ THE SIN OF GAB Carlyle says, “There is a great necessity indeed of getting a little more silent than we are. It seems to me that the finest nations...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 10:19_ SPEECH AND SILENCE I. THE WISDOM OF NOT ALWAYS USING THE TONGUE WHEN WE MIGHT. “He that refraineth his lips is wise.” The reputation of a good man...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-22:16 PART III. FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS. VERSE 1-12:28 First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with the words, "a wise son....
Now in chapter 10 we have individual proverbs. Most of these individual proverbs are in contrast, where they are contrasting the wise with the foolish, or the wicked with the righteous. Or the diligen...
Ecclesiastes 10:13; Ecclesiastes 10:14; Ecclesiastes 5:3; James 1:19;...