Proverbs 3:1
_My son. God speaks, or the master instructs his disciple, ver. 21. (Calmet) --- We must remember and love instruction, and reduce it to practice. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_My son. God speaks, or the master instructs his disciple, ver. 21. (Calmet) --- We must remember and love instruction, and reduce it to practice. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Peace. These prefigured more substantial blessings. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Truth. Be kind and faithful to all, Genesis xxiv. 27., and Psalm xxiv. 10._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Good. Septuagint, "forecast good before the Lord and men." St. Paul seems to allude to this version, Romans xii. 17., and 2 Corinthians viii. 22. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_All. God will have nothing by halves. --- Lean not. By pride, 2 Corinthians xii. 13. All must be referred to God. (Calmet) --- In him we may safely trust. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Bones. Thou shalt enjoy perfect health._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Fruits. Septuagint add, "of justice;" to intimate that no presents will be acceptable, which have been unjustly acquired._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Him. Correction is rather a proof of love than of anger, Psalm iii. 19. (Calmet) --- God thus shews that he approves of his servants; and therefore his other promises, which seem of a temporal nature, must be understood with reference to the next life. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_And as. Septuagint, "but he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth," as St. Paul quotes this passage, Hebrews xii. 6. The verb is now wanting in Hebrew, or ceab; "as a father" may signify " scourgeth, in piel, (Menochius) with i prefixed. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Riches. Hebrew peninim, (Haydock) "pearls," Job xxviii. 18. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Glory. Her hands are full, and she grants favours with profusion, (Haydock) as with both hands, promising eternal life. (Worthington)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Life. Like that planted in paradise, Genesis ii. 9._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Wisdom. Hitherto he had spoken of that virtue. Now he treats of the uncreated wisdom, (Calmet) which is God the Son. (Menochius) (Jansenius) (St. Gregory, Mor. xii. 4.)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Out. The higher and lower waters being divided, (Calmet) or the channels formed to receive the waters. (Piscator) --- It may also speak of the deluge. (Ven. Bede) --- With. Hebrew, "have distilled dew." This is so copious, as to resemble rain in Palestine, Judges vi. 37., and 2 Kings xvii. 12._... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER III.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Mouth. There have been wise and virtuous men afflicted, ver. 11. But they have borne all with patience, and have merited a more glorious reward than what this earth could afford. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Able. Protestants, "withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it." Relieve the distressed. (Haydock) --- They have a title to that wealth, since those who possess it are bound to relieve the indigent. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "refrain not from doing... [ Continue Reading ]
_Present. Alms in season are doubly valuable. (Worthington) --- Antigonus acquired the title of Greek: Doson, "about to give," as he never gave, (Plutarch) but only promised._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Cause. We may defend ourselves; but herein great discretion is necessary. (Calmet) --- Cum pari contendere anceps est: cum superiore furiosum; cum inferiore sordidum. (Seneca, Prov.)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ways. Of injustice. Seek not to attain his prosperity by the same means. (Calmet)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Want. Hebrew, "a curse." --- Shall be. Hebrew, "he blesseth." (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Scorners. Literally, "he will delude the scorners." (Haydock) --- He will treat them as they would treat others, Psalm xvii. 27. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "the Lord resisteth the proud," &c. So the apostles quote this passage, 1 Peter v. 5., and James iv. 6. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Disgrace. They are seen by more, and their fall is more dangerous. (Calmet) --- "A fool extols what is ignominious." (Pagnin) (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]