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SCORNFUL MEN - The men who head political or religious revolutions,
who inflame (literally as in the margin) the minds of the people
against the powers that be....
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CHAPTER 29 THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
These final instructions given in proverbs cover the similar ground as
those in the previous Chapter s. Wisdom shines out in each, and the
contents of every proverb s...
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PROVERBS 29:2. _cf._ Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12.
Proverbs 29:4. he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presen
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SCORNFUL MEN. Scoffers. Hebrew "men of scorning".
BRING. CITY, &C. Illustrations: Judah (2 Chronicles 36:16); rulers
(Isaiah 28:14. and Matthew 27:39).
turn away wrath. Illustrations:
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_bring a city into a snare_ Rather, SET A CITY ON FIRE, A. V. marg.,
or, IN A FLAME, R.V.; ἐξέκαυσαν, LXX. Comp. Proverbs 20:10;
Proverbs 26:21; and, for an illustration of the proverb, the story of
S...
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CHAPTER 29
TEXT Proverbs 29:1-9
1.
He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck
Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2.
When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice;...
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Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
SCORNFUL MEN (WHO, WHEN REPROVED FOR SIN, NOT ONLY DO NOT REPENT, BUT
SCORN AT DIVINE AND HUMAN LAWS) BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE...
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KINGS AND FATHERS
3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15)....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 29
V1 A man might refuse to change his behaviour, even if many people try
to correct him.
A terrible trouble will suddenly ruin that man’s lif...
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People hate insults. The inhabitants of this city will be very angry.
They might even want to attack the people who insulted them. But this
reaction is not always sensible.
Wise men will help the cit...
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SCORNFUL MEN. — See above on Proverbs 1:22.
BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE. — Rather, _excite the passions of;_
literally, _fan,_ as a flame.
WISE MEN TURN AWAY WRATH. — By their gentle counsels....
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אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צֹון יָפִ֣יחוּ קִרְיָ֑ה
וַ֝ חֲכָמִ֗ים...
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CHAPTER 30
THE NEED OF REVELATION
"Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth
the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18
THE form of the proverb shows that we are not to treat the...
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Verse Proverbs 29:2. The sentiment of this proverb often recurs. On
the surface it hardly appears to be true. To observe long issues is to
be convinced of the absolute accuracy of the sentiment.
Vers...
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_Corrupt. Hebrew, "scoffers," who provoke both God and men._...
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A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. In
the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous
doth sing and rejoice. The righteous considereth the cause of...
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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...
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SCORNFUL MEN BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE,.... Such as despise dominion,
speak evil of dignities; proud and haughty men, that speak Loftily,
and with a contempt of their superiors; or who make a mock at...
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Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away
wrath.
Ver. 8. _Scornful men bring a city into a snare._] The Vulgate render
it, Pestilent persons undo a city or a state; as Nahash d...
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_Scornful men_ That mock at religion, the obligations of conscience,
the fears of another world, and every thing that is sacred and
serious; who when employed in the business of the state do things wi...
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This FIFTH SECTION now has similarities to the fourth, but carries us
further, for if the fourth stresses mainly the testing of ways and
walk. This dwells more upon results, that is the recompenses of...
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BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE:
Or, set a city on fire...
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BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE; expose it to God's wrath and to destruction
by their self-conceit and wilfulness, by their wicked counsels and
courses, whereby they seduce and infect the generality of the...
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Proverbs 29:8 Scoffers H3944 H582 set H6315 city H7151 aflame H6315
(H8686) wise H2450 away H7725 ...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Those who never regard the Word of God are an easy prey to
the enemy of souls. A confidence in God and His Word enables one to
look...
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Proverbs 29:1. _He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck._ The
Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες
και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθαι και
δεδοικεναι οφειλουοιν. Αυξεται γαρ
αυτοις τα τ...
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_Scornful men bring a city into a snare._
THE SNARES OF THE METROPOLIS
As residents in London we ask, Is there as much wickedness here as in
other great cities? Are there snares and temptations of a...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 29:8. BRING A CITY, etc., literally, “_set a city on
fire_.”
PROVERBS 29:9. The second clause should rather be “_he rageth and
laugheth (i.e._, the fool), _and there is no...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter reinforces many precept given previously.
PROVERBS 29:1
HE THAT BEING OFTEN REPROVED HARDENETH HIS NECK; literally, _a man of
reproofs—_one_ _who has had a long experience of...
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He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be
destroyed, and that without remedy (Proverbs 29:1).
That is a heavy, heavy proverb. The person that is often reproved by
God. How ma...
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1 Thessalonians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; 2 Samuel 24:16; 2 Samuel
24:17;...
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THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Proverbs 29:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole,
reads thus: "He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall
su...
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Wrath — The wrath of God or of men, who were enraged against it....