A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS, THE BASIS OF THE RIGHTEOUS FAMILY, AND THE DESTINY OF EACH (PROVERBS 12:1). We have here another subsection in which the various attributes of the righteous are commended, with the unrighteous (the wicked) being revealed as what they are. The r... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHTEOUS ARE COMPASSIONATE AND HARD WORKING AND WILL PROSPER, WHILE THE UNRIGHTEOUS ARE LACKING IN COMPASSION AND SLOTHFUL AND WILL SUFFER LACK AND BE PUNISHED (PROVERBS 12:9). The first three verses of this subsection deal with a man who is not too highly thought of, and yet (because he behave... [ Continue Reading ]
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH AND SOUND AUTHORITY (PROVERBS 12:17). In this next subsection the stress is on truth as opposed to falsehood, on authority as opposed to disobedience, and on the benefits accruing from both. Truth is especially stressed in Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 12:19; Proverbs 12:22, but a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHTEOUS PREVAIL THROUGH THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF WISDOM, WHILST THE UNRIGHTEOUS GO ASTRAY BECAUSE THEY REJECT WISDOM (PROVERBS 12:25 TO PROVERBS 13:6). In the first part of the subsection there is an emphasis on guiding and learning. ‘A good word makes (the heart) glad' (Proverbs 12:25). ‘The righte... [ Continue Reading ]