CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:1. Delitzsch translates the last clause, “_Than one with perverse lips, and so a fool_.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:1_ I. A REFERENCE TO AN UNEXPLAINED MYSTERY OF HUMAN LIFE. It is here implied, though it is not directly expressed, that the fool who is perverse in... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:2. SINNETH, literally “goeth astray.” Delitzsch reads the last clause, “_He who hasteneth with the legs after it goeth astray_.” PROVERBS 19:3. PERVERTETH, rather “overtures,” “ruins.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:2_ IGNORANCE LEADING TO SIN I. THE SOUL OF MAN CAN... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:5. SPEAKETH LIES, rather “_whose breath is lies_.” PROVERBS 19:6. THE PRINCE, rather “the noble or generous man.” It seems to refer to one of rank, who is also of a benevolent disposition. “_Entreat the favour_,” literally “_stroke the face_.” PROVERBS 19:7. HE PURSUET... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:10 DELIGHT. Most commentators translate this word “_luxury_.” Miller, however, as will be seen from his comment, retains the reading of the English version. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:10_ I. WHERE THERE IS WEALTH OR EXALTED STATION THERE OUGHT TO BE CORRESPONDENT... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:11. DISCRETION, or “_intelligence_.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:11_ TWO KINGS I. THE MAN WHO EXERCISES DESPOTIC POWER OVER THE DESTINIES OF HIS FELLOW CREATURES. The similitudes by which Solomon describes the power that is sometimes lodged in a kingly hand are ve... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:13. CALAMITY. The word so translated is in the plural form, so as to express the continuance of the trouble. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 19:18_ DOMESTIC SORROW AND HOW TO AVOID IT I. TWO FRUITFUL SOURCES OF SORROW. There are many fountains whence flow... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:16. Miller reads this verse “_He that guards the commandment guards himself; in scattering his ways he dies_.” (See his comment.) Hitzig’s rendering of the last clause agrees with Miller’s. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:16_ A DOUBLE KEEPING I. A KEEPING OF THE DIVI... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:17_ THE BEST INVESTMENT I. A GOD-LIKE DISPOSITION. To “pity the poor and to show that we do so by ministering to their necessities (for this is implied in the proverb) is to be like God. We have before seen how He identifies Himself with them, and how severe is the c... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:13. CALAMITY. The word so translated is in the plural form, so as to express the continuance of the trouble. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 19:18_ DOMESTIC SORROW AND HOW TO AVOID IT I. TWO FRUITFUL SOURCES OF SORROW. There are many fountains whence flow... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:21_ MANY PLANS WORKING TO ONE END This 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 issu... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:22. THE DESIRE OF A MAN, &c. Rather “_A man’s delight_ (or glory) _is his beneficence_, or _A man’s kindness is what makes him desirable_, or _is a desirable adornment_. PROVERBS 19:24. IN HIS BOSOM, rather, _in the dish_. This is of course a hyperbolic expression to s... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:27. CEASE MY SON, &C. “That causeth” are not in the original and the instruction spoken of may therefore be evil or good. “Two conceptions are possible: 1. The instruction is that of wisdom itself, and therefore a good wholesome discipline that leads to life; then the w... [ Continue Reading ]