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Proverbs 15:3
God knows everything (1 John 3:21). He knows what the result of our actions will be. He watches good people so that he can protect them. He watches evil people so that he can punish their evil actions.
God knows everything (1 John 3:21). He knows what the result of our actions will be. He watches good people so that he can protect them. He watches evil people so that he can punish their evil actions.
Verse Proverbs 15:3. _THE EYES OF THE LORD_ ARE _IN EVERY PLACE_] He not only sees all things, by his omnipresence, but his _providence_ is everywhere. And if the consideration that _his eye is in ev...
The teaching which began with the fear of the Lord Proverbs 1:7 would not be complete without this assertion of His omni-present knowledge....
CHAPTER 15 THE BETTER THINGS One can read through the proverbs recorded in this chapter and ask the question, What are the better things? A soft answer which turneth away wrath is better than grievou...
PROVERBS 15. This chapter makes no new departure. Proverbs concerning the moral government of the world again occupy the chief place. One (Proverbs 15:11) is noteworthy as showing an extended concepti...
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. IN EVERY PLACE. Note the different places in the illustrations following: BEHOLDING. taking note, or observing. Illustrations: Adam (Genesis 3:8; Genesis 3:9); Hag...
_beholding_ Rather, KEEPING WATCH UPON, R.V. σκοπεύουσι, LXX. The word is commonly used of a watchman (1 Samuel 14:16; 2 Samuel 13:34; 2 Samuel 18:24), and calls up the figure of the Almighty observin...
DISCOURSE: 788 THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD Proverbs 15:3. _The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good_. THE omnipresence of the Deity is plain and obvious to all, who have l...
TEXT Proverbs 15:1-11 1. A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grevious word stirreth up anger. 2. The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly....
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE IN EVERY PLACE BEHOLDING THE EVIL AND THE GOOD. He mentions "the evil" first, because they avowed...
1. GRIEVOUS] i.e. annoying. 'If one pour in hot water let the other pour in cold.'...
BEHOLDING] RV 'keeping watch upon,' as watching over a city (Isaiah 52:8), or the prophets over the people (Ezekiel 3:17)....
BEHOLDING THE EVIL AND THE GOOD. — Waiting till the iniquity of the one is full (Genesis 15:16), watching to aid the other (Psalms 34:15; Psalms 34:17)....
בְּֽ כָל ־מָ֭קֹום עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה צֹ֝פֹ֗ות רָ
CHAPTER 16 A PASSIONATE DISPOSITION "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but a grievous word stirreth up anger." In the LXX there is another clause inserted at the beginning.- Proverbs 15:1 "A meek t...
KIND WORDS AND GLAD HEARTS Proverbs 15:1-17 _A soft answer; the tongue of the wise; a wholesome tongue; the lips of the wise; the prayer of the upright_ -these keywords touch one of the greatest depa...
Verse Proverbs 15:11. This is a simple method of drawing attention to God's perfect knowledge of all the deepest and hidden things. If that which is most full of mystery to us is perfectly known to Hi...
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. The eyes of the LORD are in every pla...
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...
THE EYES OF THE LORD [ARE] IN EVERY PLACE,.... Which are expressive of his omniscience, of the full, clear, distinct, and perfect knowledge, which he has of all creatures and things; so that nothing i...
_The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good._ Ver. 3. _The eyes of the Lord are in every place._] He is πανοφθαλμος, all-eye: and his providence like a well drawn pict...
_The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright_ Expressing what he knows prudently and gracefully; taking due care both what, and when, and to whom, and in what manner he speaks; _but the mouth of foo...
V. 3. THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE IN EVERY PLACE, His omniscience seeing everything that goes on in the world, BEHOLDING THE EVIL AND THE GOOD, watching their every act, familiar with their desires, word...
THE EYES OF THE LORD; his knowledge and providence. THE EVIL; who are first mentioned, because they either doubt of or deny God's providence....
Proverbs 15:3 eyes H5869 LORD H3068 place H4725 watch H6822 (H8802) evil H7451 good H2896...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The course of the wicked man is an abomination to God, neither is there any offering he can make to God that can be accepte...
Proverbs 15:1. _A soft answer turneth away wrath._ It bows to the tempest, it names a mitigating circumstance, it gives a favourable turn to misconstruction, it proposes a better way. My father, said...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 15:1 This is a series of proverbs dealing primarily with speech, submission to instruction, and God’s providence. ⇐...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 15:3 The EYES OF THE LORD is a major theme in Proverbs 1:1. The Lord knows the actions and hearts of all. He is neith
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 15:3. BEHOLDING, rather “watching,” “observing” (so Stuart, Miller, and Delitzsch). PROVERBS 15:4. WHOLE-SOME, “gentle,” “soft,” PERVERSENESS or “transgression,” A BREACH,...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 15:1 A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH. Two things are here to be observed: an answer should be given—the injured person should not wrap himself in sullen silence; and that answer...
Fifteen. I love this first one here. A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger (Proverbs 15:1). How oftentimes a person comes just raging and a soft answer turns away wrath. If...
2 Chronicles 16:9; Hebrews 4:13; Jeremiah 16:17; Jeremiah 23:24;...