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SPENDETH IT UP - literally, swalloweth it. The wise man keeps a store
in reserve. He gains uprightly, spends moderately, never exhausts
himself. But the proverb may have also a higher application. The...
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CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT
In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times.
“The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of
water: He turne...
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PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of
Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia,
which could be diverted in any direction at will.
Proverbs 21:4....
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FOOLISH. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7.
SPENDETH IT UP. swalloweth it up....
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_spendeth_ Lit. SWALLOWETH, R.V. So LXX. καταπίονται; but
Vulg. _dissipabit_....
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THERE IS A TREASURE, &C.— _Desirable treasure and oil are in the
dwelling,_ &c. Houbigant renders the last clause, _But a foolish man
will dissipate these:_ and Schultens, _But a foolish man,_ or a ma...
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TEXT Proverbs 21:11-20
11.
When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;
And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12.
The righteous man considereth the house of the wicke...
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There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
but a foolish man spendeth it up.
THERE IS TREASURE TO BE DESIRED (VALUABLE STORE), AND OIL (a leading
article of wealth in Jude...
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1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of
Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
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אֹוצָ֤ר ׀ נֶחְמָ֣ד וָ֭ שֶׁמֶן בִּ
נְוֵ֣ה חָכָ
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CHAPTER 22
WINE
"He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and
oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17
THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb
in...
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Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where
that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud
heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
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[There is] a treasure to be desired and (i) oil in the dwelling of the
wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
(i) Meaning, abundance of all things....
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_Treasure of provisions. Temporal blessings were promised as a figure
of more lasting ones, which are set before Christians._...
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There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
but a foolish man spendeth it up.
What treasure is this, but that which is derived from him, in whom are
hid all the treasures 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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[THERE IS] A TREASURE TO BE DESIRED,.... Gold, silver, jewels, and
precious stones; all sorts food, as Aben Ezra explains it, and rich
and costly, raiment; all which may be lawfully desired and sought...
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Proverbs 21:20 [There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the
dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Ver. 20. _There is a treasure to be desired._] He had said before, He
that love...
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_There is a treasure, &c., in the dwelling of the wise_ Wise men lay
up all necessary and desirable treasures for their own use and for
their families. _Oil_ is particularly mentioned, because it was...
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V. 20. THERE IS TREASURE TO BE DESIRED AND OIL IN THE DWELLING OF THE
WISE, because he will carefully lay up and increase wealth; BUT A
FOOLISH MAN SPENDETH IT UP, he is a spendthrift and a waster....
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Wise men lay up all necessary and desirable treasures for their own
use, and for their children and families. OIL is particularly
mentioned, partly because that was a considerable part of their wealth...
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Proverbs 21:20 desirable H2530 (H8737) treasure H214 oil H8081
dwelling H5116 wise H2450 foolish H3684 man H120 s
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find
righteousness, honor and life.
KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5).
STRONG VERSES: P...
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Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the
rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is
probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
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_There is treasure to be desired. .. in the dwelling of the wise._
TREASURE IN THE HOUSE; OR PROVERBS OF HOME-LIFE
One simple Saxon word has talismanic power over every heart. That word
is “home.” Wh...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:18_
THE RANSOM OF THE RIGHTEOUS
This verse must be understood to express the same truth as that in
Isaiah 43:3, in which Jehovah, speaking to the Hebrew people, says,...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 21:1
THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER.
We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these
are altogether under the gardener's...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31.
Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares:
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water:
he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
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Ecclesiastes 10:19; Ecclesiastes 5:19; Ecclesiastes 7:11; Jeremiah
41:8;...
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The wise — Wise men lay up desirable treasures for their own use,
and for their families. Oil is particularly mentioned, because that
was a considerable part of their wealth and treasures in those
cou...