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Proverbs 22:3
A simple person has not learned to be wise. He does not watch for dangers. He does not go to a safe place. (See Psalms 46:1-2.) He suffers, because he is not wise.
A simple person has not learned to be wise. He does not watch for dangers. He does not go to a safe place. (See Psalms 46:1-2.) He suffers, because he is not wise.
Verse Proverbs 22:3. _A PRUDENT_ MAN _FORESEETH THE EVIL_] God in mercy has denied man the knowledge of futurity; but in its place he has given him _hope_ and _prudence_. By _hope_ he is continually...
CHAPTER 22 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well thought of, he is less honorab...
PROVERBS 22:6. IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way_ i.e._ train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. The st...
EVIL. mischief. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44. SIMPLE. See note on Proverbs 1:4. ARE PUNISHED. suffer for it, or pay the penalty....
_foreseeth_ Rather, SEETH. _are punished_ Rather, SUFFER FOR IT., R.V. text. "Heb. _are mulcted_" R.V. marg.; ἐζημιώθησαν, LXX.; afflictus est damno, Vulg. The proverb occurs again Proverbs 27:12....
CHAPTER 22 TEXT Proverbs 22:1-10 1. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold, 2. The rich and poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker o...
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. A PRUDENT (MAN) FORESEETH THE EVIL, AND HIDETH HIMSELF (FROM IT, UNTIL IT HAS PASSED BY, ; ;...
1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the cro...
A PRUDENT MAN FORESEETH THE EVIL, AND HIDETH HIMSELF, as the Israelites hid themselves within their houses from the destroying angel, Noah within the Ark, the Christians before the fall of Jerusalem ...
עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה _וְ_†_נִסְתָּ֑ר_† וּ֝ פְתָיִ֗ים...
CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his b...
“HE THAT LOVETH PURENESS OF HEART” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of happiness...
Verse Proverbs 22:2. The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a very...
A prudent [man] (c) foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. (c) That is, the punishment, which is prepared for the wicked and flees to God for help....
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. Thorns and snares are in the way...
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...
A PRUDENT [MAN] FORESEETH THE EVIL, AND HIDETH HIMSELF,.... A wise man, whose eyes are in his head, who looks about him and before him, and is cautious and careful of his conduct and behaviour; he for...
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. Ver. 3. _A prudent man foreseeth an evil, &c._] Prevision is the best means of prevention. "A wise ma...
_A prudent man foreseeth the evil_, &c. “He whose long experience and observation of things hath made him cautious and circumspect, foresees a calamity before it come, and withdraws himself from the d...
V. 3. A PRUDENT MAN FORESEETH THE EVIL AND HIDETH HIMSELF, for his prudence takes into account all possibilities; BUT THE SIMPLE, the inexperienced, those who are too foolish to learn, PASS ON AND ARE...
THE EVIL; the calamity or judgment of God threatened and approaching. HIDETH HIMSELF; retireth to his strong tower, mentioned PROVERBS 18:10; by prayer and repentance putteth himself under the protect...
Proverbs 22:3 prudent H6175 foresees H7200 (H8804) evil H7451 hides H5641 (H8738) (H8675) H5641 ...
Proverbs 22:3 One main element of safety is a just estimate of danger. He who foresees the evil hides himself until it pass; and he who so hides himself escapes the storm which lays lofty rashness lo...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Those who walk humbly with God in obedience to the commands of His Word and in submission to the disposals of His providenc...
Proverbs 22:1. _A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches._ When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2. _The rich and the poor meet...
_A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself._ SEEN AND UNSEEN EVILS OF LIFE The great mass of mankind live at hazard, so far as the final end of life is concerned. No certain destination i...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 22:3. ARE PUNISHED, rather “_must suffer injury_.” PROVERBS 22:4. BY HUMILITY, rather “_The end or reward of humility_,” etc. Delitzsch reads “_The reward of humility_ IS _...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 22:1 A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not expressed in th...
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1). The good name, so important, so valuable. Good reputation, so important. "Rather to...
1 Thessalonians 5:2; Exodus 9:20; Exodus 9:21; Hebrews 11:7; Hebrew
The evil — The judgment of God threatened, and approaching. Hideth — Retires to his strong tower, by prayer and repentance, puts himself under the protection of the almighty. Pass on — Carefully and s...