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                        Verse Proverbs 12:24. _THE HAND OF THE DILIGENT SHALL BEAR RULE_] And
why? because by his _own industry_ he is _independent_; and every such
person is respected wherever found.... 
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                        UNDER TRIBUTE - The comparison is probably suggested by the contrast
between the condition of a conquered race (compare Joshua 16:10;
Judges 1:30), and that of the freedom of their conquerors from suc... 
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                        CHAPTER 12 THE CONTRAST IN RELATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS
In these proverbs we have the righteous mentioned, his thoughts, his
words, his domestic relationship, his attitude toward animal creation
Pro... 
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                        PROVERBS 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite
subject of retribution (Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs
12:14;... 
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                        _the slothful_ Lit. _sloth_. See Proverbs 10:4. Comp. Proverbs 13:1-2.
_shall be under tribute_ Rather, SHALL COME, or BE PUT, UNDER
TASK-WORK, i.e. servile or enforced labour. The phrase occurs
frequ... 
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                        TEXT Proverbs 12:20-28
20.
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;
But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21.
There shall be no mischief happen to the righteous;
But the wicked shall b... 
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                        The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be
under tribute. 
 THE HAND OF THE DILIGENT SHALL BEAR RULE: BUT THE SLOTHFUL SHALL BE
UNDER TRIBUTE. Diligence shall secure the rule... 
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                        4. A CROWN, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn
on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11;
Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of... 
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                        UNDER TRIBUTE] forced to do taskwork (1 Kings 9:21).... 
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                        LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 12
V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction.
Only a stupid person hates correction.... 
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                        Employers watch their workers. The employer wants to know which
workers are working hard. He also wants to know who is lazy. A good
worker will receive more responsibility. A lazy worker might lose hi... 
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                        UNDER TRIBUTE. — Like the descendants of the Amorites and other
former inhabitants of Canaan, by whose forced labour Solomon executed
his great works (1 Kings 9:20). A Hebrew from poverty might be red... 
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                        יַד ־חָרוּצִ֥ים תִּמְשֹׁ֑ול וּ֝
רְמִיָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה... 
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                        CHAPTER 13
THE TONGUE
"A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the
doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him."- Proverbs 12:14
"In the transgression of the LIPS i... 
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                        Verse Proverbs 12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not
counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is
able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minis... 
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                        The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is
but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil:
but to the counsellors of peace is joy. There shall no evil hap... 
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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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                        THE HAND OF THE DILIGENT SHALL BEAR RULE,.... "Shall become rich", so
Jarchi interprets it, according to Proverbs 10:4; Through diligence
men get riches, and through riches they arrive to power and au... 
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                        The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be
under tribute.
Ver. 24. _The hand of the diligent shall bear rule,_] _i.e., _ It
shall make rich, and so get preferment; for, _regi... 
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                        _The hand of the diligent shall bear rule_ Industry is the way to
preferment. An instance of which we have 1 Kings 11:28, where we learn
that Solomon advanced Jeroboam because he saw he was _an indust... 
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                        V. 24. THE HAND OF THE DILIGENT SHALL BEAR RULE, he will reach a
position of power and influence; BUT THE SLOTHFUL SHALL BE UNDER
TRIBUTE, being obliged to serve, to hold a subordinate position, all
h... 
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                        SHALL BEAR RULE; shall procure wealth and power. THE SLOTHFUL, Heb.
_the deceitful_. So he calls the slothful, because deceit and idleness
are commonly companions, and such men seek to gain by fraud w... 
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                        Proverbs 12:24 hand H3027 diligent H2742 rule H4910 (H8799) lazy H7423
labor H4522
hand -... 
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                        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 accru... 
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                        CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: In the life of the righteous, there is all true comfort
and satisfaction and at the end of life there is eternal joy. The m... 
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                        Proverbs 12:4. _A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,_ as
illustrated at large in chap. 31.
Proverbs 12:9. _He that is despised, and hath a servant._ There are
various comments here. He that is... 
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                        _The hand of the diligent shall bear rule._
THE REWARD OF THE DILIGENT
The natural estate of man is labour. Toil was the requirement of
paradise. God’s Word recognises the universal law of work. “Toi... 
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                        _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 12:24_
THE REWARD OF DILIGENCE
I. WHAT IS HERE MEANT BY DILIGENCE? _It is not being always active,
but active in the right direction_—active in the right use of
talents a... 
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                        EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 12:1
INSTRUCTION; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults,
gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive
_knowledge, _especially the knowledge o... 
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                        Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge: but he who hates reproof is
brutish (Proverbs 12:1).
And there's a lot in the Proverbs about instructing a wise man and he
will love you. Instruct a fool and... 
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                        1 Kings 11:28; 1 Kings 12:20; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 13:4; Prov