Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 19:6
Intreat the favor ... - literally, “stroke the face” of the man of princely nature, who gives munificently.
Intreat the favor ... - literally, “stroke the face” of the man of princely nature, who gives munificently.
CHAPTER 19:1-19 FURTHER PROVERBS ON PERSONAL INSTRUCTION One may be poor, but walking in integrity, he is far ahead of him who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. Then we find proverbs about frett...
PROVERBS 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government of the world which we find in Job. PROVERBS 19:1. FOO...
HIM THAT GIVETH GIFTS. Hebrew. man of gifts. a generous man....
_prince_ It is better to preserve the parallelism, and to render the Heb. word in its primary sense of princely disposition, THE LIBERAL MAN, R.V. text, than with A.V. and R.V. marg., of princely rank...
CHAPTER 19 TEXT Proverbs 19:1-10 1. Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool. 2. Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good;...
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. MANY WILL ENTREAT THE FAVOUR (HEBREW, THE FACE, DANIEL 9:13 , MARGIN) OF THE PRINCE (or, the liberal)...
1. FOOL] read, 'rich' (Proverbs 28:6)....
Great nobles and great donors are always sought after....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 19 V1 A man may be poor but he still remains honest. He is better than the fool, whose words are false....
In these verses, Solomon discusses things that are wrong. Many wrong things happen in this world....
The people praise the ruler, because they want his help. These people are not praising the ruler because he is a good ruler. In fact, these people may think that he is a bad ruler. They are praising...
רַ֭בִּים יְחַלּ֣וּ פְנֵֽי ־נָדִ֑יב וְ כָל ־ה֝
CHAPTER 20 HUMAN FREEDOM "The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the Lord."- Proverbs 19:3 THERE is such a valuable expansion and commentary on this proverb in th...
Verse Proverbs 19:7. This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that the third clause is incomplete. Something has been lost...
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinne...
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...
MANY WILL ENTREAT THE FAVOUR OF THE PRINCE,.... Or of the liberal and bountiful man; as kings and princes generally are, Luke 22:25; such have many to wait upon them, and are humble petitioners to th...
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts. Ver. 6. _Many will entreat the favour of the prince._] Yea, lie at his feet, and lick up his spittle,...
_Many will entreat the favour of the prince_ Or, _of the liberal_, or _bountiful man_, as נדיב may be properly rendered. Kings and princes were anciently called _benefactors, Luke 22:25_. _And every m...
V. 6. MANY WILL INTREAT THE FAVOR OF THE PRINCE, literally, "stroke his face," flatter him; AND EVERY MAN IS A FRIEND TO HIM THAT GIVETH GIFTS, with the expectation of sharing in his generosity. These...
HIM THAT GIVETH GIFTS: _ Heb._ a man of gifts...
OF THE PRINCE; or, as others, _of the liberal or bountiful man_; which comes to the same thing, for kings were anciently called benefactors, LUKE 22:25. A FRIEND; not sincerely, as daily experience sh...
Proverbs 19:6 Many H7227 entreat H2470 (H8762) favor H6440 nobility H5081 friend H7453 one H376 gifts H4976...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: If we keep God's Word, God's Word will keep us from all things that are really hurtful. Those who despise the ways of His W...
Proverbs 19:1. _Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,_ in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and whose body is swoln with corpulency. The contrast of me...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:5 Verses Proverbs 19:5 and Proverbs 19:9 begin and end this section with virtual
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 bene...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 19:1 BETTER IS THE POOR THAT WALKTH IN HIS INTEGRITY. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7, Proverbs 19:22, _rash, _which signifie
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity [or in honesty], than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with...
2 Samuel 19:19; Genesis 32:20; Genesis 42:6; Genesis 43:15; Job 29:24
A friend — in profession....