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Verse Proverbs 22:17. _BOW DOWN THINE EAR_] From this to the end of
Proverbs 22:21 are contained, not _proverbs_, but _directions_ how to
_profit_ by that which _wisdom_ has already delivered; the _na...
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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...
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FIRST DIVISION, PROVERBS 22:17 TO PROVERBS 24:22.
Proverbs 22:17. This collection of sayings of the wise (Proverbs
22:17
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WORDS OF THE WISE. See the Structure of the whole book (p. 864).
Referring to the wise men by whom Solomon was surrounded, such as
Ethan, Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol (1 Kings 4:31)....
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III. Second Collection of Proverbs
Chap. Proverbs 22:17 to Proverbs 24:22
A short Preface or Introduction, Proverbs 22:17-21.
The body of the Collection,...
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_the words of the wise_ Comp. Proverbs 1:6; Proverbs 24:23....
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TEXT Proverbs 22:11-21
11.
He that loveth pureness of heart,
For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
12.
The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge;
But he overthroweth...
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Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine
heart unto my knowledge.
From this verse to the continuous style is resumed from Proverbs 1:1;
Proverbs 2:1;...
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These proverbs are very unlike the preceding in tone, and style. The
author's own personality is brought distinctly into view (Proverbs
22:17; Proverbs 23:15); he had a high opinion of the value of hi...
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Wise lessons are valuable. And they are important. We need to study
these lessons. We should learn them. These lessons teach us how we
should live. And they will teach us how to answer other people’s...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 22
V1 It is better to be a responsible person than to have great wealth.
It is better that people trust you than for you to receive silver and...
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4.
AN INTRODUCTION, CONTAINING AN EXHORTATION TO “HEAR THE WORDS OF THE
WISE,” SERVING AS A HEADING TO Proverbs 22:22 to Proverbs 24:22
(Proverbs 22:17).
(17) HEAR THE WORDS OF THE WISE. — Comp. chap...
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הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭ שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י
חֲכָמִ֑ים...
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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...
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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...
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_Incline. Thus Solomon concludes his discourse, (chap. xxiv. 23.) in
the same manner as he began it, to chap. x. Some commence the third
book of Proverbs in this place; others, chap. xxv. (Calmet)_...
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth
to the rich, shall surely come to want. Bow down thine ear, and hear
the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowled...
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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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BOW DOWN THINE EAR, AND HEAR THE WORDS OF THE WISE,.... Here begins a
new part or division of this book. According to some, the "third"; the
"first" ending with Proverbs 9:18, the "second" at
Proverb...
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Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine
heart unto my knowledge.
Ver. 17. _Bow down thine ear and hear._] Here begins, say some
interpreters, the third book of Solomon's P...
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_Bow down thine ear_, &c. From the beginning of the tenth chapter to
this place, the instructions of wisdom are delivered in short
sentences, and proverbs properly so called; which have seldom any
con...
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V. 17. BOW DOWN THINE EAR, inclining it in the attitude of the most
careful attention, AND HEAR THE WORDS OF THE WISE, AND APPLY THINE
HEART UNTO MY KNOWLEDGE, that presented by the inspired author in...
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OF THE WISE; of wise and holy men of God. APPLY THINE HEART; thirst
after it, and give of thyself to the diligent study of it. MY
KNOWLEDGE; the knowledge of God, and of thy several duties, which I am...
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Proverbs 22:17 Incline H5186 (H8685) ear H241 hear H8085 (H8798) words
H1697 wise H2450 apply H7896 ...
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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...
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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...
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_Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise._
SPIRITUAL VERITIES
I. The experimental knowledge of them is a transcendent blessing. They
are “excellent things” in themselves--things that reve...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 22:17 The Thirty Sayings of “the
Wise.” This section easily divides into 30 distinct teachings, as
indicated in Proverbs 22:20. These
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 22:21. THEM THAT SEND UNTO THEE, rather “_them that send
thee_.” “The senders here,” says Zöckler, “are naturally the
parents, who have sent their son to the teacher of wisd...
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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...
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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...
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Ecclesiastes 7:25; Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 8:9; Isaiah 55:3;...
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My knowledge — The knowledge of God, which I am here delivering....