Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 22:18
What is “pleasant” in the sight of God and man is the union of two things, belief passing into profession, profession resting on belief.
What is “pleasant” in the sight of God and man is the union of two things, belief passing into profession, profession resting on belief.
Verse Proverbs 22:18. _FOR_ IT IS _A PLEASANT THING IF THOU KEEP THEM WITHIN_ _THEE_] II. The pleasure and profit which may be derived from an attentive hearing. 1. They should be _laid up in the he...
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...
FIRST DIVISION, PROVERBS 22:17 TO PROVERBS 24:22. Proverbs 22:17. This collection of sayings of the wise (Proverbs 22:17
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,...
_they shall withal be fitted in_ Rather, IF THEY BE ESTABLISHED TOGETHER UPON, R.V.; i.e. if being kept securely in thy heart they dwell constantly on thy lips....
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...
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. FOR (IT IS) A PLEASANT THING IF THOU KEEP THEM WITHIN THEE (IN THY BREAST; CF. MARGIN); THEY SHALL...
FITTED] RV 'established together,' i.e. ready (1 Peter 3:15)....
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...
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...
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...
THEY SHALL WITHAL BE FITTED IN THY LIPS. — Rather, _if they be established_ (_dwell constantly_) _upon thy lips._ They are to be as a watch, and “keep the door of his lips” against sin (Psalms 141:3),...
כִּֽי ־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי ־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּ בִטְנֶ֑ךָ...
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...
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...
_Lips. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. (Haydock)_...
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...
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...
FOR [IT IS] A PLEASANT THING IF THOU KEEP THEM WITHIN THEE,.... Or, "in thy belly" a. That is, in thine heart, in the inmost recesses of it; where the words or doctrines of the wise should be received...
For [it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. Ver. 18. _For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee._] Heb., In thy belly; that is,...
_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...
V. 18. FOR IT IS A PLEASANT THING IF THOU KEEP THEM WITHIN THEE, the words of the wise serving to give true delight; THEY SHALL WITHAL BE FITTED IN THY LIPS, abiding there and exerting their authority...
WITHIN THEE: _ Heb._ in thy belly...
IF THOU KEEP THEM, the words of the wise, within thee, Heb. _in thy belly_. i.e. in thine heart, which implies receiving them in love, and retaining them in mind and memory. BE FITTED; be fitly expres...
Proverbs 22:18 thing H5273 keep H8104 (H8799) within H990 all H3162 fixed H3559 (H8735) lips H8193...
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...
_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...
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
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...
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...
Hebrews 13:15; Jeremiah 15:16; Job 32:18; Job 32:19; John 7:38;...
Fitted — Fitly expressed: thou wilt be able to discourse profitably of them....