Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Proverbs 28:26
He that trusteth in his own heart— He who dependeth upon himself shall fall; but he who walketh warily shall be safe. Houbigant.
He that trusteth in his own heart— He who dependeth upon himself shall fall; but he who walketh warily shall be safe. Houbigant.
Verse Proverbs 28:26. _HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS OWN HEART IS A FOOL_] For his heart, which is deceitful and desperately wicked, will infallibly deceive him....
The contrast between the wisdom of him who trusts in the Lord, and the folly of self-trust....
CHAPTER 28 WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED The wicked is a coward; the righteous man, because he trusteth in the Lord and knows the Lord is on his side, is as bold as a lion. It is the conscience...
SECOND DIVISION, PROVERBS 28 F. In general character this division resembles Section II., consisting chiefly of antithetic couplets. PROVERBS 28:2 B. The text is uncertain, and various renderings are...
HIS... HEART, &C. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part), App-6, for himself. Illustrations: Hazael (2 Kings 8:13);. Johanan (Jeremiah 42:7; Jeremiah 43:1); Peter ...
DISCOURSE: 819 SELF-CONFIDENCE REPROVED Proverbs 28:26. _He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool_. THE Holy Scriptures speak plainly, and without reserve: they know nothing of that squeamish deli...
TEXT Proverbs 28:19-28 19. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings;...
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS OWN HEART (yielding to his own will and impulses, ; ; ;...
28:26 fool; (a-10) _ Kesil._ see note o, ch. 1.7....
OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....
Do not trust yourself! Trust God! You will become wise if you trust God. And you will be safe, because God will protect you....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 28 V1 A wicked person runs away, even if nobody is chasing him. But good people are as bold as lions....
HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS OWN HEART, is confident in his own wisdom (comp. 1 Corinthians 3:18, _sqq._); he will perish in his folly. BUT WHOSO WALKETH WISELY. — Literally, _in wisdom,_ which begins with...
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CHAPTER 29 AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT "He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy."- Proverbs 28:13 "Happy is the man that feareth a...
Verse Proverbs 28:2. "The transgression of a land" must be understood as the opposite of the "state shall be prolonged." Then the proverb means that a multiplicity of princes is an evil, but men of un...
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his day...
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...
HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS OWN HEART IS A FOOL,.... Since the thoughts and imaginations of the thoughts of the heart are only evil, and that continually; they are vain and vague, sinful and corrupt; the...
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Ver. 26. _He that trusteth to his own heart is a fool._] He that saith, _Consilii satis est in me mihi:_...
_He that trusteth in his own heart_ In his own wisdom and counsels, his own strength and sufficiency, his own merit and righteousness, or the good opinion he hath of his own abilities, natural or acqu...
He that trusteth in his own heart, guided solely by first impressions and impulses, without careful reasoning and weighing of all facts, IS A FOOL, for the feelings are an uncertain foundation of acti...
THE ADVANTAGES OF INTEGRITY...
IF we HAVE SEEN in chapter 27 the blessing of God and refuge in the sanctuary, chapter 28, a fourth section. brings our feet abruptly back to the wilderness path, where walk and ways must be tested by...
HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS OWN HEART; who trusts to his own wit, neglecting or slighting the advice of others, and the counsel of God himself. IS A FOOL; and shall receive the fruit of his folly, to wit,...
Proverbs 28:26 trusts H982 (H8802) heart H3820 fool H3684 walks H1980 (H8802) wisely H2451 delivered H4422 ...
Proverbs 28:26 I. We may take these words of the Book of Proverbs as a warning to seek self-knowledge. And, as a first step to self-knowledge, they bid us beware of trusting our own heart, or we shall...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: True religion is true wisdom, making men wise in every relation. Those who make conscience of God's law will find a security in the...
Proverbs 28:2. _By a man of understanding the state shall be prolonged._ Who can value the Samuels in Israel; the Gracchuses in Rome; the Walpoles, the Chathams in England? In Lord Chatham's time it w...
_He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool._ THE FOLLY OF TRUSTING IN OUR OWN HEARTS I. What is meant by a man trusting his heart. It is-- 1. To commit and resign up the entire conduct of his lif...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 28:19 These proverbs all concern the desire to secure wealth and favor for oneself. They condemn get-rich-quick schemes (vv. Proverbs 28:19,...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 28:26_, _AND LAST CLAUSE OF Proverbs 28:25_ SELF-CONFIDENCE I. HE THAT TRUSTS IN HIS OWN HEART IS A FOOL, BECAUSE HE REFUSES TO PROFIT BY THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS. If a m...
EXPOSITION This chapter is still part of the Hezekiah collection, and not a new series by another author. It may be regarded as describing the various destinies of the powerful and the weak, the sinn...
Twenty-eight: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are as bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1). The contrast of the wicked and the righteous. We had an awful lot of that early in the pr...
2 Kings 8:13; 2 Timothy 3:15; James 1:5; James 3:13; Jeremiah 17:9;...
DIVINE CONTRASTS Proverbs 28:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have another one of Solomon's messages which God gave to him. We will bring out several statements in the beginning of the chapter. 1. A CONTRAS...
Wisely — Distrusting his own judgment, and seeking the advice of others, and especially of God....