Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 21:20
[There is] a treasure to be desired and (i) oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
(i) Meaning, abundance of all things.
[There is] a treasure to be desired and (i) oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
(i) Meaning, abundance of all things.
SPENDETH IT UP - literally, swalloweth it. The wise man keeps a store in reserve. He gains uprightly, spends moderately, never exhausts himself. But the proverb may have also a higher application. The...
CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turne...
PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Proverbs 21:4....
FOOLISH. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7. SPENDETH IT UP. swalloweth it up....
_spendeth_ Lit. SWALLOWETH, R.V. So LXX. καταπίονται; but Vulg. _dissipabit_....
THERE IS A TREASURE, &C.— _Desirable treasure and oil are in the dwelling,_ &c. Houbigant renders the last clause, _But a foolish man will dissipate these:_ and Schultens, _But a foolish man,_ or a ma...
TEXT Proverbs 21:11-20 11. When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12. The righteous man considereth the house of the wicke...
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. THERE IS TREASURE TO BE DESIRED (VALUABLE STORE), AND OIL (a leading article of wealth in Jude...
1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 21 V1 A king is like a canal that God controls. God leads the king in the way that God decides....
This reminds us of verse 17. The foolish man wastes everything. The wise man stores the best things. The wise man works hard so that, in winter, he will have plenty of food. This shows to us the wise...
אֹוצָ֤ר ׀ נֶחְמָ֣ד וָ֭ שֶׁמֶן בִּ נְוֵ֣ה חָכָ
CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb in...
Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
_Treasure of provisions. Temporal blessings were promised as a figure of more lasting ones, which are set before Christians._...
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. What treasure is this, but that which is derived from him, in whom are hid all the treasures of...
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...
[THERE IS] A TREASURE TO BE DESIRED,.... Gold, silver, jewels, and precious stones; all sorts food, as Aben Ezra explains it, and rich and costly, raiment; all which may be lawfully desired and sought...
Proverbs 21:20 [There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. Ver. 20. _There is a treasure to be desired._] He had said before, He that love...
_There is a treasure, &c., in the dwelling of the wise_ Wise men lay up all necessary and desirable treasures for their own use and for their families. _Oil_ is particularly mentioned, because it was...
V. 20. THERE IS TREASURE TO BE DESIRED AND OIL IN THE DWELLING OF THE WISE, because he will carefully lay up and increase wealth; BUT A FOOLISH MAN SPENDETH IT UP, he is a spendthrift and a waster....
Wise men lay up all necessary and desirable treasures for their own use, and for their children and families. OIL is particularly mentioned, partly because that was a considerable part of their wealth...
Proverbs 21:20 desirable H2530 (H8737) treasure H214 oil H8081 dwelling H5116 wise H2450 foolish H3684 man H120 s
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find righteousness, honor and life. KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5). STRONG VERSES: P...
Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
_There is treasure to be desired. .. in the dwelling of the wise._ TREASURE IN THE HOUSE; OR PROVERBS OF HOME-LIFE One simple Saxon word has talismanic power over every heart. That word is “home.” Wh...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:18_ THE RANSOM OF THE RIGHTEOUS This verse must be understood to express the same truth as that in Isaiah 43:3, in which Jehovah, speaking to the Hebrew people, says,...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 21:1 THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the gardener's...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31. Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
Ecclesiastes 10:19; Ecclesiastes 5:19; Ecclesiastes 7:11; Jeremiah 41:8;...
The wise — Wise men lay up desirable treasures for their own use, and for their families. Oil is particularly mentioned, because that was a considerable part of their wealth and treasures in those cou...