Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful [man] saith, (i) [There is] a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
(i) He derides them that invent vain excuses, because they would not do their duty.
The slothful [man] saith, (i) [There is] a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
(i) He derides them that invent vain excuses, because they would not do their duty.
Verse Proverbs 22:13. _THE SLOTHFUL_ MAN _SAITH_, THERE IS _A LION WITHOUT_] But _why_ does he say so? Because he is a _slothful_ man. Remove his slothfulness, and these imaginary difficulties and da...
The point of the satire is the ingenuity with which the slothful man devises the most improbable alarms. He hears that “there is a lion without,” i. e., in the broad open country; he is afraid of bein...
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...
PROVERBS 22:6. IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way_ i.e._ train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. The st...
STREETS. open places....
_slain_ or, more in accordance with the usual meaning of the Heb. word, _murdered_, R.V. The sluggard then offers two absurd excuses for not going forth to his business. -Without," he says, beyond the...
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...
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. THE SLOTHFUL (MAN) SAITH, (THEIR IS) A LION WITHOUT - inventing imaginary dangers to excuse his indolence in stayi...
1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the cro...
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...
When Solomon writes about the lazy man, he usually uses humour. This lazy man has an excuse for everything. He cannot even leave his house. The lazy man tells us that there is a lion outside. We look...
THE SLOTHFUL MAN SAITH, THERE IS A LION WITHOUT... — No excuses are too absurd for him, he fears to meet a lion in the open country, or, he might be murdered in the streets....
אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַ † ח֑וּץ בְּ...
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...
“HE THAT LOVETH PURENESS OF HEART” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of happiness...
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...
_Streets. Vain excuses of sloth!_...
Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. The eyes of the LORD...
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...
THE SLOTHFUL [MAN] SAITH, [THERE IS] A LION WITHOUT,.... Or, "in the street". This he says within himself; or to those who call out to him, and put him on doing the business of his proper calling, whe...
The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. Ver. 13. _The slothful man saith, There is a lion, &c._] ‘The lion is not so fierce as is painted,' saith the Spa...
_The slothful man saith_ Alleges as his excuse to them who upbraid him with idleness, or persuade him to diligence; _There is a lion without_ There are extreme dangers and invincible difficulties in m...
V. 13. THE SLOTHFUL MAN SAITH, eagerly making use of every shadow of an excuse to abstain from work, senseless though it may be, THERE IS A LION WITHOUT, I SHALL BE SLAIN IN THE STREETS, so he prefers...
SAITH, allegeth as his excuse to them who upbraid him with idleness, or persuade him to diligence, THERE IS A LION WITHOUT; there are extreme dangers and invincible difficulties in my way. I SHALL BE...
Proverbs 22:13 lazy H6102 says H559 (H8804) lion H738 outside H2351 slain H7523 (H8735) in H8432 streets...
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...
_The slothful man saith, There is a lion without._ ONE LION; TWO LIONS; NO LION AT ALL This slothful man seems to cherish that one dread of his about the lions as if it were his favourite aversion an...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:13_ AN ACTIVE IMAGINATION I. INACTIVITY OF WILL MAY CAUSE A TOO GREAT ACTIVITY OF THE IMAGINATION. Man is made for action, and if he refuses to employ his powers in do...
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...
Numbers 13:32; Numbers 13:33; Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 26:13...