Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 29:18
(d) Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he.
(d) Where there are not faithful ministers of the word of God.
(d) Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he.
(d) Where there are not faithful ministers of the word of God.
Verse Proverbs 29:18. _WHERE_ THERE IS _NO VISION_] My old MS. Bible, following the _Vulgate_, translates: _Whan prophecye schal failen, the peple_ _schal ben to scatered_. Where Divine revelation, an...
VISION - The word commonly used of the revelation of God’s will made to prophets. Compare Isaiah 1:1; Nahum 1:1. When prophetic vision fails, obedience to the Law is the best or only substitute for it...
CHAPTER 29 THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS These final instructions given in proverbs cover the similar ground as those in the previous Chapter s. Wisdom shines out in each, and the contents of every proverb s...
PROVERBS 29:2. _cf._ Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12. Proverbs 29:4. he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presen
NO VISION, &C. Illustration: Israel (1Sa 3:1. 1 Kings 12:28; 1 Kings 14:14). THE. a. HAPPY, &C. See note on Proverbs 3:13. Illustrations: Hezekiah ...
_vision … law_ "The vision is the actual contact between God and the human spirit, which is the necessary condition of any direct revelation; the law is the recorded result of such a revelation, eithe...
DISCOURSE: 821 THE IMPORTANCE OF GOSPEL MINISTRATIONS Proverbs 29:18. _Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the Law, happy is he_ [Note: This brief sketch is given as an u...
WHERE THERE IS NO VISION, &C.— Houbigant renders this verse, _That people is dissipated, among whom there are no answers of the prophets: that people is blessed with whom the law is preserved;_ which...
TEXT Proverbs 29:10-18 10. The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect: And as for the upright, they seek his life. 11. A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth i...
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. WHERE (THERE IS) NO VISION, THE PEOPLE PERISH. Where there is no setting forth of the will of God, whether by...
KINGS AND FATHERS 3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15)....
The VISION of the prophet (Isaiah 1:1) and the instruction of the LAW deterred the people from 'casting off restraint' (RV). Morality requires the safeguard of religion....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 29 V1 A man might refuse to change his behaviour, even if many people try to correct him. A terrible trouble will suddenly ruin that man’s lif...
If someone does evil things, then tell God’s message to that person. Tell that person about Jesus. Tell that person about God’s love. And tell that person that he must invite God into his life. Some...
WHERE THERE IS NO VISION. — No revelation of God’s will (Isaiah 1:1), when God teaches none by His Spirit that they may instruct others. So it was in the evil days of Eli (1 Samuel 3:1), and Asa (2 Ch...
בְּ אֵ֣ין חָ֭זֹון יִפָּ֣רַֽע עָ֑ם וְ שֹׁמֵ֖ר
CHAPTER 30 THE NEED OF REVELATION "Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18 THE form of the proverb shows that we are not to treat the...
Verse Proverbs 29:2. The sentiment of this proverb often recurs. On the surface it hardly appears to be true. To observe long issues is to be convinced of the absolute accuracy of the sentiment. Vers...
_Prophecy, by the urim, or by the mouth of prophets, who were in great power and estimation, 3 Kings i. 24., and xii. 23., and 2 Paralipomenon xxv. 6., and xxviii. 8. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "There s...
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established forever. The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. When the wicked are multi...
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...
WHERE [THERE IS] NO VISION, THE PEOPLE PERISH,.... That is, "no prophecy", as the Vulgate Latin version renders it; and which is often the sense of the word, as the vision of Isaiah is the prophecy of...
Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he. Ver. 18. _Where there is no vision the people perish._] Or, Are barred of all virtue; laid naked and open to...
_Where there is no vision_ That is, no prophecy, _the prophets_ being anciently called _seers;_ no public preaching of God's word, called prophecy, Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 14:4, &c. Where the peopl...
Where there is no vision, the people perish; if revelation is scarce, if the Word of God is precious, if men do not properly judge circumstances with relation to their ultimate effects, the people bec...
THE SOURCE OF EVIL SHOWN...
This FIFTH SECTION now has similarities to the fourth, but carries us further, for if the fourth stresses mainly the testing of ways and walk. This dwells more upon results, that is the recompenses of...
PERISH: Or, is made naked...
NO VISION, i.e. no prophecy, for the prophets were anciently called seers, 1 SAMUEL 9:9, i.e. no public preaching of God's law or word, (as appears by the opposite clause,) which is called _prophecy_,...
Proverbs 29:18 revelation H2377 people H5971 restraint H6544 (H8735) happy H835 keeps H8104 (H8802) law H8451
Proverbs 29:18 I. If we did not belong to two worlds that is, if we had not two very distinct natures we should of course be utterly insusceptible to the vision of a higher, purer world than this. But...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who never regard the Word of God are an easy prey to the enemy of souls. A confidence in God and His Word enables one to look...
Proverbs 29:1. _He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck._ The Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθαι και δεδοικεναι οφειλουοιν. Αυξεται γαρ αυτοις τα τ...
_Where there is no vision, the people perish._ THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD What makes a people very unhappy with respect to the concerns of their souls? The want of vision puts a peop...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:15 Verses Proverbs 29:15 and Proverbs 29:17 insist that parents should
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 29:18. VISION. Rather “_Revelation_.” “The word denotes prophetic prediction, the revelation of God by His seers (1 Samuel 9:9); the chief function of these consisted in thei...
EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously. PROVERBS 29:1 HE THAT BEING OFTEN REPROVED HARDENETH HIS NECK; literally, _a man of reproofs—_one_ _who has had a long experience of...
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy (Proverbs 29:1). That is a heavy, heavy proverb. The person that is often reproved by God. How ma...
1 Samuel 3:1; 2 Chronicles 28:19; Amos 8:11; Amos 8:12; Hosea 4:6;...
THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS Proverbs 29:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole, reads thus: "He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall su...
No vision — No prophecy; no publick preaching of God's word....