Proverbs 10:3

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. THE LORD WILL NOT SUFFER THE SOUL OF THE RIGHTEOUS TO FAMISH - (Psalms 37:25-19.) Not that the righteous are exempted from hungering with want at times. David was hungry (1 Samuel 21:3); so was Paul and the apostles (1 Corinthians 4:11; 2 Corinthians 11:27), and the martyrs (Hebrews 11:37). But if God suffer His people to want temporal things for a time, it is...

1 The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties. Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 10:3. Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer him to want what is needful for spiritual life. Proverbs 10:4. Those who are fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, are likely to be rich in faith, and rich in good works. Proverbs 10:5. Here is just blame of those who trifle away opportunities, both for here and for hereafter. Proverbs 10:6. Abundance of blessings shall abide on good men; real blessings....

Verse Proverbs 10:3. _BUT HE CASTETH AWAY THE SUBSTANCE OF THE WICKED._] But instead of רשעים _reshaim, the wicked_, בוגדים bogedim, _hypocrites_, or _perfidious_ persons, is the reading of _twelve_ or _fourteen_ of _Kennicott's_ and _De Rossi's_ MSS., and some _editions;_ but it is not acknowledged by any of the ancient versions. The righteous have God for their feeder; and because of his infinite bounty, they can never famish for want of the bread of life. On the contrary, the wicked are often, in the course of his providence, deprived of the property of which they make a bad use....

CASTETH AWAY ... - Better, “overturns, disappoints the strong desire of the wicked.” Tantalus-like, they never get the enjoyment they thirst after....

EXPOSITION VERSE 1-22:16 PART III. FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS. VERSE 1-12:28 First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with the words, "a wise son." PROVERBS 10:1 THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON. This is the title of the new part of the book; it is omitted in the Septuagint. There is some kind of loose connection in the grouping of these proverbs, but it is difficult to follow. "Ordo frustra quaeritur ubi nullus fuit observatus," says Mart. Geier. Wordsworth considers the present chapter to contain exemplifications of the principles and results of the two ways of life displayed in the preceding nine chapters. The antitheti

THE LORD WILL NOT SUFFER THE SOUL OF THE RIGHTEOUS TO FAMISH,.... Or to perish by famine: not but that good men may be afflicted with it, as Jacob and his sons were, when the famine was in Egypt and in other lands; and as the apostles, particularly the Apostle Paul, were often in hunger and thirst, yet not so as to be destroyed by it; for in "famine" the Lord redeems such from death; though the young lions lack and suffer hunger, they that fear the Lord shall not want any good thing; at least whatever they may suffer this way does not arise from the wrath of God, nor does it nor can it separate from the love of God and Christ, Job 5:20. Moreover, the souls of such shall not be famished for want of spiritual food; shall not have a famine of the word and ordinances; their souls shall be fed, as with marrow and fatness, with the finest of the wheat, and with honey out of the rock: the churc...

II. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON: CHAPTER S 10--19:19 Beginning with the tenth chapter we have the collection of proverbs given by inspiration through Solomon. In this section the personal address, “My son,” and the personal exhortations are missing. It will be noticed that each verse in this section contains a proverb, consisting each of two lines, mostly of an antithetic character, except Proverbs 19:7, which has three lines instead of two (a tristich). It is impossible to give a detailed analysis of these Chapter s, nor can we take up each proverb separately for meditation. This must be left to each reader. By comparing Scripture with Scripture, and a prayerful study of these terse sayings, the heavenly wisdom given in these Chapter s can readily be found. There is no end to practical application. Yet even in these Chapter s a certain order is maintained. The contrast in each chap

PROVERBS 10:2 (_cf._ Psalms 3:7). RIGHTEOUSNESS: the growth of the conception of righteousness is an important subject. As in the Pss., there is a specific class the righteous opposed to the wicked. The righteous are generally synonymous with the poor and afflicted remnant, sometimes equivalent to the Hasidim of the Greek period. In general the tendency of the conception of righteousness is towards a specific moral character, rather than towards the fulfilment of legal duties. This is important in view of the implied contrast in the Synoptic Gospels between the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, and such a righteousness as our Lord taught to be the condition of entrance into the kingdom of God (_cf._ Matthe

WILL NOT SUFFER, &C. Illustrations: Elijah (1 Kings 17); David (2 Samuel 17:27). SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. THE RIGHTEOUS. a righteous one. CASTETH AWAY. repel, &c. Illustrations: Israel (Judges 6:1); Samaria (1 Kings 18:2; 2 Kings 6:5); Jerusalem (Lamentations 5:10; Zephaniah 1:18); the Chaldeans ...

_to famish_ Comp. Psalms 37:25; and for the soul's highest hungering, Matthew 5:6. _casteth away the substance_ Rather, THRUSTETH AWAY (as Gehazi would have done the Shunammite, 2 Kings 4:27) THE DESIRE, R.V....