Proverbs 22:12

The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. THE EYES OF THE LORD PRESERVE KNOWLEDGE - namely, that of the godly, practical, and experimental knowledge of the truth. His "eyes," regard with favour, so that He 'preserves' those who have saving "knowledge" of Himself. He takes care that it shall not be lost to them. "Pureness of heart" is the avenue to it, and brings with it the friendship of the great King (.) AND HE OVERTHROWETH THE WORDS OF THE TRANSGRESSOR. They hoped by lies and flatteries to gain friends; but God thwarts and overthrows them and their words....

Verse Proverbs 22:12. _THE EYES OF THE LORD _- (the Divine providence) _PRESERVE_ _KNOWLEDGE_] This providence has been wonderfully manifested in _preserving the sacred oracles_, and in _preserving many ancient_ _authors_, which have been of great use to the _civil interests of_ _man_....

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 the Hebrew, which is simply שֵׁם (_shem_)_, _"name." But this word carried with it the notion of good repute, as in Ecclesiastes 7:1; for being well known implied honour and reputation, while being nameless (Job 30:8) signified not only obscurity, but ignominy and discredit. Hence the versions have ὄνομα καλόν_, nomen bonum, _and Ecclesiasticus 41:12, "Have regard to thy name (περὶ ὀνόματος)_, _for that shall continue with thee above a thousan

THE EYES OF THE LORD PRESERVE KNOWLEDGE,.... That is, the providence of God, whose eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth; these preserve the knowledge of himself, even among the Heathens in some measure; for what may be known of God is manifest in them, and showed to them: more particularly his providence has preserved the Scriptures, the means of knowledge, which men would have destroyed; and preserves men of knowledge, as Aben Ezra interprets it, the ministers of the word, the stars he holds in his right hand; and he preserves spiritual and experimental knowledge in the hearts of his people, and causes it to increase; and continues his Gospel and a Gospel ministry in the world, till they all come to the unity of the faith, and the knowledge of the Son of God. Or his eyes observe, look unto with delight and pleasure, knowledge and men of knowledge, that know him, and do his wil...

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 honorable than the poor man who has a name and good reputation. In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says: “A good name is better than precious ointment” Ecclesiastes 7:11). The third verse has a wise message: “The prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.” The Lord has revealed in His Word the evil which is in store for the sinner and the impenitent. He also has prepared a hiding place, an ark of safety, in His Son, our Lord. The prudent believeth the Word and flees to the refuge; the simple, the unbelieving, pass on and suffer for it when the evil comes. Humility and the fear of the Lord has a reward, while thorns and snares are in the way of the

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 stress is on the effect of training. Proverbs 22:11. RV hides disorder of MT. Read, probably, The king loves the pure in heart, grace of lips is his good pleasure. Proverbs 22:12 a is difficult. RV will not pass. The lit. Heb. is the eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge. The abstract knowledge in Heb. cannot mean its possessors; the eyes of Yahweh are nowhere said to guard anybody, and no Hebrew would say that the eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge in the sense of possessing it, nor does it give any

PRESERVE. guard. WORDS: or affairs. Hebrew. _dabar._ App-73. TRANSGRESSOR. traitor. Hebrew. _bagad._ Illustrations: Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:14); Noadiah (Nehemiah 6:14); Ezra's opponents (Ezra 3:3; Ezra 3:13. Compare Proverbs. and Proverbs 6); the Sanhedrin (Acts 5:34)....

_knowledge_ R.V. rightly inserts _him that hath_, before _knowledge_. _transgressor_ Rather, TREACHEROUS MAN, R.V....

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 words of the treacherous man. 13. The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets. 14. The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein. 15. Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 16. He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall only come to want. 17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge. 18. For it is a pleasant thing i

22:12 unfaithful. (e-14) Or 'treacherous [man].' as ch. 21.18. see chs. 2.22 and 25.19....