proverbs 20:7 commentary
They will also have the ability to draw out the deepest feelings and intentions of those with whom they deal (5). 2. He that goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets: and therefore meddle not with him that is flattering with his lips. Your familys future depends on how you live today. He has a certain rule, which with an even steady hand he governs himself by: He walks in his integrity; he keeps good conscience, and he has the comfort of it, for it is his rejoicing. 2. It is here observed to the honour of a good man, 1. 1. And his family fare better for his sake. 1Kings 15:4, Jeremiah 33:20-21. his children are blessed after him; with temporal blessings; and, walking in the same integrity as he does, they are blessed with spiritual blessings here, and eternal blessedness hereafter; see Psalm 37:26. Those are unprincipled people that go about carrying stories, that make mischief among neighbours and relations, that sow in the minds of people jealousies of their governors, of their ministers, and of one another, that reveal secrets which they are entrusted with or which by unfair means they come to the knowledge of, under pretence of guessing at men's thoughts and intentions, tell that of them which is really false. The holy God of heaven rewards good men with blessings upon their posterity. All rights reserved. Let youth and old age both beware of defacing their glory. David described the just, His seed is blessed (Ps 37:26). 7. Proverbs 19 Proverbs Proverbs 21. Consider again. Those that hurry over religious offices (their praying and preaching) and huddle them up in haste, as being impatient to get done, may be said to devour that which is holy. What Do We Learn from Reading Jesus Genealogy? To get the knowledge of them. A proverb has been called a sententious sentence, a maxim, an old saying, an old saw, a bromide, an epigram. 10:1 - 24:34 ); after that a second volume ( Prov. 16 2), or whether it be right, that is, really good. That which is good. 2. A righteous man who walks in his integrity How blessed are his sons after him. A wise king sifts out the wicked: An earthly ruler understands how important it is to administer justice, and part of that is to carefully examine (sifts out) the wicked. b. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. God will send blessing and favor on his descendants. It is here repeated, because it is a sin that God doubly hates (as lying, which is of the same nature with this sin, is mentioned twice among the seven things that God hates, ch. Those therefore who would keep counsel must not only put on resolution, but stand upon their guard. 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. Men often assume that thrones are upheld by armies and raw power, but God has a better way to establish and uphold a king and his kingdom. He will walk the walk, not just talk the talk. From the talebearing. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. But this little dog kept persisting, and one day Duke was running along the lake and this little dog was along, yipping and nipping, and evidently clipped him and made him mad. (Read all of Proverbs 20) Complete Concise Verse 1 Here is, 1. We must refer ourselves to God, and leave it to him to plead our cause, to maintain our right, and reckon with those that do us wrong in such a way and manner as he thinks fit and in his own due time: "Wait on the Lord, and attend his pleasure, acquiesce in his will, and he does not say that he will punish him that has injured thee (instead of desiring that thou must forgive him and pray for him), but he will save thee, and that is enough. They will walk in their integrity . Until he's into trouble, you know.Now we deal with the sluggard or the slothful, the lazy man again. It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will just keep on meddling ( Proverbs 20:3 ). If a man fawn upon you, compliment and commend you, suspect him to have some design upon you, and stand upon your guard; he would pick that out of you which will serve him to make a story of to somebody else to your prejudice; therefore meddle not with him that flatters with his lips. So you can prove that it's lawful. Who has wounds without cause? Note, 1. But yet, "Wine is a mocker." a. Children of godly men grow up with greater wisdom than peers, so they are blessed with natural success in measures of prosperity. Blows that hurt cleanse away evil, It is that by which man is constantly kept face to face with truth. a. We must, if the whole is to be interpreted as nom., regard as permutative: one walking in his innocence, a righteous one. Those are scandalously sluggish who, in the way of their business, cannot find in their hearts to undergo so little toil as that of ploughing and so little hardship as that of a cold blast. i. Here we have, 1. 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. Consider, and take advice, whether the war should be begun or no, whether it be just, whether it be prudent, whether we be a match for the enemy, and able to carry it on when it is too late to retreat (Luke 14 31); and, when it is begun, consider how and by what arts it may be prosecuted, for management is as necessary as courage. One evening we were sitting down to eat dinner, and of course, campfire and so forth. Start for FREE. But I would just know what they should be doing. A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all of the evil with his eyes ( Proverbs 20:6-8 ). It keeps men from the most necessary business, from ploughing and sowing when the season is: The sluggard has ground to occupy, and has ability for it; he can plough, but he will not; some excuse or other he has to shift it off, but the true reason is that it is cold weather. That he does well for his family: His children are blessed after him, and fare the better for his sake. He lives by fear of God and faith in Christ, keeping all the commandments. Severity must sometimes be used to rid the country of those that are openly vicious and mischievous, debauched and debauching. 1. Correction is grievous to him that forsakes the way, and yet it is good for him, Heb 12 11. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. See here, 1. As do stripes: The paradox of Isaiah 53:5 stands out sharply against this background: that with his stripes we are healed. (Kidner), (c) 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. It means living our lives in light of what we know of Him, holding Him in the highest estimation, and depending on Him with humble trust. If those children or grandchildren sin, they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity, but the Lord will be more merciful than He would have been otherwise. They sin against their own lives. How can he tell what will befal him, since God's counsels concerning him are secret, and therefore how can he of himself contrive what to do without divine direction? 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. Proverbs 20:1 "Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise." Alcoholic beverages are today ruining America. Frequently those that most need severe rebukes can worse bear them. Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. 2. Those that love sleep are likely to come to poverty, not only because they lose the time they spend in excess of sleep, but because they contract a listless careless disposition, and are still half asleep, never well awake. Much more do those do so that provoke the King of kings to anger. This is to the same purport with what was said v. 20. It remains a valuable resource for Christians seeking a deeper understanding of the Scriptures. Thereby it deprives them of the most necessary supports: Those that will not plough in seed-time cannot expect to reap in harvest; and therefore they must beg their bread with astonishment when the diligent are bringing home their sheaves with joy. Tale-bearers, though they are commonly flatterers, and by fair speeches insinuate themselves into men's acquaintance. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. "It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but the fool will just keep on meddling." That which is wholesome. 3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 2. He began with despising his father and mother, slighting their instructions, disobeying their commands, and raging at their rebukes, but at length he arrives at such a pitch of impudence and impiety as to curse them, to give them scurrilous and opprobrious language, and to wish mischief to those that were instruments of his being and have taken so much care and pains about him, and this in defiance of God and his law, which had made this a capital crime (Exod 21 17, Matt 15 4), and in violation of all the bonds of duty, natural affection, and gratitude. "Who has woe? Take his garment that is a surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Sacrilege, men's alienating holy things and converting them to their own use, which is here called devouring them. Some must be beaten black and blue ere they will be better; neither is wit anything worth with them till they have paid well for it. (Trapp). Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. . Through a series of unexpected events I found that what I prepared for myself as teaching notes was helpful to some others as Bible commentary. There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are like a precious jewel. Do you love your children? Note, 1. Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in obscure darkness. See how apt men are to be pleased with their gettings and proud of their tricks; whereas a fraud and a lie are what a man ought to be ashamed of, though he have gained ever so much by them. Paul said, "All things are lawful for me." But far beyond that, God Himself will supernaturally favor the children of godly men. 8 A king . The virtues of a good king. Though men's counsels and designs are ever so carefully concealed by them, so that they are as deep water which one cannot fathom, yet there are those who by sly insinuations, and questions that seem foreign, will get out of them both what they have done and what they intend to do. The best man is no better than God makes him; and every creature is that to us which it is the will of God that it should be. 24 Man's goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way? Proverbs states its theme explicitly very early in the book: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" ( Proverbs 1:7 ). both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD ( Proverbs 20:10 ). The lips of knowledge (a good understanding to guide the lips and a good elocution to diffuse the knowledge) are to be preferred far before gold, and pearl, and rubies; for, 1. All our natural actions depend upon his providence, all our spiritual actions upon his grace. 2. Strange women have strange ways of impoverishing men to enrich themselves. a. Mercy and truth preserve the king: Any earthly king may be preserved by Gods mercy and truth shown to the king, and by the mercy and truth the king shows to others. The goings even of a strong man (so the word signifies) are of the Lord, for his strength is weakness without God, nor is the battle always to the strong. Will regard broken vows as sins to be confessed and to be repented of. Isn't that interesting? It is the honour of a man, a wise man, a man of spirit, to show the command he has of himself by ceasing from strife, yielding, and stooping, and receding from his just demands, for peace-sake, as Abraham, the better man, Gen 13 8. This intimates, 1. Proverbs, interesting little bits of instruction and wisdom. Within the mystery of the spirit-nature of every man there is light. Live humbly and walk justly before God, and He will bless your children because of your life. It is an observation of an Heathen poet c, that good things befall the children of the godly, but not the children of the ungodly. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Their fear, with which (especially when they are absolute and their will is a law) they keep their subjects in awe, is as the roaring of a lion, which is very dreadful to the creatures he preys upon, and makes them tremble so that they cannot escape from him. Now here we are told what to do when we have wrong done us. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. It is a discovering light. Salem Media Group. It is here observed to the honour of a good man, 1. The world, the state, and the church needs them both, the strength of youth for energy and the maturity of the old for wisdom. (Bridges). Knowing, Lord, that You are the judge who will make the final disposition of all things. And when this happened, the Lord said unto Moses, "Speak unto Aaron and his sons and tell them that they are not to be drinking wine when they come in to offer sacrifices before Me." He carefully and fervently fulfills duties to rulers, employers, parents, pastor, wife and children he knows these are exalted in the Bible. 2. * [ 20:3 ] The honor that one might seek to gain from fighting comes of itself to the person who refrains from fighting. Let him never expect any peace or comfort in his own mind, no, nor to prosper in this world. That which is honest. This is an in-depth study on the book of Proverbs, which is the accumulated insights of Yahweh's people throughout the generations on how to live the good life. 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. This is the faithful and upright man, who is made righteous by the obedience of Christ; and walks by faith in him, and according to the truth of the Gospel; his children [are] blessed after him; with temporal blessings; and, walking in the same integrity as he does, they are blessed with spiritual blessings here, and eternal blessedness hereafter; see. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin, a. 3. And thus, may we rest in Thy justice and in Thy truth. A proverb is a truth that is couched in a form that is easy to remember, a philosophy based on experience, and a rule for conduct. Help us, Lord, to walk in righteousness before Thee. He has no self-righteousness. He was just my dog.We went up to Bass Lake one summer and took Duke with us. If we allow the unpleasant fire of pain to refine and cleanse away evil, then our sorrow and pain were not wasted. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. Log In/Sign Up . See here 1. Here is a just man, doing what is right and holy in the sight of God. Our King John thought to strengthen himself by gathering money, the sinews of war; but meanwhile he lost his peoples affections, those joints of peace, and came, after endless turmoils, to an unhappy end. (Trapp), ii. Who has contentions? These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. That he does well for himself. 17:1) let the word of God be written. Some are very able and fit to give counsel, having an excellent faculty of cleaving a hair, hitting the joint of a difficulty, and advising pertinently, but they are modest, and reserved, and not communicative; they have a great deal in them, but it is loth to come out. 2. An undutiful child become very miserable at last: His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness; all his honour shall be laid in the dust, and he shall for ever lose his reputation. 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. Many need severe rebukes. As do stripes the inner depths of the heart: Solomon probably used stripes here in a symbolic sense for the chastening that comes in life. 6 17, 19), and because it was probably a sin very much practised at that time in Israel, and therefore made light of as if there were no harm in it, under pretence that, being commonly used, there was no trading without it. The just [man] walketh in his integrity This is the faithful and upright man, who is made righteous by the obedience of Christ; and walks by faith in him, and according to the truth of the Gospel; his children [are] blessed after him; with temporal blessings; and, walking in the same integrity as he does, they are blessed with spiritual blessings here, and eternal blessedness hereafter; see ( Psalms 37:26 ) . 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. The various arts of deceiving that men have, all which evils the love of money is the root of. A slight affinity may be doubtfully traced in one or two adjacent proverbs, but that is all. 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. Who can say it?Now here's the thing again on the balances, the weights. 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