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CHAPTER 11 THE CONTRAST CONTINUED
The continued contrast in this chapter between the righteous and the
wicked contains many precious gems, sweet to faith and wholesome for
instruction. In the second v...
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PROVERBS 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found
in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27 is represented by a further group
(Proverbs 11:2;...
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ABOMINATION. See note on Proverbs 3:32....
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TEXT Proverbs 11:12-21
12.
He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom;
But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
13.
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets;
But he that...
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1. False weights were exceedingly common (Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs
20:10; Amos 8:5)....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 11
V1 God hates false measurements.
God loves honest measurements.
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תֹּועֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה עִקְּשֵׁי ־לֵ֑ב
וּ֝ רְצֹונֹ֗ו...
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CHAPTER 12
GOODNESS
"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6
"An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes
right in his way is the abomination of t...
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Verse Proverbs 11:7. The antithesis of this proverb is between the
condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the
expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side of...
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A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. The
merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel
troubleth his own flesh. The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to...
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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...
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THEY THAT ARE OF A FROWARD HEART [ARE] ABOMINATION TO THE LORD,....
Such as are men of perverse dispositions and principles; that are
contrary to the light of nature, the law of God, and Gospel of Chr...
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They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but
[such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.
Ver. 20. _They that are of a froward heart, &c._] Not only those that
pursu...
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_They that are of a froward heart_ &c. They are odious to God, who
study to compass their end by wicked means; but they whose exact
observance of the rules of righteousness, in the whole course of the...
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V. 20. THEY THAT ARE OF A FROWARD HEART, full of crookedness and
malice, ARE ABOMINATION TO THE LORD; BUT SUCH AS ARE UPRIGHT IN THEIR
WAY, pure and straightforward in their conduct, ARE HIS DELIGHT,...
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10-31 This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but
the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very
careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affec...
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THEY THAT ARE OF A FROWARD HEART; hypocrites, as appears from the
opposition of these to the _upright_ in the next clause; whose hearts
are false to God, and contrary to their own professions. ARE
ABO...
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Proverbs 11:20 perverse H6141 heart H3820 abomination H8441 LORD H3068
blameless H8549 ways H1870 delight H7522
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FURTHER CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS (PROVERBS
11:15).
In this subsection we again have the continual contrast between the
righteous, the gracious, the merciful and the blamele...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The ways of righteousness are plain and safe and in them
we may enjoy a holy security. The ways of wickedness are dangerous...
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Proverbs 11:1. _A false balance is an abomination to the Lord._ A
dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be
but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand tim...
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_Such as are upright in their way are His delight._
THE UPRIGHT, GOD’S DELIGHT
I. Who are the upright? Those whom God makes upright, the workmanship
of His own Spirit, His new creation. This does not...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:16 These three pairs of proverbs (vv.
Proverbs 11:16, Proverbs 11:18,...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 11:18. “The wicked gaineth a deceptive result, but he that
soweth righteousness a sure reward” (Zöckler).
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH— Proverbs 11:18_
SOWING AND REA...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 11:1
A FALSE BALANCE; literally, _balances of deceit _(Proverbs 20:23). The
repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13,...
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Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter.
Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of
wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to
the next. S...
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Proverbs 15:8; Proverbs 16:17; Proverbs 21:29; Proverbs 6:14;...