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Good as it is to “handle a matter wisely,” it is far better to
“trust in the Lord.” The former is really impossible except
through the latter....
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CHAPTER 16 IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD
The name Jehovah (LORD) appears eleven times in this chapter of
Proverbs. The Lord has the final word, for to man belong the
preparations (or plans) of the heart; b...
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PROVERBS 16. The special feature is a group of aphorisms (Proverbs
16:10) relating to kings. The sentiments seem rather to reflect the
picture of the ideal king than to indicate any particular period....
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TRUSTETH. confideth. Hebrew. _batah._ App-69.
HAPPY. See note on Proverbs 3:13....
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_He that handleth a matter wisely_ This rendering is relegated to the
margin in R.V., and instead of it _he that giveth heed unto the
word_is adopted in the text, with a reference to Proverbs 13:13 (s...
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TEXT Proverbs 16:12-22
12.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness;
For the throne is established by righteousness.
13.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
And they love him that...
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He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth
in the LORD, happy is he.
HE THAT HANDLETH A MATTER WISELY SHALL FIND GOOD; AND WHOSO TRUSTETH
IN THE LORD, HAPPY IS HE. The Syr...
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16:20 heed (b-4) Or 'acts wisely,' from _ Sachal_ , ch. 1.3. see Note,
Psalms 41:1 ....
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1-9. God's control of human life....
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HE THAT HANDLETH, etc.] read, 'he that giveth heed to the word' (of
God or of the teacher)....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 16
The subject of the book now begins to change. In earlier Chapter s,
the main subject is the difference between wise actions and evil
action...
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A wise person obeys instructions. He learns more, and so he becomes
even more wise.
We must trust in God. People may trust many different things. They may
trust in money, or governments. But the wise...
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HE THAT HANDLETH A MATTER WISELY. — Or, perhaps, _he that attendeth
to the word_ of God. (Comp. Proverbs 13:13.)...
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מַשְׂכִּ֣יל עַל ־דָּ֭בָר יִמְצָא
־טֹ֑וב וּ בֹ
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CHAPTER 17
A JUST BALANCE
"A just balance and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag
are His work."- Proverbs 16:11
"A false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is
H...
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CHAPTER 29
AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT
"He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso
confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy."- Proverbs 28:13
"Happy is the man that feareth...
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Verse Proverbs 16:1. A somewhat obscure proverb which recognizes that
man has to exercise his own reason in making his plans, but that he is
dependent on the Lord for the answer of the tongue. Dr. Per...
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Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without
right. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his
steps. A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth
trans...
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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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HE THAT HANDLETH A MATTER WISELY SHALL FIND GOOD,.... That frames and
composes his discourse well on any subject he takes in hand; or
manages his affairs prudently and discreetly, in which he is
conce...
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He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth
in the LORD, happy [is] he.
Ver. 20. _He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good._] Doing
things with due deliberation and c...
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_He that handleth a matter wisely_, &c. “He that understands his
business thoroughly, and manages it prudently and discreetly, is
likely to have good success; but no one is so happy, no one is so sure...
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HE THAT HANDLETH A MATTER:
Or, he that understandeth a matter...
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HE THAT HANDLETH A MATTER WISELY; he who orders his affairs with
discretion. Or, as others, both ancient and later interpreters, take
it, _he that understandeth or attendeth to the word_, to wit, the...
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Proverbs 16:20 word H1697 wisely H7919 (H8688) find H4672 (H8799) good
H2896 trusts H982 (H8802) LORD...
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WISDOM IS TO BE SOUGHT AND PRIDE MUST BE AVOIDED BY THE ONE WHO WOULD
WALK IN THE RIGHT WAY WITH TRUST IN YHWH (PROVERBS 16:16).
In this subsection the envelopes of wisdom (Proverbs 16:16) - pride
(Pr...
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TRUSTETH
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The safest way in which to travel is the way of the
upright, a way which God makes plain to those who desire to walk in
it....
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Proverbs 16:1. _The preparations of the heart in man._ As the field
must be plowed, and the soil prepared for the seeds, so the heart of
man must be prepared for grace. Afflictions in Egypt disposed t...
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_He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth
in the Lord, happy is he._
TRUST IN GOD--TRUE WISDOM
Wisdom is man’s true path--that which enables him to accomplish best
the end...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 16:10 The remaining sections of ch.
Proverbs 16:1 illustrate the benefits of wisdom for the well-being of
the heart (vv....
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 16:20 These verses commend the kind of
speech that is typical of those who are WISE OF HEART.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 16:20. Delitzsch and Zöckler translate the first clause
“_He that giveth heed to the Word findeth good_.” Stuart and
others, “_He that is prudent respecting any matter_.” Mi...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 16:1
These are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name
Jehovah.
PROVERBS 16:1
The Authorized Version makes one sentence of this verse without any
contrast or a...
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Shall we turn now to Proverbs 16:1-33, the sixteenth chapter and begin
our study this evening.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is
from the LORD (Proverbs 16:1).
Go...
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1 Chronicles 5:20; Daniel 1:19; Daniel 3:28; Daniel 6:23; Ephesia
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Good — He who orders his affairs with discretion....