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Verse Proverbs 21:29. _HE DIRECTETH HIS WAY_] Instead of יכין
_yachin_, he _directeth_, upwards of _fifty_ of _Kennicott's_ and _De
Rossi's_ MSS., several ancient _editions_ with some of the _versions...
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DIRECTETH - i. e., Makes straight and firm. On one side it is the
callousness of guilt; on the other side it is the confidence of
integrity....
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CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT
In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times.
“The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of
water: He turne...
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PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of
Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia,
which could be diverted in any direction at will.
Proverbs 21:4....
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_directeth_ Or, _ordereth_, R.V. _corrigit_, Vulg. There is another
reading, noticed in the marg. both of A.V. and R.V., _considereth_;
συνίει, LXX....
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TEXT Proverbs 21:21-31
21.
He that followeth after righteousness and kindness
Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
22.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,
And bringeth down the strengt...
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A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth
his way.
A WICKED MAN HARDENETH HIS FACE: BUT (AS FOR) THE UPRIGHT, HE
DIRECTETH HIS WAY. "A wicked man hardeneth his face" aga...
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21:29 establisheth (f-13) Or 'regulateth,' as 'heedeth,' ch. 14.15....
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A wicked man boldly maintains whatever suits him; a wise man
'considereth his way' (RM)....
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1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of
Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
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When people see this wicked man, he seems bold. Really, he is not
bold, but he is stupid. An honest man would think about his actions.
An honest man would be much more careful.
V30 There is no wisdom...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 21
V1 A king is like a canal that God controls.
God leads the king in the way that God decides....
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A WICKED MAN HARDENETH HIS FACE. — Is insensible to rebuke, and will
not confess himself in the wrong, but “the upright directeth his
way,” as God would have him, or, as the margin implies, “looks
wel...
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הֵעֵ֬ז אִ֣ישׁ רָשָׁ֣ע בְּ פָנָ֑יו וְ֝
יָשָׁ֗ר
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CHAPTER 22
WINE
"He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and
oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17
THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb
in...
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Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where
that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud
heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
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_Face. Never blushing, or yielding to good advice._...
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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. The
desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse t...
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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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A WICKED MAN HARDENETH HIS FACE,.... Against all corrections and
reproofs of parents, masters, ministers, and others; he blushes not at
sins committed, and is not ashamed of them, but glories in them:...
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A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he
directeth his way.
Ver. 29. _A wicked man hardeneth his face._] _Procaciter obfirmat
vultum suum,_ so the Vulgate renders it. The false w...
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_A wicked man hardeneth his face_ Continues in his evil practices with
obstinacy and impudence, in spite of all the commands of God, or
counsels of men; _but the upright directeth his way_ Ordereth hi...
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DIRECTETH:
Or, considereth...
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HARDENETH HIS FACE; continueth in evil courses with obstinacy and
impudence, in spite of all the commands of God, or counsels of men. HE
DIRECTETH HIS WAY; he ordereth his steps aright; and if at any...
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Proverbs 21:29 wicked H7563 man H376 hardens H5810 (H8689) face H6440
upright H3477 establishes H995 (H8799) ...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find
righteousness, honor and life.
KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5).
STRONG VERSES: P...
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Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the
rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is
probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:29 The WICKED MAN changes his behavior
depending on the situation (PUTS ON A BOLD FACE). In contrast, the
UPRIGHT person
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 21:29. HARDENETH HIS FACE, or “putteth on a bold
countenance.” DIRECTETH, or “_considereth_” or
“_establisheth_.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:29_
THE FACE AND THE WAY...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 21:1
THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER.
We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these
are altogether under the gardener's...
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31.
Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares:
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water:
he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
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1 Thessalonians 3:11; Ezekiel 18:28; Haggai 1:5; Haggai 1:7; Haggai 2
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Hardeneth — Continues in evil with obstinacy and impudence. Directs
— He orders his steps aright....