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Verse Proverbs 16:26. _HE THAT LABOURETH_] No thanks to a man for his
labour and industry; if he do not work he must _starve_....
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HE THAT LABORETH - literally, as in the margin, i. e., “The desire
of the laborer labors for him” (or, helps him in his work), “for
his mouth urges him on.” Hunger of some kind is the spring of all
he...
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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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HE THAT LABOURETH. the soul of him who laboureth. Hebrew. _nephesh._
MOUTH. appetite.
CRAVETH IT OF HIM. urgeth him on....
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_He that laboureth laboureth for himself_ Rather, THE DESIRE, or
appetite (lit. SOUL, see A.V. marg.) OF HIM THAT LABOURETH, LABOURETH
FOR HIM. The desire which craves satisfaction is the motive power...
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TEXT Proverbs 16:23-33
23.
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth,
And addeth learning to his lips.
24.
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25....
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He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of
him.
HE THAT LABOURETH, LABOURETH FOR HIMSELF - literally, 'The soul of
him that laboureth, laboureth,' etc.
FOR HIS MOUTH CRA...
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16:26 appetite (d-2) Lit. 'soul.'...
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1-9. God's control of human life....
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Hunger prompts labour. It has been wittily said that every boy should
pray that he may be born poor....
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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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People should not be lazy. See Proverbs 6:6-11. They should work to
earn what they need. This is a natural way to behave. Our hunger
reminds us that we should work. See 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10.
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HE THAT LABOURETH LABOURETH FOR HIMSELF. — Rather, _the desire,_ or
_hunger, of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urges him
on;_ the feeling that he is supplying his own needs gives him st...
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נֶ֣פֶשׁ עָ֭מֵל עָ֣מְלָה לֹּ֑ו כִּֽי
־אָכַ֖ף ע
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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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_Mouth. The want of food, Ecclesiastes vi. 7._...
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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 LABOURETH, LABOURETH FOR HIMSELF,.... Man is born for labour;
it is a part of the curse inflicted on him for sin; and his condition
and circumstances are such as make it necessary, for such wh...
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He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of
him.
Ver. 26. _He that laboureth, laboureth for himself._] He earns it to
eat it, he gets it with his hands to maintain "the life...
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_There is a way_, &c. See on Proverbs 14:12. _He that laboureth,
laboureth for himself_ For his own use and benefit. Solomon's design
in this proverb is, to condemn idleness, and to commend diligence,...
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V. 26. HE THAT LABORETH, LABORETH FOR HIMSELF, his spirit or soul,
under the pressure of life's necessities, impels him to work earnestly
for his daily bread; FOR HIS MOUTH CRAVETH IT OF HIM, drives h...
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HE THAT LABOURETH:
_ Heb._ The soul of him that laboureth
CRAVETH IT OF HIM:
_ Heb._ boweth unto him...
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Proverbs 16:26 person H5315 labors H6001 labors H5998 (H8804) mouth
H6310 drives H404 (H8804)
He - Heb. The soul of him
laboure
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THE HARD-WORKING PERSON, THE WORTHLESS MAN, THE PERVERSE MAN AND THE
MAN OF VIOLENCE (PROVERBS 16:26).
This subsection is based on the idea of ‘a man' (ish) which is
repeated in each proverb apart fro...
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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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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 16:25 A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT... BUT.
People often have the wrong idea about what is good and what is bad.
Hunger seems a bad thing, but it forces people to work and keeps the...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 16:26. HE THAT LABOURETH, LABOURETH FOR HIMSELF, etc.
Zöckler translates “_The spirit of the labourer laboureth for him,
for his mouth urgeth him on_.” Stuart—“_The appetite...
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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 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:8;
Ecclesiastes 6:7;...