Proverbs 18:10 We have here the "strong tower" and the "strong city;" the man lifted up above danger on the battlements of the one, and the man fancying himself to be high above it (and only fancying himself) in the imaginary safety of the other. I. Consider first the two fortresses. One need only... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 18:21 I. The tongue is like a steed (James 3:3): (1) When it speaks too much; (2) when it is boasting; (3) when it is angry. II. The tongue is like a sword (Psalms 57:4): (1) Against the weak and helpless; (2) against sacred things and holy persons. III. The tongue is like a serpent (Psa... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 18:24 When Christian people talk of a friend that sticketh closer than a brother, there is commonly one Friend in their mind, the best Friend, the most faithful, and sympathetic, and mighty, our blessed Redeemer. But that thought was quite out of the mind of the man that wrote the verse. T... [ Continue Reading ]