Proverbs 23:7 I. This is the Hebrew way of telling us, in a casual word about feasting, that a man's inmost thinking is the true index to his character. II. Christianity accepts and endorses this inward and broad basis of manhood, and employs its fact and revelation, impulse and inspiration, to se... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 23:17 I. Holy Scripture is full of warnings against this fatal form of envy, for indeed in this form came the first temptation to our mother Eve. Why did she look towards the fatal tree, and reach out her hand, and touch the fruit, and take it, and taste it but because the tempter had cont... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 23:19 In our course through life, our minds are liable to be placed in certain states of feeling strongly marked, and for the time strongly prevailing, and this by causes, by influences, and circumstances independent of our will. These states of feeling, thus involuntarily produced, should... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 23:23 The text declares two great truths: first, that truth is a matter of purchase; and, secondly, that there is a possibility of selling it and an inclination to do so. I. Truth is, of course, in itself, one, perfect, and eternal; but to us it is a growing and increasing treasure. The d... [ Continue Reading ]
Proverbs 23:26 I. The wise man here uses the word "heart" in the fullest sense. It includes the whole mind, the spirit, and the soul. These are what the Lord claims, and what the wise man here claims in the name of the Lord. Bear in mind that, although this claim is put affectionately and appealing... [ Continue Reading ]