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Verse Proverbs 22:27. _IF THOU HAST NOTHING TO PAY_] Should any man
give security for more than he is _worth_? If he does, is it not a
fraud on the very face of the transaction?
_WHY SHOULD HE TAKE...
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HE - i. e., The man to whom the surety has been given. The practice of
distraining for payment of a debt, seems, though prohibited Exodus
22:27, to have become common....
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CHAPTER 22 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED
Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and
loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well
thought of, he is less honorab...
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HE: i.e. the usurer....
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_he_ i.e. the creditor....
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TEXT Proverbs 22:22-29
22.
Rob not the poor, because he is poor;
Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23.
For Jehovah will plead their cause,
And despoil of life those that despoil them....
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If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from
under thee?
WHY SHOULD HE TAKE AWAY THY BED? - why should you involve yourself in
such difficulties as to put it in the creditor's...
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These proverbs are very unlike the preceding in tone, and style. The
author's own personality is brought distinctly into view (Proverbs
22:17; Proverbs 23:15); he had a high opinion of the value of hi...
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If the debtor has failed to meet his obligation and the unlucky surety
has no money, the creditors will seize the poor man's scanty
belongings, even to his bed....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 22
V1 It is better to be a responsible person than to have great wealth.
It is better that people trust you than for you to receive silver and...
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WHY SHOULD HE TAKE AWAY THY BED FROM UNDER THEE? — If the mantle was
taken in pledge, it had to be restored before sundown for the poor man
to sleep in; but this merciful provision of the Law was evid...
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אִם ־אֵֽין ־לְךָ֥ לְ שַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה
יִקַּ֥ח
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CHANNEL 23
THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR
"The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them
all."- Proverbs 22:2
"He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his
b...
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Verse Proverbs 22:2. The question that naturally arises on reading
this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as
having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a very...
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He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth
to the rich, shall surely come to want. Bow down thine ear, and hear
the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowled...
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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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IF THOU HAST NOTHING TO PAY,.... When the debtor this, and the
creditor demands the debt of the surety: it is weakness in a man to be
a surety for another, when he knows he is not able to pay the debt...
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If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from
under thee?
Ver. 27. _If thou hast nothing to pay._] And yet art gotten into the
usurer's furnace, he will leave thee at last neither...
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_Be not of them that are sureties for debts_ Namely, rashly or
unnecessarily. _Why should he take away thy bed_, &c. Why wilt thou
put thyself into the hands of such a man, who will exact the debt fro...
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V. 27. IF THOU HAST NOTHING TO PAY, being called upon to make good his
pledge, WHY SHOULD HE TAKE AWAY THY BED FROM UNDER THEE? the bed
having been pledged as a guarantee for the payment of the debt h...
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Why wilt thou put thyself into the hands of such a man, who will exact
the debt from thee without any compassion? For though God did not
allow this practice, covetous creditors would frequently do it....
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Proverbs 22:27 pay H7999 (H8763) away H3947 (H8799) bed H4904
Proverbs 20:16;...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Those who walk humbly with God in obedience to the
commands of His Word and in submission to the disposals of His
providenc...
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Proverbs 22:1. _A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches._
When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared
for his power.
Proverbs 22:2. _The rich and the poor meet...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:26_
SURETYSHIP AND ITS DANGERS
I. A COMMAND TO AVOID A PERILOUS HABIT. We cannot, in the light of the
spirit of Bible teaching—especially that of the New
Testament—reg...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 22:1
A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be
observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing
that the epithet is not expressed in th...
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor
rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1).
The good name, so important, so valuable. Good reputation, so
important. "Rather to...