Proverbs 14:1
Buildeth — Maintains and improves her family and estate. Her hands — By her idleness or sin.... [ Continue Reading ]
Buildeth — Maintains and improves her family and estate. Her hands — By her idleness or sin.... [ Continue Reading ]
A rod — His insolent speeches as they are like a rod, offensive to others, so, they make a rod for their own backs.... [ Continue Reading ]
The crib — The stable is empty of food for cattle, and much more for man. In the same sense cleanness of teeth is put for famine, Amos 4:6. The strength — By their labours, or by diligence in husbandry, which then was principally managed by oxen.... [ Continue Reading ]
Findeth it not — Because he doth not seek it aright. That understandeth — That is honest and pious.... [ Continue Reading ]
His way — Consists not in vain speculations, but in a diligent study of his duty, and of the way to eternal happiness. The folly — The wit of ungodly men, which is really their folly, is employed only in finding out ways of deceiving.... [ Continue Reading ]
Favour — They find favour both with God and men.... [ Continue Reading ]
Bitterness — The inward griefs and joys of mens hearts, are not known to any but a man's self.... [ Continue Reading ]
Right — There are some evil courses which men may think to be lawful and good. The end — The event shews that they were sinful and destructive.... [ Continue Reading ]
In laughter — The outward signs of joy are often mixed with real sorrow.... [ Continue Reading ]
In heart — He who departs from God inwardly. Filled — With the fruit of his ways, the punishment of his sins. Satisfied — From the pious temper of his own heart, which cleaves to the Lord, he shall receive unspeakable comfort.... [ Continue Reading ]
The simple — A foolish man. Looketh — He orders his dealings in the world with due circumspection, not considering so much what other men say as what he ought to do.... [ Continue Reading ]
Feareth — Trembles at God's judgments when they are either inflicted or threatened. Rageth — Frets against God; or is enraged against his messengers. Confident — Secure and insensible of his danger.... [ Continue Reading ]
Foolishly — His passion hurries him into foolish speeches and actions. Wicked devices — One who suppresses his passion, but meditates revenge. Hated — Both by God and men.... [ Continue Reading ]
Inherit — They possess it as their inheritance, holding it fast, and glorying in it. Knowledge — The saving knowledge of God and of their own duty.... [ Continue Reading ]
The evil — Good men shall have the pre — eminency over the wicked.... [ Continue Reading ]
Hated — Despised and abandoned.... [ Continue Reading ]
Despiseth — That does not pity and relieve the poor.... [ Continue Reading ]
The talk — Idle talking will bring a man to poverty.... [ Continue Reading ]
Riches — They are a singular advantage and ornament to them. But — As for rich fools, their folly is not cured, but made worse and more manifest by their riches.... [ Continue Reading ]
Souls — Such as are innocent, from false accusations.... [ Continue Reading ]
To depart — To preserve men from destructive courses.... [ Continue Reading ]
Exalteth — Heb. lifteth up, like a banner, makes it known and visible to all men.... [ Continue Reading ]
A sound heart — Free from envy and inordinate passions. Is life — Procures and maintains the health and vigour of the body.... [ Continue Reading ]
His maker — Whose image the poor man bears, by whose providence he is made poor, and who hath declared himself to be their protector and avenger.... [ Continue Reading ]
Driven away — In his death, from God's favour and presence. Death — In his greatest dangers and distresses, yea even in death itself.... [ Continue Reading ]
Resteth — Is laid up and hid there. In the midst — In the heart. Made known — They will publish in all times and companies.... [ Continue Reading ]
Shame — Both to himself, by his foolish management of the king's affairs, and to the king who made so foolish a choice of a servant.... [ Continue Reading ]