Proverbs 19:2
Hasteth — That rashly and headily rushes into actions.... [ Continue Reading ]
Hasteth — That rashly and headily rushes into actions.... [ Continue Reading ]
Perverteth — Blasts his designs and enterprises. Fretteth — He ascribes his unhappiness not to his own sin, but to God and his providence.... [ Continue Reading ]
A friend — in profession.... [ Continue Reading ]
Brethren — His nearest relations. Hate — Despise and shun him. Pursueth — Earnestly imploring their pity.... [ Continue Reading ]
Delight — To live in pleasure and outward glory, doth not become him, nor suit with him; because prosperity corrupts even wise men, and makes fools mad; and because it gives him more opportunity to discover his folly, and to do mischief both to himself and others.... [ Continue Reading ]
Dropping — Are like rain continually dropping upon an house.... [ Continue Reading ]
Casteth — Makes a man careless, and like one asleep in his business.... [ Continue Reading ]
His ways — The commands of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
While — Before custom in sin, and thy indulgence have made him incorrigible. Let not — Forbear not to give him due and necessary correction.... [ Continue Reading ]
Great wrath — Of strong passions. Deliver — If thou forbear to punish him. Do it — Thou must deliver him again and again.... [ Continue Reading ]
The desire — The hearty desire of being kind is accepted by God, and should be owned by men as a real kindness. A poor man — Who is not able to give what he desires to do. A liar — Than a rich man who feeds the poor with fair promises, but doth not perform what he pretends.... [ Continue Reading ]
Satisfied — Shall be fully contented with God's favour and blessing.... [ Continue Reading ]
Bring it — To feed himself; he expects that the meat should drop into his mouth.... [ Continue Reading ]
Scorner — An obstinate and impudent transgressor. Simple — Who sin thro' ignorance, being possibly drawn to it by the scorner's evil counsel or example. Reprove — A verbal reproof will be more effectual for his reformation, than the severest punishments will be to a scorner.... [ Continue Reading ]
Wasteth — His father's estate. Chaseth — Causes her to avoid his presence, and to go from the house where he is.... [ Continue Reading ]
Scorneth — Hath no reverence to the place of justice, nor to the presence of God there. Devoureth — Utters it with greediness and delight.... [ Continue Reading ]
Prepared — Although they be deferred for a time, yet they are treasured up for them.... [ Continue Reading ]