Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Proverbs 22:27
he i.e. the creditor.
he i.e. the creditor.
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...
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....
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...
HE: i.e. the usurer....
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
אִם ־אֵֽין ־לְךָ֥ לְ שַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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....
Proverbs 22:27 pay H7999 (H8763) away H3947 (H8799) bed H4904 Proverbs 20:16;...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
2 Kings 4:1; Exodus 22:26; Exodus 22:27; Proverbs 20:16...