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BRANCH - Better, leaf, as in Psalms 1:3; Isaiah 34:4....
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CHAPTER 11 THE CONTRAST CONTINUED
The continued contrast in this chapter between the righteous and the
wicked contains many precious gems, sweet to faith and wholesome for
instruction. In the second v...
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PROVERBS 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found
in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27 is represented by a further group
(Proverbs 11:2;...
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TRUSTETH. confldeth. Hebrew. _batah._ App-69....
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_branch_ Rather LEAF, R.V. Comp. Genesis 3:7; Psalms 1:3....
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TEXT Proverbs 11:22-31
22.
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout,
So is a fair woman that is without discretion.
23.
The desire of the righteous is only good;
But the expectation of the wicked is...
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He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall
flourish as a branch.
HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS RICHES SHALL FALL: BUT THE RIGHTEOUS (NAMELY,
INASMUCH AS THEY DO NOT TRUST IN RICHE...
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A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his
delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all
fraud, by whatsoever suns of deception it may be committed,...
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1. False weights were exceedingly common (Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs
20:10; Amos 8:5)....
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HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS RICHES SHALL FALL. — Because of their
uncertainty, and because they prevent his trusting in the living God
(1 Timothy 6:17)....
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בֹּוטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭ עָשְׁרֹו ה֣וּא יִפֹּ֑ל
וְ֝ כֶ
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CHAPTER 12
GOODNESS
"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6
"An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes
right in his way is the abomination of t...
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Verse Proverbs 11:7. The antithesis of this proverb is between the
condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the
expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side of...
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The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be
watered also himself. He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse
him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it...
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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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HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS RICHES SHALL FALL,.... As leaves in autumn,
which are withered and dry. To trust in riches is to trust in
uncertain things; things not to be depended on, being here today and
g...
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He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall
flourish as a branch.
Ver. 28. _He that trusteth to his riches shall fall._] Riches were
never true to any that trusted to them. The...
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_He that diligently seeketh good_ To do good to all men, as he hath
opportunity; which is opposed to a man's contenting himself with lazy
desires, or cold and careless endeavours; _procureth favour_ W...
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V. 28. HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS RICHES, placing his confidence in his
outward possessions, SHALL FALL, for such trust is a species of
idolatry; BUT THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL FLOURISH AS A BRANCH, like a gree...
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10-31 This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but
the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very
careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affec...
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HE THAT TRUSTETH IN HIS RICHES, as his chief portion, and felicity,
and ground of safety, SHALL FALL, as a withered leaf, by comparing
this clause with the latter. THE RIGHTEOUS, who maketh God alone,...
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Proverbs 11:28 trusts H982 (H8802) riches H6239 fall H5307 (H8799)
righteous H6662 flourish H6524 (H8799) foliag
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THE RIGHTEOUS SEEK WHAT IS GOOD, FLOURISH BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRUE LIFE,
PRODUCING ITS FRUIT, AND WILL BE RECOMPENSED ON EARTH. THE UNRIGHTEOUS
SEARCH AFTER WHAT IS BAD, TRUST IN RICHES, ARE BROUGHT LOW...
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TRUSTETH
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The ways of righteousness are plain and safe and in them
we may enjoy a holy security. The ways of wickedness are dangerous...
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Proverbs 11:1. _A false balance is an abomination to the Lord._ A
dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be
but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand tim...
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_He that trusteth in his riches shall fall _
TRUSTING IN RICHES
I. Here is a common tendency. Trusting in wealth is--
1. Spiritually unsatisfactory.
2. Necessarily evanescent.
II. Here is a terri...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:23 The ultimate destinies of the WICKED
and the RIGHTEOUS (e.g., vv. Proverbs 11:23 and...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 11:28. BRANCH, rather, “a green leaf.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 11:28_
TRUST IN RICHES AND TRUST IN GOD
I. THE TRUST IN RICHES SPRINGS,
1. _From the fact that gold, a...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 11:1
A FALSE BALANCE; literally, _balances of deceit _(Proverbs 20:23). The
repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13,...
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Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter.
Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of
wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to
the next. S...
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1 Timothy 6:17; Deuteronomy 8:12; Isaiah 60:21; Jeremiah 17:8; J