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Verse Proverbs 13:23. THAT IS _DESTROYED FOR WANT OF JUDGMENT._] O,
how much of the _poverty_ of the _poor_ arises from their own want of
management! They have little or no economy, and no foresight....
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The contrast is the ever recurring one between honest poverty and
dishonest wealth. “The new-plowed field of the poor is much food,
but there are those, who, though rich, perish through their disregar...
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CHAPTER 13 THE CONTRAST: ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE
The contrast in Proverbs concerning the righteous and the wicked is
continued in this chapter, showing mostly the advantage of the
righteous, illust...
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PROVERBS 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups
of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of
waiting for a hope that comes not (Proverbs 13:12 and Proverbs 13:1...
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IN THE TILLAGE OF, &C.: i.e. with Jehovah's blessing....
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_for want of judgment_ Rather, BY REASON OF INJUSTICE, R.V. The
contrast is between substance gained by honest toil and substance lost
by injustice: a poor man by hard labour makes his newly cultivate...
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MUCH FOOD IS IN THE TILLAGE OF THE POOR— _Much food is to the
tillage of the poor; but the very substance is quite spent by want of
judgment._ Schultens. The LXX read, _The just shall dwell in riches...
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TEXT Proverbs 13:18-25
18.
Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction;
But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
19.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;
But it is...
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Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is
destroyed for want of judgment.
MUCH FOOD (IS IN) THE TILLAGE OF THE POOR - `in the newly tilled had
of the poor;' in the land which t...
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13:23 poor; (a-9) Or 'indigent,' as ver. 8. judgment. (b-19) Or 'that
is destroyed through injustice.'...
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TILLAGE] RM 'tilled land.' FOR WANT OF JUDGMENT] RV 'by reason of
injustice.' The idea is that God blesses the labour of the righteous
poor, but the unjust, though they may be rich, will not flourish....
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2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM)....
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TILLAGE. — Properly, _the newly-made field,_ on which much labour
has been expended. The poor hardworking man, by God’s blessing,
gains an abundant living, while many (rich persons) are ruined for
the...
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רָב ־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְ יֵ֥שׁ
נִ֝סְפֶּ
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CHAPTER 14
PRIDE AND HUMILITY
"A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth
not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1
“Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction, but he
tha...
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Verse Proverbs 13:2. Compare this with Proverbs 12:14. As the words of
a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of
transgressors react upon themselves.
Verse Proverbs 13:5. The...
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Much food [is in] the fallow ground of the (l) poor: but there is
[that is] destroyed for lack of judgment.
(l) God blesses the labour of the poor, and consumes their goods who
are negligent, because...
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_Fathers. Heirs often lose their property by their misconduct. Hebrew
and (Haydock) Chaldean read, "of the poor," who till their land better
than those who have too large farms. (Menochius) --- Nature...
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Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. A
good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the
wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. Much food is in t...
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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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MUCH FOOD [IS IN] THE TILLAGE OF THE POOR,.... The poor are generally
employed in tilling land; from whose labours in ploughing and sowing
much food arises to men, bread to the eater, and seed to the...
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Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is]
destroyed for want of judgment.
Ver. 23. _Much food is in the tillage of the poor._] of the poet is
well known, _Laudato ingentia rur...
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_Much food is in the tillage of the poor_ A poor man many times,
through God's blessing upon his endeavours, makes a plentiful
provision for himself and family out of a few acres of land, which he
man...
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V. 23. SUCH FOOD IS IN THE TILL-AGE OF THE POOR, that is, he who with
much labor clears and breaks up land, tilling it with all diligence,
will be rewarded with a rich harvest; BUT THERE IS THAT IS DE...
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MUCH FOOD IS IN THE TILLAGE OF THE POOR; poor and mean persons, by
their diligent labours in tillage or other employments, and God's
blessing upon them, ofttimes grow rich. DESTROYED; or, _consumed_,...
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Proverbs 13:23 Much H7230 food H400 fallow H5215 poor H7218 (H8676)
H7326 (H8802) lack H3808 justice...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The destruction of sinners is unavoidable, for God's wrath
pursues them, and whom God pursues is sure to be overtaken. The...
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Proverbs 13:1. A _wise son heareth his father's instruction._ This
maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance
to hear the wisdom of a father proceeding from so much love, an...
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_Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is
destroyed for want of judgment._
THE RESPONSIBILITY, CULTIVATION, AND HARVEST OF SMALL GIFTS
Palestine was a land of small peasant propr...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:22 Walking with the wise (see vv.
Proverbs 13:20) includes caring for children by providing both a
material INHERITANCE and mo
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:23 The causes of poverty are complex.
It can be caused by INJUSTICE and oppression (as here; compare
Proverbs 22:16;...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 13:23. “Tillage,” rather “fallow ground” or “a new
field,” land which requires hard labour.
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:23_
LAND AND ITS TILLERS
I. THAT UNTILLED LAND...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 13:1-15:19
Second section in this collection.
PROVERBS 13:1
A WISE SON HEARETH HIS FATHER'S INSTRUCTION. The Authorized Version
introduces the verb from the second member. The Hebr...
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In the thirteenth chapter of Proverbs, there is a continuation of the
contrasting of the righteous with the wicked, the wise and the
scorner, the transgressor and the good man.
A wise son hears his fa...
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Ecclesiastes 5:9; Ecclesiastes 8:5; Ecclesiastes 8:6; Jeremiah 8:7;...
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The poor — Poor persons by their diligent labours, and God's
blessing often grow rich. Destroyed — Or, consumed, brought to
poverty, for want of discretion....