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CHAPTER 17 DIVERSE PROVERBS
Of the twenty-eight proverbs found in this chapter we point out but a
few. “The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the
LORD trieth the hearts” (Proverbs...
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PROVERBS 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to
a place in the family (Proverbs 17:2), the practice of bribes
(Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 17:23), the value of adversity as a test o...
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TEXT Proverbs 17:20-28
20.
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good;
And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21.
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow;
And the fa...
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a
perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
HE THAT HATH A FROWARD HEART FINDETH NO GOOD - one whose "heart is
deep" (); one "with a doub...
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1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the
festal meal which followed a sacrifice (Proverbs 7:14) if it was
accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only diet...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 17
V1 One man eats dry bread in a calm and quiet place.
But that man’s meal is better than the food at a party where there
are arguments....
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The first man has an evil heart. This means that his desires are evil.
He cannot be successful, because God will punish him.
The second man tells lies. And he will suffer because of his lies.
They wi...
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HE THAT HATH A FROWARD HEART, FINDETH NO GOOD. — For he is an
abomination to God (Proverbs 11:20), and so gains no blessing from
Him....
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CHAPTER 18
FRIENDSHIP
"A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for
adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of
the R.V, yields a much better sense than the lo...
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CHAPTER 25
FORGIVING
"Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not
with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I
will render to the man according to h...
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Verse Proverbs 17:3. Two important thoughts are suggested by this
proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that
of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire, b...
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A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the
presence of his friend. He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that ha...
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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 HATH A FROWARD HEART FINDETH NO GOOD,.... Who is of a perverse
spirit, meditates and devises evil things; is not ingenuous and
sincere, but false and deceitful to God and men: such an one gets...
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He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a
perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Ver. 20. _He that hath a froward heart findeth no good._] Who this is
that hath a froward heart...
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V. 20. HE THAT HATH A FROWARD HEART, one that is crooked and
malicious, FINDETH NO GOOD, will never prosper; AND HE THAT HATH A
PERVERSE TONGUE, a wayward tongue, one which is not consistent, but
wind...
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HE THAT HATH A FROWARD HEART:
_ Heb._ The froward of heart...
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HE THAT HATH A FROWARD HEART, whose heart is not plain and upright,
but false towards God or men, FINDETH NO GOOD; shall not get that
advantage by his dissimulation which he intends and expects, but s...
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Proverbs 17:20 deceitful H6141 heart H3820 finds H4672 (H8799) good
H2896 perverse H2015 (H8738) tongue H3956 f
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THE WAYS OF THE FOOL (PROVERBS 17:16).
The main emphasis in this subsection is on the ways of the fool
(Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 17:21), the man void of mind (heart) ...
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Proverbs 17:20
Two bad things are reproved in these words: the first is a bad spirit,
and the second is a bad habit; the first is the sullen, snarling
spirit of discontent, which kills all hearty, ge...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: About the most satisfactory substitute for wisdom is
silence. Discretion of speech is better than fluency of speech.
KEY W...
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Proverbs 17:1. _Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith._ See
Proverbs 15:17.
Proverbs 17:3. _The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace_ (or
crucible) _for gold._ Silver ores in Mexico are...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 17:20. A FROWARD HEART, rather _a false heart_....
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 17:1
(Comp, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:17; Proverbs 16:8.) Better
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Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of
sacrifices with strife (Proverbs 17:1).
Now the house full of sacrifices refer to the sacrifices. It's, if in
that economy the of the Judai...
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Ecclesiastes 10:12; James 3:6; Proverbs 10:10; Proverbs 10:14;...
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No good — Shall not get that advantage which he expects....