Verse Proverbs 21:13. _WHOSO STOPPETH HIS EARS_] See the conduct of the _priest_ and _Levite_ to the man who _fell among thieves_; and let every man learn from this, that he who shuts his ear against...
CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turne...
PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Proverbs 21:4....
POOR. weak. Hebrew. _dal._ See note on Proverbs 6:11. HEARD. answered. Illustrations: the Jews (Zechariah 7:9.Jeremiah 34:10;...
TEXT Proverbs 21:11-20 11. When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12. The righteous man considereth the house of the wicke...
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. WHOSO STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF THE POOR (FOR MERCY), HE ALSO SHALL CRY HIMSELF, BUT SHALL N...
1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
God cares about poor people. We also should care about them, and try to help them. If we do this, then God will help us. When we have problems, we can cry out to God. God will hear our prayers. See Ps...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 21 V1 A king is like a canal that God controls. God leads the king in the way that God decides....
HE ALSO SHALL CRY HIMSELF, BUT SHALL NOT BE HEARD. — Because he showed no mercy. (Comp. Matthew 5:7; Matthew 18:30; James 2:13.)...
CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb in...
Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. When the scorner is pu...
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...
WHOSO STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF THE POOR,.... For want of bread; or, "of the weak", as the Septuagint and other versions; for want of help and protection, when in the greatest distress; and, wit...
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Ver. 13. _Whoso stoppeth his ear at the cry, &c._] This was fulfilled in Pharaoh; Haman; the rich gl...
_Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor_ When they cry out by reason of oppression or want, and beg relief from him; _he also shall cry himself_ Unto God or men, in his straits which God shall...
V. 13. WHOSO STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF THE POOR, deliberately and hard-heartedly ignoring their appeals for help, HE ALSO SHALL CRY HIMSELF, BUT SHALL NOT BE HEARD, thus being punished in the ma...
WHOSO STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF THE POOR, when they cry out by reason of oppression or want, and beg relief from him, he also shall cry himself unto God or men, in his straits which God will bri...
Proverbs 21:13 shuts H331 (H8801) ears H241 cry H2201 poor H1800 cry H7121 (H8799) heard H6030 ...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find righteousness, honor and life. KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5). STRONG VERSES: P...
Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
_Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard._ THE CRY OF THE POOR I. Social distress. “The cry of the poor.” The poor may be divided into two c...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:9 Verses Proverbs 21:9 and Proverbs 21:19, on the q
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:10 Just as the WICKED offers no MERCY to his NEIGHBOR, so his own pleas for help WILL... NOT BE ANSWERED. God b
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:13_ THE CRY OF THE POOR I. THE CRY OF THE POOR MAY ALWAYS BE HEARD. “_The poor_,” said the Saviour, “_ye have always with you_” (John 12:8), and so long as sin is in t...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 21:1 THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the gardener's...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31. Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
Acts 7:57; Deuteronomy 15:7; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 58:6; James 2:13;...