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Verse Proverbs 29:12. _IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES_] Wherever the
system of _espionage_ is permitted to prevail, there the system of
_falsity_ is established; for he who is capable of being a _spy_ an...
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ALL HIS SERVANTS ARE WICKED - They know what will please, and they
become informers and backbiters....
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CHAPTER 29 THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
These final instructions given in proverbs cover the similar ground as
those in the previous Chapter s. Wisdom shines out in each, and the
contents of every proverb s...
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PROVERBS 29:2. _cf._ Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12.
Proverbs 29:4. he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presen
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Comp.
"As is the judge of his people, so are his ministers;
And as is the ruler of the city, _such are_all they that dwell
therein."
Sir 10:2....
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IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES— In conformity to this aphorism, Tacitus
says of Claudius, "There is no safety with that prince into whose mind
all things are conveyed, as it were, by infusion and directio...
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TEXT Proverbs 29:10-18
10.
The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect:
And as for the upright, they seek his life.
11.
A fool uttereth all his anger;
But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth i...
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If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. IF A RULER
HEARKEN TO LIES, ALL HIS SERVANTS (ARE) WICKED - for they are sure to
imitate him. As is the master, so will be his men. Rulers do...
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KINGS AND FATHERS
3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15)....
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They argue that truth does not pay....
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A ruler needs good advisers who speak the truth. The ruler should not
prefer officials who lie. If he does, then the whole government will
be evil....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 29
V1 A man might refuse to change his behaviour, even if many people try
to correct him.
A terrible trouble will suddenly ruin that man’s lif...
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IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES, ALL HIS SERVANTS ARE WICKED. — If a
ruler shows that he likes adulation and falsehood rather than
unpleasant truths, his attendants will provide him with what he
wishes. (C...
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CHAPTER 30
THE NEED OF REVELATION
"Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth
the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18
THE form of the proverb shows that we are not to treat the...
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Verse Proverbs 29:2. The sentiment of this proverb often recurs. On
the surface it hardly appears to be true. To observe long issues is to
be convinced of the absolute accuracy of the sentiment.
Vers...
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A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. In
the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous
doth sing and rejoice. The righteous considereth the cause of...
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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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IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES,.... To men that tell them in order to
soothe and flatter him, or to hurt the character and reputation of
others, that they may raise their own: rulers should not listen to...
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If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.
Ver. 12. _If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked._]
He shall have his _Aiones_ and _Negones,_ that will say as he says,
and...
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_A fool uttereth all his mind_ All at once, unnecessarily,
unseasonably, without reservation or caution; _but a wise man keepeth
it in till afterward_ Till he have a fit occasion to express it. _If a...
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DESCRIPTION OF STUBBORNNESS AND DISOBEDIENCE...
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If a ruler hearken to lies, permitting his judgment to be swayed by
lying flattery and exaggerated misrepresentations, ALL HIS SERVANTS
ARE WICKED, for since their master does not heed the truth, they...
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This FIFTH SECTION now has similarities to the fourth, but carries us
further, for if the fourth stresses mainly the testing of ways and
walk. This dwells more upon results, that is the recompenses of...
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IF A RULER HEARKEN TO LIES, delight in flatteries or calumnies, or any
lying words or deceitful and wicked practices, ALL HIS SERVANTS ARE
WICKED; partly because he chooseth only such for his service;...
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Proverbs 29:12 ruler H4910 (H8802) attention H7181 (H8688) lies H1697
H8267 servants H8334 (H8764) wicked...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Those who never regard the Word of God are an easy prey to
the enemy of souls. A confidence in God and His Word enables one to
look...
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Proverbs 29:1. _He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck._ The
Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες
και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθαι και
δεδοικεναι οφειλουοιν. Αυξεται γαρ
αυτοις τα τ...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:12 A king’s administration will fall
apart if he follows advice from corrupt counselors (v. Proverbs
29:12), but it will thrive if he is just to all, even the we
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 29:13. THE DECEITFUL. Rather “_the usurer.” A man of
usury is only a more concrete expression for a rich man, and this is
the corresponding term_ in chap. Proverbs 22:2 (Zöc...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter reinforces many precept given previously.
PROVERBS 29:1
HE THAT BEING OFTEN REPROVED HARDENETH HIS NECK; literally, _a man of
reproofs—_one_ _who has had a long experience of...
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He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be
destroyed, and that without remedy (Proverbs 29:1).
That is a heavy, heavy proverb. The person that is often reproved by
God. How ma...
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1 Kings 21:11; 1 Samuel 22:8; 1 Samuel 23:19; 2 Kings 10:6;...
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THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Proverbs 29:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole,
reads thus: "He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall
su...