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Verse Proverbs 10:4. _HE BECOMETH POOR_] God has ordered, in the
course of his providence, that he who will not _work_ shall not _eat_.
And he always blesses the work of the _industrious_ man....
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SLACK - The word is elsewhere translated as “deceitful” Job 13:7;
Psalms 120:2; Hosea 7:16; Jeremiah 48:10. The two thoughts
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II. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON: CHAPTER S 10--19:19
Beginning with the tenth chapter we have the collection of proverbs
given by inspiration through Solomon. In this section the personal
address, “My son...
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PROVERBS 10:2 (_cf._ Psalms 3:7). RIGHTEOUSNESS: the growth of the
conception of righteousness is an important subject. As in the Pss.,
there is a specific class the righteous opposed to the wicked. T...
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POOR. needy. Hebrew. _rush._ See note on Proverbs 6:11,
SLACK. deceitful. Asm Proverbs 12:24.Psalms 52:2; Psalms 120:2;...
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_He becometh poor_ It has been thought that the change of a single
vowel point would give _A slack hand maketh poor_, which is an exact
parallel to the second clause of the verse, and is adopted by th...
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DISCOURSE: 774
EFFECTS OF SLOTH AND DILIGENCE COMPARED
Proverbs 10:4. _He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but
the hand of the diligent maketh rich_.
IT is certainly true, that men’s cir...
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CHAPTER 10
TEXT Proverbs 10:1-11
1.
The Proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son maketh a glad father;
But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
2.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;
But rig...
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich.
HE BECOMETH POOR THAT DEALETH WITH A SLACK HAND: BUT THE HAND OF THE
DILIGENT MAKETH RICH. "Dealeth" -
i...
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TO DEAL _with_ A SLACK HAND is to be lacking in energy....
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Here we reach the first collection of what were supposed to be
Solomon's proverbs. Most of them consist of two lines parallel to each
other. The parallelism is one of contrast, or agreement, or
explan...
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A wise person is not lazy. He is not afraid to work hard. He does not
steal to make himself rich. He does not expect other people to give
money to him. A wise man learns from his studies. But a wise m...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 10
THE PROVERBS (WISE WORDS) OF SOLOMON
(PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 22:16)
The second major section in the Book of Proverbs is...
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רָ֗אשׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה כַף ־רְמִיָּ֑ה וְ יַ֖ד
חָרוּצִ
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CHAPTER 11
WEALTH
"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth
from death." Proverbs 10:2
"O'er weening statesmen have full long relied
On fleets and armies and external w...
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THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
Proverbs 10:1-16
Wealth has its advantages, which are more than apparent. _The rich
man's wealth is his strong city_, Proverbs 10:15; but the treasures
which have been o...
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Here begin the proverbs proper. In this collection they are
antithetical, They present a sharp contrast between wisdom and folly
in the outworking of such in practical life. Seeing that this is
indeed...
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_Poverty. Even of those who had plenty. This is true in a spiritual
sense likewise. (Calmet) --- The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence.
(Haydock) --- Otiositas mater nugarum, noverca virtutum. (St....
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but
he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. Bless...
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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 BECOMETH POOR THAT DEALETH [WITH] A SLACK HAND,.... That is either
remiss in giving to the necessities of others, according to his
abilities, and as cases require; or that is negligent and slothful...
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He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich.
Ver. 4. _He becometh poor._] Lest any should say, If God do all, we
need do the less. Doing you must be, s...
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_He becometh poor_ Probably by slow degrees; _that dealeth with a
slack hand_ Who is negligent and slothful in his business. Hebrew, כ
Š רמיה, with a _deceitful hand_, so called, partly because it
see...
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V. 4. HE BECOMETH POOR THAT DEALETH WITH A SLACK HAND, doing his work
with an idle hand, too lazy to exert himself; BUT THE HAND OF THE
DILIGENT MAKETH RICH, under the blessing of God prosperity and e...
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1 The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this
suggests to both, motives to their duties. Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs
10:3. Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer h...
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WITH A SLACK HAND; negligently and slothfully, as appears from the
diligence opposed to it in the next branch, and from the use of this
word in this sense, PROVERBS 12:24,27 PROVERBS 19:15 JEREMIAH 48...
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A COLLECTION OF SOLOMON'S PROVERBS (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27).
Solomon's presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the
pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial...
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A COLLECTION OF SOLOMON'S PROVERBS (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27).
Solomon's presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the
pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial...
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THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON (PROVERBS 10:1 TO PROVERBS 22:16).
The proverbs in this section are now introduced by the brief
subheading ‘The Proverbs Of Solomon'. Contrast ‘The sayings of
Solomon, the Son...
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SUBHEADING.
Proverbs 10:1
‘The Proverbs of Solomon.'
Here we have the heading for this subsection. It is brief and to the
point, for Solomon has already been more fully described in Proverbs
1:1. It...
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CONTENTS: The blessedness of the ways of righteousness and the folly
of the ways of wickedness.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: The head of the just man will be crowned with the
blessings both...
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Proverbs 10:1. _The Proverbs of Solomon._ The nine preseding Chapter s
may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been
personified, and folly thrown into the darker shades. We have had a...
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_The hand of the diligent maketh rich._
DILIGENT
Our life is dependent on our industry. It is good for man that he
should have to labour. Were God to do all, We should truly leave Him
to do it, not c...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 10:1 Proverbs 1:1 of Solomon. Here begins
what may be called the “proverbs proper.” They are short,
individual sayings, in contrast to the lon
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 10:4 MAKES RICH. See v. Proverbs 10:22.
The DILIGENT is another name applied to the wise (see...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 10:3. THE SOUL OF THE RIGHTEOUS, literally, “the spirit of
the righteous.” BUT HE CASTETH AWAY, ETC. Zöckler and Delitzsch
here read, “but the craving of the wicked He disap...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-22:16
PART III. FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS.
VERSE 1-12:28
First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with
the words, "a wise son....
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Now in chapter 10 we have individual proverbs. Most of these
individual proverbs are in contrast, where they are contrasting the
wise with the foolish, or the wicked with the righteous. Or the
diligen...
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1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Peter 1:5; Ecclesiastes 10:18; Hebrews 6:11;...