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CHAPTER 14 THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH: THE RICH AND THE POOR
The contrast now concerns the wise and the foolish, the rich and the
poor. Let us see some of these contrasts. “In the mouth of the
foolish i...
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PROVERBS 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this
section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in
number. There are rather more in this chapter of a political a...
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THE WICKED. lawless ones. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. See notes on
Proverbs 14:32.
TABERNACLE. a-tent, or dwelling. Hebrew. _'ohel._ App-40. Put by
Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for...
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CHAPTER 14
TEXT Proverbs 14:1-12
1.
Every wise woman buildeth her house;
But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
2.
He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah;
But he that i...
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The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of
the upright shall flourish.
THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED SHALL BE OVERTHROWN: BUT THE TABERNACLE OF
THE UPRIGHT SHALL FLOURISH. The abo...
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TABERNACLE] or 'tent,' used for 'house' (1 Kings 12:16)....
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1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife (Proverbs 31:10)....
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The wicked man might be rich. He might live in a wealthy house. The
good man might be poor. He might only live in a poor tent.
Other people might think that a wicked man is really good. They might
se...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 14
V1 The wise woman builds her house.
The foolish woman pulls down her own house with her own hands....
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THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED SHALL BE OVERTHROWN. — Observe the contrast
between the “house” and “tabernacle” (tent); the slighter one
shall stand, while the more strongly built one shall perish. (Comp.
Pr...
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בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְ
אֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים...
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CHAPTER 15
THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE
"The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:10
"Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the...
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Verse Proverbs 14:7. The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in
the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man
is perceived to be devoid of knowledge he should be abandone...
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The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with his joy. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown:
but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. There is a way wh...
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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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THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED SHALL BE OVERTHROWN,.... Houses built to
perpetuate their names and eternize their memory; and which, though
built high and stately, strong and firm, yet by one accident or
ano...
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The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the
upright shall flourish.
Ver. 11. _The house of the wicked shall be overthrown._] As Phoca's
high walls were, because sin was at...
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V. 11. THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED SHALL BE OVERTHROWN, no matter how
permanent they believe it to be; BUT THE TABERNACLE OF THE UPRIGHT,
their tent, their temporary dwelling, for they do not regard it as...
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THE HOUSE; their dwelling and family. THE TABERNACLE; which is a weak,
and poor, and unstable thing, soon reared up, and soon taken down, and
is here opposed to the large, and strong, and magnificent...
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WE ARE TO FOLLOW THE WAYS OF THE WISE AND SHREWD, NOT THE WAYS OF THE
FOOLISH (PROVERBS 14:7).
The whole emphasis of Proverbs is on following God's wisdom. By doing
so the shrewd man understands his w...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The house of the wicked, though built ever so strong and
high, shall be brought to disgrace and at length made extinct. The...
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Proverbs 14:1. _Every wise woman buildeth her house,_ as Proverbs 9:1,
by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is
their first governess, and daily instils the elements of knowle...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 14:8 This section begins and ends with
contrasts between the PRUDENT (vv. Proverbs 14:8,...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 14:10. Zöckler reads the latter clause, “Let no
stranger,” etc. Miller renders the whole verse, “A knowing heart
is a bitterness to itself; but with its joy it does not hold...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 14:1
EVERY WISE WOMAN BUILDETH HER HOUSE. Wise women order well their
household matters and their families; they have an important
influence, and exercise it beneficially.
Γυναι...
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Continuation of the contrasting of goodness and evil.
Every wise woman (Proverbs 14:1)
And wise and foolish contrasted always, too.
Every wise woman builds her house (Proverbs 14:1):
She takes care...
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Isaiah 58:11; Isaiah 58:12; Job 15:34; Job 18:14; Job 18:15;...