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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...
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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....
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KEEPETH. guardeth.
MOUTH... TONGUE. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6,
for what is uttered by them.
TROUBLES. Some codices, with five early printed editions, Aramaean,
Septuagint,...
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TEXT Proverbs 21:21-31
21.
He that followeth after righteousness and kindness
Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.
22.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty,
And bringeth down the strengt...
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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from
troubles.
WHOSO KEEPETH HIS MOUTH - as the, well-guarded gates of the city. The
"mouth" is the gate; the "soul," the city (; Proverbs 1...
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1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of
Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
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Our words can be dangerous. We might gossip or tell lies. We might
insult other people. We might even make evil plans.
We do not want to suffer a punishment for our evil words. We should
ask God to f...
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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....
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WHOSO KEEPETH HIS MOUTH AND HIS TONGUE, &C — See above on Proverbs
12:13....
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שֹׁמֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו וּ לְשֹׁונֹ֑ו שֹׁמֵ֖ר
מִ צָּרֹ
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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...
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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...
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_Mouth, from eating too much. (Lyranus)_...
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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. The
desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse t...
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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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WHOSO KEEPETH HIS MOUTH AND HIS TONGUE,.... Guards the one and bridles
the other; is careful of what he says, that it is truth, and without
dissimulation and guile; and is not injurious to the charact...
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Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Ver. 23. _Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue._] As he that keepeth
his doors fast locked, preserveth himself from danger; _S...
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V. 23. WHOSO KEEPETH HIS MOUTH AND HIS TONGUE, that is, he who can
control them properly, both in refraining from speech and in speaking
at the right time and to some definite purpose, KEEPETH HIS SOU...
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WHOSO KEEPETH HIS MOUTH AND HIS TONGUE from offensive and provoking
speeches, keepeth his soul, his person, from troubles; which a
licentious and abusive tongue frequently brings upon a man....
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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...
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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...
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_Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from
troubles._
THE CHRISTIAN GOVERNING HIS TONGUE
Instead of simply commanding with supreme authority that men should
keep their mouths and t...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:22_
A WISE MAN AND A MIGHTY CITY
I. THE CITY OF THE MIGHTY WILL NOT EASILY YIELD TO CONQUERORS. When a
fortress encloses within its walls many strong arms and stout he...
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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...
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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...
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James 1:26; James 3:2; Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3