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Verse Proverbs 29:16. _WHEN THE WICKED ARE MULTIPLIED_] That, in the
_multiplication of the wicked transgression is increased_, requires no
proof; but an important doctrine attaches to this. On this...
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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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THE WICKED. wicked ones.
MULTIPLIED. increased in authority or position. Not necessarily in
number. Compare Proverbs 29:2, and see note on Proverbs 4:10.
TRANSGRESSION. Hebrew. _pasha'._ App-44.
SEE...
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_are multiplied_ "Or, are in authority," R.V. marg. See Proverbs 29:2,
note.
_shall see_ SHALL LOOK UPON, R.V., with thoughtful satisfaction. Comp.
Psalms 37:34; Psalms 112:8....
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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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When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the
righteous shall see their fall.
WHEN THE WICKED ARE MULTIPLIED, TRANSGRESSION INCREASETH. The more
there are of the wicked, the bo...
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KINGS AND FATHERS
3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15)....
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Wicked people will not always succeed. In time, God will punish them.
Then good people will rule the country.
We see that some people are very evil. Perhaps there always seems to
be some evil rulers....
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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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BUT THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL SEE THEIR FALL with joy (Psalms 54:7), having
long expected it (_ibid,_ Psalms 73:18, _sqq._)_.
_...
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בִּ רְבֹ֣ות רְ֭שָׁעִים יִרְבֶּה
־פָּ֑שַׁע וְ֝...
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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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The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be
established forever. The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left
to himself bringeth his mother to shame. When the wicked are
multi...
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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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WHEN THE WICKED ARE MULTIPLIED,.... Or "are in authority" r; as the
word is rendered, Proverbs 29:2;
TRANSGRESSION INCREASETH; among the common people, being encouraged by
their wicked rulers, whose...
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When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the
righteous shall see their fall.
Ver. 16. _When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth._]
As saith the proverb of the anc...
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_When the wicked are multiplied_ Or rather, _are advanced_, or _in
authority_, as the word ברבות, is understood, Proverbs 29:2;
_transgression increaseth_ Sin and sinners abound, and grow impudent
by...
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THE SOURCE OF EVIL SHOWN...
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When the wicked are multiplied, when they are in the majority in a
community or state, TRANSGRESSION INCREASETH, for not only do they
themselves grow in impudence, but they influence others as well an...
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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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ARE MULTIPLIED; or rather, are advanced, because this is opposed to
their FALLING in the next clause; and so this Hebrew word is taken
above, PROVERBS 29:2. TRANSGRESSION INCREASETH; sin and sinners a...
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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 29:15 Verses Proverbs 29:15 and Proverbs
29:17 insist that parents should
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 29:16_
VICTORY NOT WITH THE MAJORITY
I. THERE IS NO NECESSARY CONNECTION BETWEEN NUMBERS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Weeds grow faster than wheat, and are much more abundant than...
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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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Proverbs 29:2; Psalms 112:8; Psalms 37:34; Psalms 37:36; Psalms 58:10
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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...