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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 RIGHTEOUS. righteous ones.
IN AUTHORITY. increase, not necessarily in numbers, but in greatness.
Compare Proverbs 29:16, and see note on Proverbs 4:10, and the next
clause.
THE WICKED. a lawless...
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_in authority_ This rendering is supported by the parallelism, but it
is relegated to the margin in R.V. The rendering, _increased_, R.V.
text, A.V. marg., gives the more usual meaning of the Heb. wor...
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CHAPTER 29
TEXT Proverbs 29:1-9
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He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck
Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2.
When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice;...
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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the
wicked beareth rule, the people When the righteous are in authority,
the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the pe...
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KINGS AND FATHERS
3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15)....
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We do not want wicked rulers. We should pray that our rulers will be
good rulers. Everyone will benefit if our rulers are good....
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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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בִּ רְבֹ֣ות צַ֭דִּיקִים יִשְׂמַ֣ח הָ
עָ֑ם וּ
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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 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 RIGHTEOUS ARE IN AUTHORITY,.... Or "are increased" g; either
in number or in riches, or in power and dominion; are set in high
places, and have the exercise of civil government and the execut...
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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the
wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Ver. 2. _When the righteous are in authority._] Or, Are increased, as
Proverbs 28:28; _See...
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When the righteous are in authority, when they increase in numbers,
when they are in the majority, THE PEOPLE REJOICE, for such a
condition serves to further the welfare of a nation; BUT WHEN THE
WICK...
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DESCRIPTION OF STUBBORNNESS AND DISOBEDIENCE...
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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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IN AUTHORITY:
Or, increased...
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IN AUTHORITY; which interpretation is confirmed from the opposite
clause. The Hebrew word signifies to increase either in number, or in
dignity and power. THE PEOPLE REJOICE, for the blessed effects o...
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Proverbs 29:2 righteous H6662 authority H7235 (H8800) people H5971
rejoice H8055 (H8799) wicked H7563 rules H4910
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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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_When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice._
THE HAPPINESS OF THE PEOPLE
Man is, for the most part, equally unhappy when subjected, without
redress, to the passions of another, or left...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 29:4. HE THAT RECEIVETH GIFTS. Zöckler translates this,
“_a man of taxes_.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 29:1_
REPROOF AND DESTRUCTION
I. AN ACT OF BENEVOLENCE WHICH IS OF...
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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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Ecclesiastes 10:5; Esther 3:15; Esther 8:15; Isaiah 32:1; Isaiah 32:2;
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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...