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WITHHOLDETH MORE THAN IS MEET - i. e., Is sparing and niggardly where
he ought to give. The contrast is stated in the form of a paradox, to
which the two following verses supply the answer. Some rende...
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CHAPTER 11 THE CONTRAST CONTINUED
The continued contrast in this chapter between the righteous and the
wicked contains many precious gems, sweet to faith and wholesome for
instruction. In the second v...
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PROVERBS 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found
in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27 is represented by a further group
(Proverbs 11:2;...
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POVERTY. want. Hebrew. _heser._ See note on Proverbs 6:11....
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_scattereth_ Comp. Psalms 112:9 (where the same Heb. word is rendered
_dispersed_); 2 Corinthians 9:6.
_yet increaseth_ Rather, INCREASETH YET MORE, R.V. εἰσὶν οἱ
τὰ ἴδια σπείροντες πλείονα ποιοῦσιν,...
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TEXT Proverbs 11:22-31
22.
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout,
So is a fair woman that is without discretion.
23.
The desire of the righteous is only good;
But the expectation of the wicked is...
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There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that
withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
THERE IS THAT SCATTERETH, AND YET INCREASETH; AND (THERE IS) THAT
WITHHOLDE...
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A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his
delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all
fraud, by whatsoever suns of deception it may be committed,...
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1. False weights were exceedingly common (Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs
20:10; Amos 8:5)....
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Wise and liberal expenditure is contrasted with ill-advised niggardly
economy....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 11
V1 God hates false measurements.
God loves honest measurements.
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‘One man gives, and his wealth increases. Another man does not give
to anybody, and he becomes poor.’ This is a puzzle.
When a man gives, he loses money. When a man does not give, he saves
his money....
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THERE IS THAT SCATTERETH — _i.e._, with bounteous hand (comp. Psalms
112:9), “and yet increaseth” in wealth and blessings (comp.
Proverbs 19:17, and the old epitaph, “What we spent, we had; what we
sa...
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יֵ֣שׁ מְ֭פַזֵּר וְ נֹוסָ֥ף עֹ֑וד וְ
חֹושֵׂ֥ךְ
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CHAPTER 12
GOODNESS
"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6
"An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes
right in his way is the abomination of t...
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Verse Proverbs 11:7. The antithesis of this proverb is between the
condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the
expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side of...
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There is that scattereth, (n) and yet increaseth; and [there is] that
withholdeth more (o) than is right, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
(n) Meaning they who give liberally, whom God blesses.
(o) That...
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_Others. Moderation is always requisite. Hebrew, "there is one
withholding from rectitude, yet for a defect," (Mont.[Montanus?])
being too saving, he is a loser. (Haydock) --- Avarice does not always...
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A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. The
merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel
troubleth his own flesh. The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to...
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_GAINING BY LOSING_
‘There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth.’
Proverbs 11:24
I. THIS SCATTERING IS A CONCEPTION BORROWED FROM THE
HUSBANDMAN.—From out his barns he takes the precious seed and...
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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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THERE IS THAT SCATTERETH, AND YET INCREASETH,.... That scattereth "his
own", as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions
add: that disperses his money here and there, among many poor...
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There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that
withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
Ver. 24. _There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth._] Bounty is
the m...
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_There is that scattereth_ That giveth liberally of his goods to the
poor; for so the word פזר, here used, signifies, Psalms 112:9; _and
yet increaseth_ Through God's secret blessing on his estate; _a...
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V. 24. THERE IS THAT SCATTERETH, practicing cheerful liberality with
the goods given him in life, AND YET INCREASETH, since the blessing of
the Lord more than compensates for the money spent in benevo...
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10-31 This is the description of a virtuous woman of those days, but
the general outlines equally suit every age and nation. She is very
careful to recommend herself to her husband's esteem and affec...
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THAT SCATTERETH; that giveth liberally of his goods to the poor; for
so this Hebrew word is used, PSALMS 112:9, He hath dispersed, which is
explained in the following words, he hath given to the poor....
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Proverbs 11:24 is H3426 scatters H6340 (H8764) increases H3254 (H8737)
withholds H2820 (H8802) right H3476 pove
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GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT WILL BRING BLESSING AND PLENTY, BUT NIGGARDLINESS
WILL BRING WANT AND CURSING (PROVERBS 11:24).
We now have three proverbs in a minimal chiastic form which deal with
the question...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The ways of righteousness are plain and safe and in them
we may enjoy a holy security. The ways of wickedness are dangerous...
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Proverbs 11:1. _A false balance is an abomination to the Lord._ A
dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be
but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand tim...
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_There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth._
THE TENDENCY OF LIBERALITY TO RICHES, AND OF COVETOUSNESS TO POVERTY
The words of this text carry an air of improbable and surprising
paradoxes to the...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:23 The ultimate destinies of the WICKED
and the RIGHTEOUS (e.g., vv. Proverbs 11:23 and...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:24 Because there is a God who blesses
generosity and withholds blessing from the greedy, this paradoxical
proverb makes perfect sense.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 11:25. LIBERAL SOUL, “the soul of blessing,” _i.e._,
“the soul that blesses others.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 11:24_
THE LIBERAL AND THE NIGGARDLY MAN...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 11:1
A FALSE BALANCE; literally, _balances of deceit _(Proverbs 20:23). The
repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13,...
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Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter.
Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of
wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to
the next. S...
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2 Corinthians 9:5; Acts 11:29; Acts 11:30; Deuteronomy 15:10;...
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Scattereth — That gives liberally. Increaseth — Through God's
blessing upon his estate. Poverty — By God's providence secretly
blasting his estate....