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A protest against the false ideal of national greatness to which
Eastern kings, for the most part, have bowed down. Not conquest, or
pomp, or gorgeous array, but a happy and numerous people form the t...
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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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IN THE MULTITUDE, &C.— _The more subjects a prince hath, the more
glorious he is;_ but so much the more so, as he loves with more
tenderness, as he preserves with more care, and as he governs with
mor...
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TEXT Proverbs 14:25-35
25.
A true witness delivereth souls;
But he that uttereth lies causeth deceit.
26.
In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence;
And his children shall have a place of refu...
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In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of
people is the destruction of the prince.
IN THE MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE (IS) THE KING'S HONOUR: BUT IN THE WANT OF
PEOPLE (IS) THE DE...
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14:28 prince. (a-21) Or 'ruler,' as ch. 8.15....
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1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife (Proverbs 31:10)....
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Let the king follow a policy which shall' increase, not diminish, the
number of his subjects....
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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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Solomon was a king. If there were many people in a country, then there
would be a large army. The country could win wars. Or the country
could be at peace, because nobody would attack it. Solomon want...
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IN THE MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE IS THE KING’S HONOUR. — Not in
ambitious wars. In these words speaks the “man of rest” (1
Chronicles 22:9). (Comp. the description of Solomon’s kingdom in the
days of his pr...
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בְּ רָב ־עָ֥ם הַדְרַת ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּ בְ
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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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In the multitude of (l) people [is] the king's honour: but in the lack
of people [is] the destruction of the prince.
(l) That is, the strength of a king stands in many people....
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_King. Who formerly was styled "a shepherd," to remind him of the care
with which he ought to seek the welfare of his subjects. (Calmet)_...
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He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the
poor, happy is he. Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and
truth shall be to them that devise good. In all labour there i...
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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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IN THE MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE [IS] THE KING'S HONOUR,.... For it is a
sign of a good and wise government, of clemency and righteousness
being exercised, of liberty and property being enjoyed, of peace,
p...
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In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour: but in the want of
people [is] the destruction of the prince.
Ver. 28. In the multitude of the people is the king's honour.] For
that is a sign of p...
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_In the multitude of people is the king's honour_ “The honour and
splendour of a king depend upon the multitude, wealth, and strength of
his subjects, whom, therefore, he ought to protect and cherish:...
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V. 28. IN THE MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE IS THE KING'S HONOR, it serves for
his glory, for the establishment of his name, if he reigns wisely and
successfully over a large nation; BUT IN THE WANT OF PEOPLE I...
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IS THE KING'S HONOUR, because it is an evidence of his wise and good
government. Under _honour_ he here comprehends also strength and
safety, (as appears from the opposite clause,) which depend much u...
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Proverbs 14:28 multitude H7230 people H5971 kings H4428 honor H1927
lack H657 people H3816 downfall H4288 prince H73
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YHWH IS A REFUGE AND A WELLSPRING OF LIFE TO HIS PEOPLE WHOSE GLORY IS
REVEALED, FIRSTLY, WHEN HIS PEOPLE ARE SELF-CONTROLLED AND SHOW
COMPASSION ON THE NEEDY AND SECONDLY, BY HIS PROVIDING THEM A REF...
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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 14:28 Verses Proverbs 14:28 and Proverbs
14:35, both of which concern a...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 14:28. Miller translates “In a _great_ people.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 14:28_
A KING’S TRUE GLORY
I. HUMAN RULERS ARE DEPENDENT UPON THEIR PEOPLE FOR HONOUR.
1. The...
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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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1 Kings 20:27; 1 Kings 4:20; 1 Kings 4:21; 2 Kings 10:32; 2 Kings 1