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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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POOR. weak. Hebrew. _dal._ See note on Proverbs 6:11.
HEARD. answered. Illustrations: the Jews (Zechariah 7:9.Jeremiah
34:10;...
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TEXT Proverbs 21:11-20
11.
When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise;
And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
12.
The righteous man considereth the house of the wicke...
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Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry
himself, but shall not be heard.
WHOSO STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF THE POOR (FOR MERCY), HE ALSO
SHALL CRY HIMSELF, BUT SHALL N...
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1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of
Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
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God cares about poor people. We also should care about them, and try
to help them. If we do this, then God will help us. When we have
problems, we can cry out to God. God will hear our prayers. See Ps...
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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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HE ALSO SHALL CRY HIMSELF, BUT SHALL NOT BE HEARD. — Because he
showed no mercy. (Comp. Matthew 5:7; Matthew 18:30; James 2:13.)...
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אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנֹו מִ זַּעֲקַת ־דָּ֑ל
גַּֽם ־ה֥ו
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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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It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil:
his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. When the scorner is
pu...
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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 STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF THE POOR,.... For want of bread;
or, "of the weak", as the Septuagint and other versions; for want of
help and protection, when in the greatest distress; and, wit...
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Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry
himself, but shall not be heard.
Ver. 13. _Whoso stoppeth his ear at the cry, &c._] This was fulfilled
in Pharaoh; Haman; the rich gl...
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_Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor_ When they cry out by
reason of oppression or want, and beg relief from him; _he also shall
cry himself_ Unto God or men, in his straits which God shall...
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V. 13. WHOSO STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF THE POOR, deliberately
and hard-heartedly ignoring their appeals for help, HE ALSO SHALL CRY
HIMSELF, BUT SHALL NOT BE HEARD, thus being punished in the ma...
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WHOSO STOPPETH HIS EARS AT THE CRY OF THE POOR, when they cry out by
reason of oppression or want, and beg relief from him, he also shall
cry himself unto God or men, in his straits which God will bri...
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Proverbs 21:13 shuts H331 (H8801) ears H241 cry H2201 poor H1800 cry
H7121 (H8799) heard H6030 ...
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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 stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry
himself, but shall not be heard._
THE CRY OF THE POOR
I. Social distress. “The cry of the poor.” The poor may be divided
into two c...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:9 Verses Proverbs 21:9 and Proverbs
21:19, on the q
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:10 Just as the WICKED offers no MERCY
to his NEIGHBOR, so his own pleas for help WILL... NOT BE ANSWERED.
God b
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:13_
THE CRY OF THE POOR
I. THE CRY OF THE POOR MAY ALWAYS BE HEARD. “_The poor_,” said the
Saviour, “_ye have always with you_” (John 12:8), and so long as
sin is in t...
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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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Acts 7:57; Deuteronomy 15:7; Isaiah 1:15; Isaiah 58:6; James 2:13;...