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Verse Proverbs 11:18. _WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK_] An _unstable_ work;
nothing is durable that he does, except his crimes....
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DECEITFUL WORK - Work which deceives and disappoints the worker; in
contrast with the “sure reward” of the second clause.
Omit “shall be” and render, “but he that soweth righteousness
worketh a sure...
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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; Proverbs 11:18, and Proverbs 11:31). Proverb...
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WORKETH, &C. Pharaoh (Exodus 1:20; Acts 7:19). Caiaphas(John 11:49;
John 11:50). Compare Acts 8:1; Acts 8:4.
DECEITFUL. lie. Hebrew. _sheker._ The verb, adjective, and noun are
the renderings of eight...
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_deceitful wages_ Lit. _wages of falsehood_, i.e. _transitory_and
_disappointing_, in contrast to _a sure reward_of the second clause,
lit. _a reward of truth_, i.e. real and lasting.
shall be] _he t...
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DISCOURSE: 776
PORTION OF THE WICKED AND THE RIGHTEOUS CONTRASTED
Proverbs 11:18. _The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that
soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward_.
TO a superficial...
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TEXT Proverbs 11:12-21
12.
He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom;
But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
13.
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets;
But he that...
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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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11:18 work; (l-6) Or 'a work that deceiveth him.'...
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1. False weights were exceedingly common (Proverbs 16:11; Proverbs
20:10; Amos 8:5)....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 11
V1 God hates false measurements.
God loves honest measurements.
V2 A proud man suffers shame.
A humble man becomes wise.
V3 A good man i...
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WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK — i.e., which ends in nothing, deceiving
his hopes. (Comp. Proverbs 11:7.)
BUT TO HIM THAT SOWETH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE A SURE REWARD. —
Rather, _he that soweth righteousnes...
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רָשָׁ֗ע עֹשֶׂ֥ה פְעֻלַּת ־שָׁ֑קֶר וְ
זֹרֵ֥עַ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה שֶׂ֣כֶר אֱמֶֽת׃...
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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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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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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
follow...
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THE WICKED WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK,.... Such a wicked man as before
described; that neither enjoys the good things of life he has, nor
suffers others to enjoy them; and all to accumulate riches, whic...
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_The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth
righteousness [shall be] a sure reward._
Ver. 18. _The wicked worketh a deceitful work._] By defrauding his
genius, and afflicting his fle...
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Pro. 11:18. "The wicked worketh a deceitful work," _i.e. _ a work that
will deceive him, or that he is greatly deceived in the consequences
of. The work that he does, as he views it, seems to promise...
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_The wicked worketh a deceitful work_ A work which will deceive his
expectation of that good for which he works. _But to him that soweth
righteousness_ That worketh righteousness with constancy, dilig...
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V. 18. THE WICKED WORKETH A DECEITFUL WORK, the acquisitions which he
gains are delusive, they are neither real nor lasting; BUT TO HIM THAT
SOWETH RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE A SURE REWARD, for in scatter...
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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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A DECEITFUL WORK; a work which will deceive his expectation of that
good for which he worketh. THAT SOWETH; that worketh it with
constancy, and diligence, and hope of recompence, as they do who sow
in...
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Proverbs 11:18 wicked H7563 does H6213 (H8802) deceptive H8267 work
H6468 sows H2232 (H8802) righteousness H6666 sure H571 reward H7938
wicked - Proverbs 1:18, Proverbs 5:22; Job 27:13-23;...
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FURTHER CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS (PROVERBS
11:15).
In this subsection we again have the continual contrast between the
righteous, the gracious, the merciful and the blamele...
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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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_The wicked worketh a deceitful work._
THE WICKED AND THE JUST
There is here a startling contrast between them, in their work and in
their reward.
I. Their work.
1. There is intentionally set befor...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:16 These three pairs of proverbs (vv.
Proverbs 11:16, Proverbs 11:18, Proverbs 11:20) relate to a common
theme. The GRACIOUS WOMAN (v. Proverbs 11:16) and the MAN WHO IS K...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 11:18. “The wicked gaineth a deceptive result, but he that
soweth righteousness a sure reward” (Zöckler).
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH— Proverbs 11:18_
SOWING AND REA...
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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, Deuteronomy 25:14
and Leviticus 19:35, Leviticus 19...
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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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Ecclesiastes 10:8; Ephesians 4:22; Galatians 6:8; Galatians 6:9; Hosea
10:12; Hosea 10:13; Isaiah 59:5; James 3:18; Job 27:13; Proverbs 1:18
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Worketh — A work which will deceive his expectation. Soweth — That
worketh it with constancy, and diligence....