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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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Illustrated in verses: Proverbs 11:24....
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_wrath_ Strictly, _outpouring_, or _overflowing_, sc. of (God's)
wrath. Comp. Hebrews 10:27; and rod τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς
ὀργῆς, Revelation 19:15.
Stated in full the proverb would be: That which the righteo...
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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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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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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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THE DESIRE OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS ONLY GOOD, and therefore it, being in
accordance with the will of God, is granted to them.
THE EXPECTATION OF THE WICKED IS WRATH. — Rather, _presumption;_
they do not...
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תַּאֲוַ֣ת צַדִּיקִ֣ים אַךְ ־טֹ֑וב
תִּקְוַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים עֶבְרָֽה׃...
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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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The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of
the wicked (m) [is] wrath.
(m) They can look for nothing but God's vengeance....
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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 DESIRE OF THE RIGHTEOUS [IS] ONLY GOOD,.... Or, "what is good" z;
only good is the object of it. His desire is to do good, and that
only; though be does not always do what he would do: as he delig...
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The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of
the wicked [is] wrath.
Ver. 23. _The desire of the righteous is only good,_] _i.e., _ So far
as he is righteous, or spiritual, he...
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_The desire of the righteous is only good_ “The righteous desire
nothing, but that it may be well with all men; but the wicked wish for
trouble and disturbance to all others but themselves, that they...
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V. 23. THE DESIRE OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS ONLY GOOD, they want only such
things as are pleasing to the Lord; BUT THE EXPECTATION OF THE WICKED
IS WRATH, a presumption which challenges the wrath of God and...
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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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THE DESIRE; either,
1. Properly so called. So the sense is, His desires are generally and
constantly to do good to men, as wicked men's designs are to do hurt,
and to execute wrath and hatred against...
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Proverbs 11:23 desire H8378 righteous H6662 good H2896 expectation
H8615 wicked H7563 wrath H5678
desire - Psalms 10:17, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 37:4, Psalms 39:7-8, Psalms
119:5,...
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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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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 11:23 The ultimate destinies of the WICKED
and the RIGHTEOUS (e.g., vv. Proverbs 11:23 and Proverbs 11:31) are
reflected in their actions (v. Proverbs 11:27) and are suggeste...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 11:23. WRATH, _i.e._ God’s wrath (Zöckler).
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 11:23_
We cannot understand the first clause of this verse to mean that _all_
a righteous man’s de...
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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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Hebrews 10:27; Isaiah 26:9; Jeremiah 17:16; Matthew 5:6; Proverbs
10:28; Proverbs 11:7; Psalms 10:17; Psalms 119:10; Psalms 119:5;
Psalms
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The desire — The desires and expectations of the righteous shall end
in their happiness, but the desires and expectations of the wicked men
shall be disappointed, and end in the wrath of God....