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The interpretation of the proverb of Proverbs 25:4. The king himself,
like the Lord whom he represents, is to sit as “a refiner of
silver” Malachi 3:3....
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IV. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON COLLECTED BY THE MEN OF HEZEKIAH
CHAPTER 25
Here begin the proverbs which the good king Hezekiah, under the
guidance of the Spirit of God, added to this book. “This title...
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FIRST DIVISION. In general character this division shows a resemblance
to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and
synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets.
PROVERBS...
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TAKE AWAY, &C. Illustrations: David (1Ki 2:5, 1 Kings 2:6. Compare Pro
25:46); Asa (1 Kings 15:13).
THE WICKED. a lawless one. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44....
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CHAPTER 25
TEXT Proverbs 25:1-10
1.
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of
Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
But the glory of kings i...
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Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a
vessel for the finer.
THE FINER - the melter; the goldsmith.
TAKE AWAY THE WICKED (FROM) BEFORE THE KING. Bad ministers and
coun...
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COURTS. QUARRELS
1-7. relate to kings and courts....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 25
MORE OF SOLOMON’S PROVERBS (WISE WORDS)
(PROVERBS 25:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27)
V1 Here are more of Solomon’s proverbs (wise words). The officia...
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HIS THRONE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN RIGHTEOUSNESS — whereas violence
and wrong pull it down. (Jeremiah 21:12; Jeremiah 22:3, _sqq._;
Zechariah 7:9, _sqq._)...
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הָגֹ֣ו רָ֭שָׁע לִ פְנֵי ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְ
יִכֹּ֖ון בַּ † צֶּ֣דֶק כִּסְאֹֽו׃...
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CHAPTER 26
THE KING
"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is
to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth,
and the heart of kings is unsearchabl...
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WORDS FITLY SPOKEN
Proverbs 25:1-14
This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of
Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great
to be disclosed to the vul...
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We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon.
These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous
collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, the...
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Take (g) away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall
be established in righteousness.
(g) It is not enough that he is pure himself, but that he put away
others who are corrupted....
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_Justice. The wicked in a kingdom resemble rust on silver. (Calmet)_...
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The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings
is unsearchable. Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall
come forth a vessel for the finer. Take away the wicked fro...
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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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TAKE AWAY THE WICKED [FROM] BEFORE THE KING,.... Wicked ministers and
counsellors; they are the "dross", worthless and useless; yea, hurtful
and pernicious. The king is the "refiner", for whom the ves...
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Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be
established in righteousness.
Ver. 5. _Take away the wicked._] Who are compared elsewhere also to
dross, Eze 22:19 and fitly; for...
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_Take away the dross from the silver_, &c. When the dross is separated
from the silver, and not before, it becomes so pliable, that the finer
may cast or work it into what form he pleases; thus, _take...
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TRUE WISDOM THE HIGHEST GOOD OF KINGS AND SUBJECTS....
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In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the
basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to
recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...
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FROM BEFORE THE KING; from his court and councils. SHALL BE
ESTABLISHED, by removing them who by their wicked counsels and
practices provoked God's displeasure against the king, and blasted his
reputa...
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Proverbs 25:5 away H1898 (H8800) wicked H7563 before H6440 king H4428
throne H3678 established H3559 (H8735) righteousness H6664
away - Proverbs 20:8; 1 Kings 2:33, 1 Kings 2:46; Esther 7:10,...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hezekiah.
CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson, Proverbs 25:21; Proverbs 25:22.) The
way to turn an enemy into a friend is to act friendly tow...
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Proverbs 25:1. _These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of
Hezekiah copied out._ Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a
thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32. The supplement to the boo...
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_Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a
vessel for the finer._
PURIFYING FIRES
No text in Scripture brings out with equal distinctness the higher
office of affliction, _i.e...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:1 Hezekiah’s Collection of Solomonic
Proverbs 1:1. The present form of the book of Proverbs 1:1 came into
existence, at earliest, in the reign of Hezekiah (reigned 715–686...
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With this chapter begins the fourth main division of this book,
consisting, as its introductory words inform us, of sayings and
perhaps writings of Solomon, which were placed together in their
present...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-29:27
PART VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS, gathered by
"the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest
blessing to the king and his subjects...
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Now in chapter 25. These proverbs were gathered by Hezekiah when he
became king, and they were added to the books of proverbs by
Hezekiah's scribes. During the period of Hezekiah's reign, it was a
per...
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1 Kings 2:33; 1 Kings 2:46; Esther 7:10; Esther 8:11; Isaiah 16:5;
Isaiah 9:7; Proverbs 16:12; Proverbs 20:28; Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs
29:14