A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. All these are very plain scriptures, explained upon the same gospel principles; and where the Spirit of Christ is not, they are none of his. Romans 8:9 . read more
Falling into disgrace, or sin, occasions the wicked to exult, as if there were no God or religion. (Calmet) read more
True Wisdom the Highest Good of Kings and Subjects. v. 1. These are also proverbs of Solomon, maxims composed by the wise son of David, by inspiration of God, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied out, evidently from collections where they were being preserved, the king being very anxious to have the literature of the "Golden Age" passed on to posterity in a form which would be as complete as possible. v. 2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, He, whose essence is... read more
IV. LATER COLLECTION BY THE MEN OF HEZEKIAHTrue wisdom proclaimed as the chief good to kings and their subjectsChaps. 25–29Superscription: Proverbs 25:11 These also are proverbs of Solomonwhich men of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, collected.1. Admonition to the fear of God and righteousness, addressed to kings and subjectsProverbs 25:2-282 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;but the glory of kings to search out a matter.3 The heavens for height, and the earth for depth,and the... read more
Self-Control and Kindliness Proverbs 25:15-28 In this paragraph we have good advice as to our dealings with the varied characters with whom we are forced into daily contact. Here is a man hard as a bone-try gentleness, for a soft tongue will win his heart, just because it finds a new and unexpected way of approach which no one else has tried for long years…. Beware of honeyed words; you may get stung.… Do not make yourself too common, or pry into your neighbor’s affairs, or ask his help too... read more
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 proverbs in this collection are more picturesque than the former. For the most part, they are antithetical, and logical. These are pictures, and are more perfectly parabolic. In passing over them we shall again note some of the more striking. Verse Proverbs 25:11. The figure is intended to... read more
A Collection Of Solomon’s Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon’s presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial heading detailing the details of the author and his purpose in writing (Proverbs 1:1-7), continued with a Prologue which laid the foundation for what was to follow (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18), and was then followed by the body of the work introduced by one or more subheadings. In Solomon’s... read more
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 25:2-Judges : b. A series of three quatrains relating to kings. Proverbs 25:4 b. Very obscure. Refining silver does not produce a vessel, and the parallelism with Proverbs 25:5 b is unsatisfactory. LXX “ it will be wholly purified” probably represents the original text. Proverbs 25:6 f. cf. Luke... read more
Falling down; either, 1. Into sin. So the sense is, When a just man is either allured or terrified into any sinful practice before wicked men, or into any base and servile compliance with their lusts, he who by his excellent counsels was like a fountain or well of life, as his mouth is called, Proverbs 10:11, sending forth refreshing streams for the benefit of many, is now corrupted and rendered unserviceable. Or rather, 2. Into misery, of which kind of falling this word is constantly used, and... read more
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The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Proverbs 25:16-28
The Law Concerning Excess, Etc. Pro 25:16-28 "Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it" ( Pro 25:16 ). There is no denying that there are many sweet things in the world which may be partaken of to a limited extent. Properly used, they are agreeable to the palate, and men have a right to use them and to be thankful for them. All excess is an abomination. All excess brings its own punishment with it. We lose the very things we... read more