Proverbs 11:24,Proverbs 11:25

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 11:24-26

Generosity Of Spirit Will Bring Blessing And Plenty, But Niggardliness Will Bring Want And Cursing (Proverbs 11:24-26 ). We now have three proverbs in a minimal chiastic form which deal with the question of generosity and niggardliness. Those of a generous spirit will prosper and be blessed. Those who are niggardly will themselves suffer want and be cursed. This can be presented chiastically: A There is that scatters, and increases yet more (Proverbs 11:24 a), B And there is that... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 11:1-31

Proverbs 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27-Amos : is represented by a further group ( Proverbs 11:2-Ruth :, Proverbs 11:18-Ecclesiastes :, and Proverbs 11:31). Proverbs concerning speech are also frequent ( Proverbs 11:9; Proverbs 11:12 f.). There are, moreover, several new points— e.g. the value of wisdom to the community ( Proverbs 11:14); the popularity of the prosperity of the righteous ( Proverbs 11:10), possibly referring to... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 11:24

That scattereth; that giveth liberally of his goods to the poor; for so this Hebrew word is used, Psalms 112:9, He hath dispersed, which is explained in the following words, he hath given to the poor. Increaseth, through God’s secret blessing upon his estate. More than is meet, Heb. from what is right or just, i.e. what by the law of God, and the rules of general justice, he is obliged to give; of which see Proverbs 3:27. It tendeth to poverty; by God’s providence secretly blasting his estate,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 11:24-26

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 11:25. Liberal soul, “the soul of blessing,” i.e., “the soul that blesses others.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Proverbs 11:24-26THE LIBERAL AND THE NIGGARDLY MANWe have here a twofold contrast under two similitudes—I. A man who withholds what he ought to give out. “He withholdeth more that is meet—he withholdeth corn” when he ought to sell it. 1. He is a sinner against the law of necessity which runs through all human things. The earth will only yield of her good... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:1-31

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. So that there is very little to comment on, because each of them become a complete little thought and finish within the verse itself. So it is extremely difficult as far as exposition is concerned, because it says it all. And the wisdom is to be gleaned just from really the brevity of the statement... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 11:1-31

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 times the fraud becomes great, and greater still as it falls chiefly on the poor. Deuteronomy 25:13. The apologies which offenders make on the ground of accident or negligence, are often but an addition to the crime. The injured perhaps might place some sort of confidence in the excuse, were he in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 11:24

Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth. The tendency of liberality to riches, and of covetousness to povertyThe words of this text carry an air of improbable and surprising paradoxes to the covetous and worldly-minded, who naturally imagine that scattering tends to poverty, and withholding to increase. But if we take them to be allusive to the management of a husbandman in sowing his seed, the sense will stand as easy as the thought will appear to be beautiful and just... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:24

Pro 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty. Ver. 24. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth. ] Bounty is the most compendious way to plenty; neither is getting but giving the best thrift. The five loaves in the Gospel, by a strange kind of arithmetic, were multiplied by a division and augmented by subtraction. So will it be in this case. But it tendeth to poverty. ] St Augustine descanting upon... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 11:24

that scattereth: Proverbs 11:18, Proverbs 19:17, Proverbs 28:8, Deuteronomy 15:10, Psalms 112:9, Ecclesiastes 11:1, Ecclesiastes 11:2, Ecclesiastes 11:6, Luke 6:38, Acts 11:29, Acts 11:30, 2 Corinthians 9:5-1 Kings : but: Haggai 1:6, Haggai 1:9-1 Kings :, Haggai 2:16-Psalms : Reciprocal: Leviticus 23:22 - General Deuteronomy 14:29 - that the Lord Deuteronomy 15:4 - greatly bless Deuteronomy 24:19 - may bless Ruth 2:14 - At mealtime Job 22:7 - not given Proverbs 3:10 - General Proverbs 10:4... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 11:24

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.Scattereth — That gives liberally.Increaseth — Through God's blessing upon his estate.Poverty — By God's providence secretly blasting his estate. read more