Proverbs 3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:20

By his knowledge the depths are broken up - He determined in his wisdom how to break up the fountains of the great deep, so as to bring a flood of waters upon the earth; and by his knowledge those fissures in the earth through which springs of water arise have been appointed and determined; and it is by his skill and influence that vapours are exhaled, suspended in the atmosphere, and afterwards precipitated on the earth in rain, dews, etc. Thus the wisest of men attributes those effects... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:21

Let not them depart from thine eyes - Never forget that God, who is the author of nature, directs and governs it in all things; for it is no self-determining agent. Keep sound wisdom and discretion - ומזמה תושיה tushiyah umezimmah . We have met with both these words before. Tushiyah is the essence or substance of a thing; mezimmah is the resolution or purpose formed in reference to something good or excellent. To acknowledge God as the author of all good, is the tushiyah, the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:24

When thou liest down - In these verses ( Proverbs 3:23-26 ;) the wise man describes the confidence, security, and safety, which proceed from a consciousness of innocence. Most people are afraid of sleep, lest they should never awake, because they feel they are not prepared to appear before God. They are neither innocent nor pardoned. True believers know that God is their keeper night and day; they have strong confidence in him that he will be their director and not suffer them to take any... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:27

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due - מבעליו mibbealaiv , from the lords of it. But who are they? The poor. And what art thou, O rich man? Why, thou art a steward, to whom God has given substance that thou mayest divide with the poor. They are the right owners of every farthing thou hast to spare from thy own support, and that of thy family; and God has given the surplus for their sakes. Dost thou, by hoarding up this treasure, deprive the right owners of their property? If... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:28

Say not unto thy neighbor - Do not refuse a kindness when it is in thy power to perform it. If thou have the means by thee, and thy neighbor's necessities be pressing, do not put him off till the morrow. Death may take either him or thee before that time. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:30

Strive not with a man - Do not be of a litigious, quarrelsome spirit. Be not under the influence of too nice a sense of honor. If thou must appeal to judicial authority to bring him that wrongs thee to reason, avoid all enmity, and do nothing in a spirit of revenge. But, if he have done thee no harm, why contend with him? May not others in the same way contend with and injure thee! read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:31

Envy thou not the oppressor - O how bewitching is power! Every man desires it; and yet all hate tyrants. But query, if all had power, would not the major part be tyrants? read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:32

But his secret - סודו sodo , his secret assembly; godly people meet there, and God dwells there. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:33

The curse of the Lord - No godly people meet in such a house; nor is God ever an inmate there. But he blesseth the habitation of the just - He considers it as his own temple. There he is worshipped in spirit and in truth; and hence God makes it his dwelling-place. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:34

Surely he scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly - The Septuagint has Κυριος ὑπερηφανοις αντιτασσεται, ταπεινοις δε διδωσι χαριν . The Lord resisteth the proud; but giveth grace to the humble. These words are quoted by St. Peter, 1 Peter 5:5 , and by St. James, James 4:6 , just as they stand in the Septuagint, with the change of ὁ Θεος , God, for Κυριος , the Lord. read more

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