Proverbs 11:23 - The Pulpit Commentary - Bible Study & Commentary

Proverbs 11:23 - Homilies By E. Johnson

Wishes and hopes

The wishes of the righteous are only good, for God prospers and fulfils them; but the hope of the wicked is extinguished in calamity (the wrath of God).

I. WISHES AND HOPES HAVE A CERTAIN POWER TO FULFIL THEMSELVES . (See Mozley's fine sermon on this subject.)

II. THE REGULATION OF THE WISHES IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF SELF - DISCIPLINE .

III. TO WISH AND TO HOPE FOE NOTHING BUT THE BEST ( IN ACCORD WITH THE WILL OF GOD ) IS AN INSURANCE AGAINST DISAPPOINTMENT .

IV. SELFISH HOPES LEAD TO UNANSWERED PRAYERS AND TO BITTER CHAGRINS .—J.

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Proverbs 11:23 - Homilies By E. Johnson

Proverbs 11:23 - Homilies By E. Johnson

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