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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:16

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 13:16. Dealeth with knowledge, i.e. acteth with foresight. Layeth open, rather “spreadeth abroad.” Delitzsch Says, “There lies in the word something derisive; as the merchant unrolls and spreads out his wares in order to commend them, so the fool deals with his folly.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:16DEALING WITH KNOWLEDGEFor a definition of prudence see Homiletics on chap. Proverbs 8:12-13, page 109. Carrying out the thought that prudence is wisdom applied to... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:17

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:17A SOCIAL LINKI. An important link in human society—a messenger. This link may or may not be important in himself. He may belong to the highest or to the lowest stratum of human life. He may be a princely ambassador, or he may be a telegraph boy. The link which holds two bodies together may be of great intrinsic value. It may be of wrought gold, and much skill may have been expended on its workmanship; but what it is in itself is not of so much importance as what... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:18

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:18THE WAY TO HONOURI. Man needs instruction because his natural intuitions are not enough to meet the needs of human life. The instinct of the animal is enough to enable it to fulfil its destiny. Its limited powers find sufficient guidance in the use of the faculties which are born with it. But it is not so with man. If, as some philosophers suppose, a man comes into the world without any ideas, if he receives everything from the outside world, instruction is so... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:19

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 13:19. Literally “quickened desire,” “a desire that has come to be.” Zöckler and Miller say this cannot be designed to express appeased desire,” but Delitzsch renders it “satisfied desire,” and Stuart agrees with him. The latter connects the second clause of the verse with the former, thus, “Yet it is an abomination for fools to depart from evil, therefore, they cannot be satisfied; while Delitzsch understands it to mean, “Because satisfied desire is sweet to the fool... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:20

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:20COMPANIONSHIP, CONSTRUCTIVE OR DESTRUCTIVEWe have here:—I. Habit, assimilation, and transformation. 1. Habit. A habit is formed by the constant repetition of an act. Walking is the constant repetition of an act. The child first gets courage to take a single step, that step leads to another, and by degrees he acquires the habit of walking. To walk with wise men is to have habitual intercourse with them, either through reading their written thoughts or by... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:21

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:21PURSUIT AND REPAYMENTI. Evil pursues sinners because sinners pursue evil. The huntsman who pursues the hare in the direction of a precipice is pursuing a course which, if continued, must be followed by evil. It is an evil thing for him to follow such a trifle at such a risk. There is evil before him in the form of the precipice, and evil will follow if he continues to pursue his present course. Should he try his strength against the law of gravitation by leaping... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:22

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:22AS INHERITANCE INCORRUPTIBLEI. A good man has always spiritual inheritance to leave his children. He has always his own holy character and example. And this is often of great service to them in a material point of view. Men who have obtained fame in the world leave their children the inheritance of a famous name, which is often a fortune in itself. The son or daughter of a famous man can command positions of worldly advantage which are closed against the... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:23

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 13:23. “Tillage,” rather “fallow ground” or “a new field,” land which requires hard labour.MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:23LAND AND ITS TILLERSI. That untilled land (see Critical Notes) possesses a latent power to produce food. There are many things in nature in which there exists a latent power to minister to man’s needs; but his hand must be put forth to arouse the sleeping power. There is heat in coal to warm him, but he must kindle the coal before it will put it... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:24

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:24THE CHILD AND THE RODI. Pain is a necessary instrument in human training. The rod is to be included in the means of education. Some natures need an experience of pain to quicken their mental capabilities. Sometimes children are like untilled land (see Proverbs 13:23), they have large capabilities lying dormant, which will not awaken unless they are subjected to severe discipline and punished for their shortcomings. And what is necessary in intellectual training... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:25

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:25WANT AND SATISFACTIONI. The limited truth of the assertion in relation both to the righteous and the wicked. Read in the light of personal experience, and in the light of history, it is found true, and is found not true in the case of the righteous. Elijah ate to satisfaction beside the brook Cherith, while many of his idolatrous countrymen suffered want. But Paul was often in hunger (2 Corinthians 11:27), while Nero lived in luxury. Christians have died from... read more

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