John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:21
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy ,.... Is eager, diligent, and fervent in his pursuit of these things: "after righteousness"; not a legal righteousness, such as the Jews followed after, but did not attain to; because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law, Romans 9:31 ; by which there is no righteousness or justification before God; but an evangelical righteousness, the righteousness of Christ; see Isaiah 51:1 . To follow after it is to seek,... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:20
There is a treasure to be desired ,.... Gold, silver, jewels, and precious stones; all sorts food, as Aben Ezra explains it, and rich and costly, raiment; all which may be lawfully desired and sought after, and, when obtained, laid up for future use; which may be spared for their own service and that of posterity: but there are riches of grace, a pearl of great price and treasure in heaven, more desirable than these, Matthew 6:19 ; and oil in the dwelling of the wise ; which is... read more