Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:22
22. It maketh rich No man can conquer by his toil alone. Wealth, when the Lord bestows it and it is rightly used, does not necessarily bring or increase sorrow. read more
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Daniel Whedon
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:23
23. It is as sport Better, It is sport. Mischief Not strong enough. It denotes wickedness or crime. The Septuagint renders the latter clause of the verse, “But wisdom brings prudence to a man.” read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:24
24. The fear of the wicked That is, that which is feared. Shall come upon him Usually in the present life, certainly in the life to come. There is no avoiding punishment but by avoiding sin. Desire of the righteous shall be granted Literally, He (Jehovah) shall grant it. On first clause compare Job 3:15; Job 15:21; Psalms 34:4; Isaiah 66:4; Proverbs 11:27. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:25
25. So is the wicked no more Literally, then the wicked is not; that is, the whirlwind sweeps them away, or they pass away quickly like the whirlwind. But the righteous An everlasting foundation is theirs. The antithesis lies between the evanescence of the wicked and the stability of the righteous. Compare Psalms 125:1; Psalms 37:27; Psalms 15:5; Job 1:19; Isaiah 28:18-19; Proverbs 1:27; Matthew 7:24, etc. The rabbins applied the latter clause to the Messiah, as the Just One, the... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:26
26. As… smoke… so is the sluggard Not an antithetic verse, but a similitude easily apprehended. A sluggard is an annoyance, as is acid to the teeth or smoke to the eyes. Vinegar Sour wine. Compare Numbers 6:3; Psalms 69:21; Ruth 2:14. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:27
27. Prolongeth Literally, addeth. Shortened Cut off short, curtailed, because they feared not Jehovah. Compare Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 14:27; Psalms 55:23; Ecclesiastes 7:17; Ecclesiastes 8:12-13. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:28
28. Shall be gladness Shall be fulfilled, and so produce gladness. Compare Proverbs 11:7; Job 8:13; Job 11:20; Psalms 112:10; Psalms 119:0; Romans 8:24; Romans 5:2; Romans 12:12; Romans 15:13; 2Th 2:16 ; 1 John 3:2-3. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:29
29. Way of the Lord The divine order, or providence. Is strength A bulwark, or defence, or fortress, to the upright; לתם , lattom, to the perfect. But destruction… workers of iniquity It destroys them. Thus, “the Lord’s way” has two sides it defends the righteous, but visits the incorrigibly wicked with destruction. Compare Psalms 18:30; Deuteronomy 32:4; Hosea 14:9; Proverbs 21:15; Psalm 17:30. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:30
30. Removed Rather, moved from the earth, or land, namely, Palestine. But under this proverb lies a more general truth. Compare Proverbs 2:21-22; Psalms 37:22; Psalms 125:1; Matthew 5:5. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:21
21. Feed many Instruct them with their wisdom and guiding counsels. But fools The unwise. With the wise there is abundance, with the unwise, famine. The antithesis lies between that which is implied in the first member, plenty, and that which is expressed in the second, “want,” lack, poverty. Compare Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 10:17. read more