The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 14:4
Proverbs 14:4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. The law of increaseThe illustration is drawn from husbandry, and in a country like Palestine, where the ox had such an important place in agricultural operations, it was peculiarly intelligible and peculiarly fit. “Where is the farmer,” says the wise man, “who, in order to preserve tidiness in his stalls, would forego the assistance of oxen in his fields?” Something he might secure, no doubt; a... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 14:2
Proverbs 14:2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord.Human conductI. Men differ widely in their daily conduct.1. Some men walk uprightly. Walking uprightly implies--(1) Moral strength. The man is not bent and crooked by the infirmities of sin or the weight of depravity.(2) Conscious rectitude. He does not bow down his head, as if ashamed to look his neighbour in the face. He is as open as the day, and as fearless as the sun.2. Some walk perversely. “They are perverse in their ways.”... read more