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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:8

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:8THE DOER AND THE TALKERI. A definition of a wise man. He is one that “will receive commandments.” The reception of commandments implies a commander, and a willingness to obey his laws. The wise man is willing to obey good laws even at the expense of some self-sacrifice, because he has a strong conviction of the benefits that will arise from submission. The laws which govern a well-ordered State will not be irksome to a right-minded citizen. He feels that... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:9-10

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:9. Be known, i.e., “be made known,” or, discovered. Proverbs 10:11. For second clause, see on Proverbs 10:6. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH—Proverbs 10:9-10OPPOSITE CHARACTERSI. He who walketh uprightly. 1. Is a restorer of an ancient path. The way of uprightness is much older than the human race, and was originally the only way Known in the universe to intelligent and moral creatures. Uprightness is as old as God. Crooked walking is of the creature and but of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:11

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Proverbs 10:6-7; Proverbs 10:11THE WAY TO PRESENT BLESSEDNESS AND FUTURE FAMEWe connect the first and last of these verses, because the latter clause in both is the same. I. Opposite characters revealed by a great contrast in speech (Proverbs 10:11). When a righteous man opens his mouth, it is as if the cover was removed from a pure, clear well of water. He has no evil intentions to conceal: his words are an index to his heart. By them men may read his thoughts... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:12

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:12LOVE AND HATREDThe lawfulness or unlawfulness of hatred and strife depends upon the subject or occasion of such feeling. God hates sin, and we know that this hatred is the fruit of one of His highest attributes. The divine and Incarnate Son of God foretold that He had not “come to send peace on earth, but a sword” (Matthew 10:34), and therefore even He was an occasion of strife because He was a hater of sin. There is then a holy as well as a wicked hatred, a... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:13-14

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:14. Lay up, literally, “conceal,” i.e., “husband the knowledge and understanding which they possess for the right time and place, do not squander it in unreasonable talk or babbling” (Zöckler). Near destruction, rather, is a near destruction, i.e., “is a quickly destroying agency” (Lange’s Commentary). MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Proverbs 10:13-14LAYING UP TO GIVE OUTI. The practice of the morally wise man. He “lays up knowledge” (Proverbs 10:14). The present... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:15-16

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:16. Labour, i.e., “the gain,” “the reward of labour.” Fruit, “gain,” antithetical to the subject of the first clause. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH—Proverbs 10:15-16A FALSE AND A TRUE ESTIMATE OF LIFEI. A false estimate of life in its relation to riches. It is a mistake to look on wealth as a “strong city” in which we can be secure from the evils of life. A commander, who knows that there is behind him a fortress into which he can retire in case of need, may be... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:17

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:17. Not, He is in the way, but “He is the way.” Erreth, causeth others to err. MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:17THE INFLUENCE OF EXAMPLEWe take here the rendering of all recent commentators as given in the Critical Notes, and understand the verse to set forth the truth that “no man liveth to himself.” His character is reproduced in others.I. A good man is a way, because he is the means to an end. The way to the city is the road by which we reach it. The life of a... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:18

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:18. Not with lying lips, but “is of lying lips.” “The meaning of this second clause does not stand in the relation of an antithesis to the preceding, but in that of a climax, adding a worse case to one not so bad. If one conceals his hatred within himself, he becomes a malignant flatterer; but if he gives expression to it in slander, abuse, and base detraction, then, as a genuine fool, he brings upon himself the greatest injury” (Zöckler). MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs... read more

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:19-21

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Proverbs 10:19-21SPEECH AND SILENCEI. The wisdom of not always using the tongue when we might. “He that refraineth his lips is wise.” The reputation of a good man may be much injured by even speaking the truth at certain times and to certain persons. The silence of a man who can speak wisely and eloquently is a revelation of self-control, and often adds more to the dignity of his character than words can. The Son of God “opened not His mouth” before His false... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:22

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:22. Delitzsch and Zöckler read the second clause, “and labour addeth nothing thereto,” i.e., “God’s blessing is in itself all in all, and makes rich without any effort.” Stuart and Miller translate as the authorised version, and the former understands it to signify that “sorrow shall not necessarily increase by riches when it is Jehovah Himself who bestows them.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:22THE SOURCE OF TRUE RICHESThis proverb cannot be understood to assert... read more

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:8

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:9-10

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:11

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:12

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:13-14

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:15-16

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:17

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:18

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:19-21

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:22

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