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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:23

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:23. Second clause, “to a man of understanding wisdom is an enjoyment” (Zöckler). MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:23A TOUCHSTONE OF CHARACTERThe painter uses the dark background of his picture to set off the bright foreground. Sunlight never looks so beautiful as when seen shining upon a black thunder-cloud; it is the power of contrast. Solomon in his character-painting is constantly making use of this power. He is ever setting the dark and the light side by... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:24

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:24THE INHERITANCE OF FEAR AND DESIREThese words treat of things desired and of things not desired coming to be possessed.I. Ungodly men have fears concerning the future. These fears proceed from a consciousness of past sin and present guilt, and prove the existence within man of a moral standard of action. In the natural world, we know that certain effects invariably follow certain causes. Sunlight and genial rain produce fertility and beauty, the hurricane and... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:25

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:25. “When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:25THE WHIRLWIND AND THE SURE FOUNDATIONI. The resemblance of a wicked man to a whirlwind. 1. They are both destructive forces. A whirlwind passes over a district and everything that resists its advance is either overthrown, broken, or made to bend to its fury. Every wicked man in his sphere is a destroyer of human happiness and of moral life, but the image is especially applicable... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:26

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:26THE VEXATIOUSNESS OF A SLUGGISH SERVANTI. He is as smoke to the eyes. Smoke in the eyes prevents the accomplishment of a man’s purposes, or at least it hinders and annoys him in their execution. The eye is the light of the body; if vision is in any way obstructed or impaired, delay and vexation must ensue. So the employer of a sluggish servant must be the victim of perplexity and annoyance. He sends him on an errand, or entrusts him with a work which it is... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:27

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:27LONG LIFEThis verse must be looked at—I. Generally. The fear of the Lord prolongs life because, other things being equal, godliness tends to bodily health. A good man governs his life by some kind of law, his passions and inclinations do not play the lord over his conscience and will. This has a beneficial influence upon his bodily health. He has contentment with his present lot, trust in his God amid all the anxieties of life, and hope for the future. Such a... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:28

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:28HOPES REALISED AND DISAPPOINTEDI. The righteous man’s present possession—“Hope.” We saw in treating Proverbs 10:24 that the righteous man possesses God-begotten desires, and that he has good ground for believing that these desires will be granted, therefore he expects their fulfilment, and desire and expectation constitute his hope. Hope is a fortune in itself. It gives a present gladness, and therefore a present power. It is in itself a tower of strength.... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:29

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:29. “Jehovah’s way is a fortress to the upright, but it is destruction to the workers of iniquity. MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:29GOD’S WAY DESTRUCTION AND SALVATIONI. In common with all His intellectual and moral creatures, God has a way, or plan of action. A skilful artificer has a way by which he brings forth a certain result in a work of skill. His way is the out-come of his previous thought and purpose; he does not go about his work in uncertainty as to what... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:30-31

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:31. Cut out, “rooted out.”MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:30THE EARTH THE POSSESSION OF THE RIGHTEOUSI. From their relation to God it is theirs now. The estate of an English nobleman is the portion of all his family to a certain extent. They all live upon it, and partake of its productions. But the eldest son has a special inheritance in it—it is the perpetual possession of the heir of the house, and it is therefore his in a sense in which it is not the property of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:32

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:32ACCEPTABLE WORDSI. The righteous man knows what words are acceptable to God from a study of Divine laws. The courtier knows how to approach his king—in what words to address him—because he has made himself acquainted with the laws of the court. The righteous man is well acquainted with the laws of the kingdom of God, and, being so, he knows how to draw near to the Divine King—he sets his words in order before Him as the wood is laid in order upon the altar for... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:22

Proverbs 10:22 Look at two facts in connection with the Divine blessing exhibited here: I. It enriches. (1) Sometimes the blessing of the Lord is material and temporal wealth, as in the case of Abram. (2) More frequently it is not wealth, but food convenient for us. (3) Godly contentment in poverty is another form of the blessing of the Lord. (4) This blessing turns every possession into wealth. (5) There are some things wrapped up in the blessing of the Lord which are of priceless value. He... read more

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:23

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:24

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:25

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:26

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:27

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:28

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:29

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:30-31

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:32

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:22

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