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William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:29

Proverbs 10:29 The words "shall be" in the last clause are a supplement. They are quite unnecessary, and in fact they rather hinder the sense. They destroy the completeness of the antithesis between the two halves of the verse. If you leave them out, and suppose that the "way of the Lord" is what is spoken of in both clauses, you get a far deeper and fuller meaning. It is the same way which is strength to one man and ruin to another, and the moral nature of the man determines which it shall be... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 10:22

DISCOURSE: 775GOD’S BLESSING, THE GREATEST RICHESProverbs 10:22. The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich; and he addeth no sorrow with it.AMIDST the lessons of practical wisdom which we are taught in the Book of Proverbs, we find a continual reference to God as the source and the end of all. If we attempt to spiritualize the different moral apophthegms, we in fact pervert them, and apply them to a use for which they were never intended: if, on the other hand, we regard them solely in a moral... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:1-32

Chapter 10Now in chapter 10 we have individual proverbs. Most of these individual proverbs are in contrast, where they are contrasting the wise with the foolish, or the wicked with the righteous. Or the diligent with the slothful. I mean, you'll see in each of them a contrast, and there is really not any kind of a tie between the proverb. Each one is a separate little, neat little truth all packaged by itself. Each one is self-explanatory. Thus, there isn't really much that you can say without... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 10:1-32

Proverbs 10:1 . The Proverbs of Solomon. The nine preseding chapters may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been personified, and folly thrown into the darker shades. We have had a chain of arguments, and a succession of very expressive figures; now we shall find rings of gold, comprising a complete sense. But as the words often occur in other places, there is no need to illustrate more than where real edification can be conferred. When the sense is plain, illustration may... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 10:8

Proverbs 10:8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.The wise take advice, fools only give itHere is one of the most valuable results of wisdom. It is not what it gives, but what it receives. It receives commandments. This receptiveness is a prime characteristic of the new heart. As the thirsty ground drinks in the rain, so the wise in heart long for, and live upon, God’s Word. This receptiveness is a most precious feature of character. Blessed are they that... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 10:9

Proverbs 10:9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. Upright walking sure walkingI. Describe the practice itself. To walk doth signify our usual course of dealing, or the constant tenor of our practice. Uprightly means “in perfection,” or “with integrity”; it denotes sincerity and purity of intention. “He that walketh uprightly” imports one who is constantly disposed in his designs and dealings to bear a principal regard to the rules of his duty and the dictates of his conscience.II. Proof of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 10:11

Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a well of life. Streams in the desertA man who receives, professes, and obeys the truth, is like a well of water; while a man who retains the form of religion, but denies its power, is like a waterless well.I. The true believer is like a well. The likeness between the natural and the spiritual may be thus traced.1. In the manner of its flow. It is an overflow. When the well flows for the benefit of others, itself is full. Itself is satisfied, and out... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 10:12

Proverbs 10:12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. The hiding work of loveLove is not a New Testament virtue or grace, nor is it left for the New Testament to praise it in high strains of music. From the beginning love has been an angel in the world, gladdening men by its brightness, soothing men by its persuasiveness, and luring souls with infinite gentleness towards all that is true and beautiful. Love takes the largest view of life--it does not vex itself with temporary... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 10:13

Proverbs 10:13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found.ContrastsI. An intellectual contrast.The difference existing between men in relation to the amount of knowledge is of vast variety. The disparity arises from a difference in mental constitution, and in educational opportunities. The intelligent man--1. Communicates wisdom. When he speaks men are enlightened, their minds are set to think, and their spirits are refreshed.2. Accumulates wisdom. It is a characteristic of... read more

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