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
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