Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:15
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.Forbearing — By patient submission and expectation.Breaketh — Softens the hardest heart. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:16
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.Honey — By honey he understands, not only all delicious meats, but all worldly delights, which we are here taught to use with moderation. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:17
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.Withdraw — Visit him not too frequently. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.A sword — Is as cruel and pernicious as any instrument of death. read more
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.As vinegar — Which dissolves the nitre, and makes it useless and ineffectual. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:Bread — By bread and water he understands all things necessary for his subsistence. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:22
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.For — In so doing, which words are expressed Romans 12:20, where this text is quoted. Thou shalt melt him into repentance, and love. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.So — Because it comes more rarely and difficultly, after it hath been long expected. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.Falling — When righteous men are oppressed by the wicked, the state of that common-wealth is as deplorable, as if the publick fountains were corrupted. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 25:14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.Boasteth — Promising what he never intends to give.Is like — Like empty clouds carried about with wind, and not affording that rain which they promise. read more