Proverbs 22:7-16

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:7

Proverbs 22:7 Consider the reasons of this alleged superiority, why it should be "more blessed to give than to receive," why "the rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender." I. The first reason is found in the resemblance which is thus acquired to our Redeemer and Creator. Might it not almost be said of the Creator that He gives everything and receives nothing; that He is always the lender and never the borrower? Or, again, if our thoughts be turned on the "one... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Proverbs 22:13

One Lion, Two Lions, No Lion at All A sermon (No. 1670) delivered on Thursday Evening, June 8th, 1882, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon. “The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.” Proverbs 22:13 . “The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.” Proverbs 26:13 . This slothful man seems to cherish that one dread of his about the lions, as if it were his favorite aversion and he felt it to be... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:1-28

Chapter 22A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold ( Proverbs 22:1 ).The good name, so important, so valuable. Good reputation, so important. "Rather to be chosen than great riches. Loving favor rather than silver and gold."The rich and the poor meet together ( Proverbs 22:2 ):Where? In the eyes of the Lord.for the LORD is the maker of them all ( Proverbs 22:2 ).You know, God can't be impressed with your bank account. We all meet... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 22:1-29

Proverbs 22:1 . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2 . The rich and the poor meet together, in the common dust: and the small and great stand at the judgment-seat of God. Therefore the rich should consider the poor as brethren, and the poor should not be insolent to their benefactors. Proverbs 22:3 . A prudent man foreseeth the evil coming, be it famine, war or... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 22:7

Proverbs 22:7The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.The borrower servant to the lenderThe mere circumstance of being rich gives one man superiority over another who is poor. He who is forced to borrow is placed on that very account in a sort of relative inferiority to him whose position enables him to lend. These words may be compared with those attributed to the Lord Jesus, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”I. The principle may be universally... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 22:8

Proverbs 22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity.The husbandry and harvestof the wickedI. What is it to sow iniquity? or, to “sow to the flesh”? To follow only such a kind of life as a man’s own carnal and corrupt humour leads unto. It is called “sowing” because--1. Before sowing goes the dressing and manuring of the ground; and men make themselves ready beforehand to do evil.2. Ploughing and sowing are accompanied with much industry. And great is the diligence of the ungodly in the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 22:9

Proverbs 22:9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed.The bountiful eyeThe passage before us speaks of bounty in man, and blessedness from God. What is a bountiful eye, and what is the blessing belonging to him who possesses it? The eye is a wonderful part of the curiously wrought human frame. But the term is used in Scripture in a moral point of view, and describes a peculiar state of the mind. Thus we read of the blinded eye, the enlightened eye, the single eye, the evil eye, all of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 22:10

Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.The scornerThe scorner is a character which Solomon has frequently called our attention to in preceding chapters. Few characters in society are more despicable in spirit or pernicious in influence.I. As A social disturber. “Cast out the scorner, and contention shall cease.”1. He is a disturber in the family.2. He is a disturber in the Church.3. He is a disturber in the nation.II. As a social... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 22:11

Proverbs 22:11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.PurityWhat is purity--this bright and blessed strength of human life? The foundation of all purity must rest upon the body. Without bodily purity no other form of purity is possible. On this must rise the structure of mental and spiritual purity. Our thoughts and words must be not less pure than our actions. Action is ripened thought, and thought is germinating action. “No man suddenly falls.”... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 22:13

Proverbs 22:13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without. One lion; two lions; no lion at allThis slothful man seems to cherish that one dread of his about the lions as if it were his favourite aversion and he felt it to be too much trouble to invent another excuse. Perhaps he hugs it to his soul all the more because it is home-born fear, conjured up by his own imagination. At any rate, it serves him as a passable excuse for laziness, and that is what he wants. When a man is slothful as a... read more

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