Exposition of the book of proverbs, Volume 2David Brown, 1821 |
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... Solomon knew and found them so common , that he publishes a double warning against them , almost in the same breath , verse 5 . Ver . 10. Delight is not seemly for a fool , much less for servants to have rule over princes . Wisdom turns ...
... Solomon knew and found them so common , that he publishes a double warning against them , almost in the same breath , verse 5 . Ver . 10. Delight is not seemly for a fool , much less for servants to have rule over princes . Wisdom turns ...
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... Solomon himself assures us , that a wise and poor child is worthy of much more respect than an old and foolish king . Besides the instruction contained in this sentence , to those that have the disposal of high offices in their hands ...
... Solomon himself assures us , that a wise and poor child is worthy of much more respect than an old and foolish king . Besides the instruction contained in this sentence , to those that have the disposal of high offices in their hands ...
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... Solomon was a mortal enemy to sloth , as every wise man will be . He has often told us of the mischievous effects of this vice , and here he holds up the sluggard as an object of contempt and laughter , to make him ashamed , if possible ...
... Solomon was a mortal enemy to sloth , as every wise man will be . He has often told us of the mischievous effects of this vice , and here he holds up the sluggard as an object of contempt and laughter , to make him ashamed , if possible ...
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... Solomon has informed us about the wickedness of false witnes ses . It would be a great injustice to admit the tes- timony of a profligate wretch , against the life or for- tune of his neighbour ; for he neither regards man , nor fears ...
... Solomon has informed us about the wickedness of false witnes ses . It would be a great injustice to admit the tes- timony of a profligate wretch , against the life or for- tune of his neighbour ; for he neither regards man , nor fears ...
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... Solomon had probably seen too much evidence of a seditious disposition in that people over which he reign- ed , and therefore warns them again and again of the sin and danger of provoking kings to anger . Men have such a degree of self ...
... Solomon had probably seen too much evidence of a seditious disposition in that people over which he reign- ed , and therefore warns them again and again of the sin and danger of provoking kings to anger . Men have such a degree of self ...
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Popular passages
Page 398 - There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
Page 201 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, "Behold, we knew it not;" doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Page 377 - But where shall wisdom be found ? And where is the place of understanding ? Man knoweth not the price thereof ; Neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : And the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 414 - Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Page 387 - I die: * remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: * lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 388 - They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us ; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Page 292 - Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more. Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again. Sir 19:15 Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale.
Page 299 - A faithful friend is a Strong defence; and he that hath found such an one, hath found a treasure.
Page 206 - Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
Page 78 - The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.