“ Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. ”
Lay up - The point of the maxim is that the wise man reserves what he has to say for the right time, place, and persons (compare Matthew 7:6 ), as contrasted with the foolish, ever giving immedi...
Proverbs 10:2 ( cf. Psalms 3:7 ). righteousness: the growth of the conception of righteousness is an important subject. As in the Pss., there is a specific class the righteous opposed to the...
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. Wise men lay up knowledge - They keep secret every thing that has a tendency to disturb domestic or public peace; but...
Wise men lay up knowledge— That is, says Schultens, wise men keep secretly reposed within them the knowledge of any business or affairs wherewith they are entrusted: but the mouth of the foolish, i...
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. After "the lips" ( Proverbs 10:13 ),...
Here we reach the first collection of what were supposed to be Solomon's proverbs. Most of them consist of two lines parallel to each other. The parallelism is one of contrast, or agreement, or expla...
The mouth of the foolish is near destruction — i.e., is a near, ever-threatening calamity; one never knows what awkward or dangerous thing he will not say next: whereas wise men store up knowledg...
CHAPTER 11 WEALTH "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death." Proverbs 10:2 "O'er weening statesmen have full long relied On fleets and armies and exter...
the Righteous and the Wicked Proverbs 10:1-16 Wealth has its advantages, which are more than apparent. The rich man's wealth is his strong city , Proverbs 10:15 ; but the treasures which have...
Here begin the proverbs proper. In this collection they are antithetical, They present a sharp contrast between wisdom and folly in the outworking of such in practical life. Seeing that this is indee...
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. Bles...
Wise [men] lay up knowledge ,.... Which they get by reading, prayer, meditation, hearing the word of God, and conversation with good men: this they lay up in their hearts, minds, and memories, that...
Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction. Ver. 14. Wise men lay up knowledge. ] To know when to speak, and when to be silent. It is a great skill to be able...
In the lips, &c., wisdom is found His wisdom shows itself in his prudent speeches, by which he escapes that rod which fools meet with, and gains that reputation and advantage to himself which f...
14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. Observe, 1. It is the wisdom of the wise that they treasure up a stock of useful knowledge, which...
Wise men lay up, to wit, in their minds and memories, to be brought forth thence upon fit occasions, knowledge; whereby they may be enabled to speak both what and when it is seasonable, for their...
The Proverbs Of Solomon ( Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 22:16 ). The proverbs in this section are now introduced by the brief subheading ‘The Proverbs Of Solomon'. Contrast ‘The sayings of Solomon,...
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 unreasonabl...
Proverbs 10:1 . The Proverbs of Solomon. The nine preseding Chapter s may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been personified, and folly thrown into the darker shades. We have ha...
Wise men lay up knowledge. Experience kept for use Another brief definition of wisdom. Many get knowledge, and let it go as fast as they get it. They put their winnings into a bag with holes. T...
EXPOSITION Verse 1-22:16 Part III . FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS . Verse 1-12:28 First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with t...
v. 14. Wise men lay up knowledge, like treasures which are to be put to a good use; but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction, because his foolish suggestions are always breaking forth and...
2 Corinthians 4:6 ; 2 Corinthians 4:7 ; Matthew 12:35 ; Matthew 13:44 ; Matthew 13:52 ; Proverbs 1:5 ; Proverbs 18:1 ; Proverbs 18:15 ; Proverbs 19:8 ; Proverbs 9:9 ; Proverbs 10:10 ; Pro...
Lay up — In their minds, to be brought forth upon fit occasions. Knowledge — Whereby they may be enabled to speak both what, and when it is seasonable. But — Fools are more forward to lay out than...