“ The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. ”
A warning against the conclusion to seek wealth first of all, which men of lower natures might draw from Proverbs 10:15 . “ Quaerenda pecunia primum est; Virtus post nummos ?” Horace,...
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...
fruit . produce. the wicked . a lawless one. sin. Hebrew. chata App-44.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. The labor of the righteous - The good man labors that he may be able to support life; this is his first object: and then...
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. This contrasts with men's false view...
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 labour of the righteous tendeth to life. — For the gains of his honest toil have the blessing of God upon them, and so bring him satisfaction of mind and the power of performing his duties in l...
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...
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. He that hideth hatred with lying l...
The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life ,.... To natural life, and the support of it; all that he labours for is to get a livelihood for himself and family; that is all he desires, nor does he...
The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. Ver. 16. The labour of the righteous, &c. ] If the righteous man may but sweat out a poor living, get enough to b...
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life The design of his labour is only this, that he may have wherewith to live honestly, without making use of any sinful shifts. Or rather, the fruit or effe...
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. Solomon here confirms what his father had said ( Psalms 37:16 ), A little that a righteous man has...
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: either, 1. The design of his labour is only this, that he may have wherewith to live honestly, without sinful shifts. Or, 2. The fruit or effect of...
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 10:16 . Labour , i.e. , “the gain,” “the reward of labour.” Fruit , “gain,” antithetical to the subject of the first clause. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH— Prove...
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...
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. 16. The labor of the righteous tendeth to life, his earnings, his income, will be used by him in such activities as will bring him true happiness in living; the fruit of the wicked [tendeth]...
1 Corinthians 15:58 ; 2 Timothy 2:17 ; 2 Timothy 2:18 ; 2 Timothy 3:13 ; Galatians 6:7-9 ; Hebrews 6:10 ; Isaiah 3:10 ; Isaiah 3:11 ; John 6:27 ; Matthew 12:33 ; Matthew 12:34 ; Matthew 1...
The labour — The fruit of his labour, to the preservation of this life, and obtaining eternal life. Fruit — The fruit of all their labour tends to sin, and serves only for fuel to mens pride and lu...