“ The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. ”
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked (k) at the gates of the righteous. (k) If this come not daily to pass, we must consider that it is because of our sins, which hinder God's workings.
Proverbs 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in number. There are rather more in this chapter of a politica...
The evil . evil ones. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44. the righteous . a righteous one.
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The evil bow before the good - They are almost constrained to show them respect; and the wicked, who have wasted their subs...
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. The evil shall be brought so low that t...
1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife ( Proverbs 31:10-31 ).
The evil bow before the good. — (Comp. 1 Samuel 2:36 .) That this final retribution is certain is implied by the tense employed, though it may be long delayed till the “awakening” ( Psalms 73:20 )...
CHAPTER 15 THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE "The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:10 "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and...
Verse Proverbs 14:7 . The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man is perceived to be devoid of knowledge he should be aband...
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. He that is soon angry dealeth fooli...
The evil bow before the good ,.... Wicked men before good men. This, as Jarchi observes, respects future time; even the latter day glory, or the spiritual times of the Messiah, when the kingdom unde...
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. Ver. 19. The evil bow before the good. ] Here they do so many times, as Joseph's brethren before him in his greatness,...
The evil bow before the good Giving honour to them, and supplicating their favour and help; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous As clients and petitioners are wont to wait at the houses...
19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. That is, 1. The wicked are oftentimes impoverished and brought low, so that they are forced to beg, the...
Bow before the good; giving honour to them, and supplicating their favour and help, either for supply of their wants, as being brought low for their sins, or for counsel or comfort, or for their pr...
The Triumph Of Truth Over Falsehood And Of Righteousness Over Unrighteousness ( Proverbs 14:17-25 ). The thought of truth against falsehood undergirds this subsection. It commences with the fact t...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 14:19 A LEVELLING LAW I. This law is now manifest to the inner life of the wicked . If a wicked man has any sense of right and wrong, he is conscious of the superio...
Proverbs 14:1 . Every wise woman buildeth her house, as Proverbs 9:1 , by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is their first governess, and daily instils the elements of k...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have an important influence, and exercise it beneficia...
v. 19. The evil bow before the good, humbling themselves as a result of the punishment which they incurred for their sins, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous, like beggars humbly prayin...
2 Kings 3:12 ; Acts 16:39 ; Esther 7:7 ; Esther 7:8 ; Exodus 11:8 ; Exodus 8:8 ; Exodus 9:27 ; Exodus 9:28 ; Genesis 42:6 ; Genesis 43:28 ; Isaiah 60:14 ; Malachi 4:3 ; Micah 7:10 ; Mic...
The evil — Good men shall have the pre — eminency over the wicked.