“ Remove not the ancient landmark,g which thy fathers have set. ”
A protest against the grasping covetousness Isaiah 5:8 which is regardless of the rights of the poor upon whose inheritance men encroach (compare the margin reference). The not uncommon reference...
ancient . age-long. landmark . boundary stone.
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. Remove not the ancient landmark - Do not take the advantage, in ploughing or breaking up a field contiguous to that of thy neighbor, to se...
Remove not the ancient land-mark— The plain meaning of this seems to be, "Be content with thy paternal estate, and endeavour not to increase it by unjust means." See chap. Proverbs 23:10 .
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. So spiritually, Do not irreverently displace the ancient landmarks of...
These proverbs are very unlike the preceding in tone, and style. The author's own personality is brought distinctly into view ( Proverbs 22:17-21 ; Proverbs 23:15 ); he had a high opinion of the val...
Remove not the ancient landmark. — The stones marking the boundaries of the fields: evidently a not uncommon crime, from the earnestness with which it is forbidden. (Comp. Proverbs 23:10 ; Deuter...
CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of...
Verse Proverbs 22:2 . The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a ve...
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowle...
Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set. Or, "the ancient border" or "boundary" n; by which lands, estates, and inheritances, were marked, bounded, and distinguished; set by ance...
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. Ver. 28. Remove not the ancient landmark. ] Unless ye covet a curse. Deu 27:17 Let levellers look to it, and know that property is God'...
Remove not the ancient landmark Whereby the lands of several possessors were distinguished and divided. Do not enrich thyself with the injury of other men: do not invade the rights of others.
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 1. We are here taught not to invade another man's right, though we can find ways of doing it ever so secretly and plau...
Landmark, whereby the lands of several possessors were distinguished and divided. Do not enrich thyself with the injury of other men; do not invade the rights of others.
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:26-27 SURETYSHIP AND ITS DANGERS I. A command to avoid a perilous habit . We cannot, in the light of the spirit of Bible teaching—especially that of the New Test...
Proverbs 22:28 It cannot but be perplexing in the extreme, to devout and moderately thoughtful minds, to find how constantly we catch new theories of what we had once felt to be fixed and immutabl...
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...
Remove not the ancient landmarks. The old landmarks The wisdom of the Mosaic code is nowhere more manifest than in its provisions touching the tenure of land. Every man in Israel was a landowne...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches . It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not exp...
v. 28. Remove not the ancient landmark, set to mark the boundaries, which thy fathers have set. Cf Proverbs 15:25 .
Deuteronomy 19:14 ; Deuteronomy 27:17 ; Job 24:2 ; Proverbs 23:10