Proverbs 24:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: ”

Proverbs 24:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Them that are given to change - Those that seek to set aside the worship of the true God, or the authority of the true king, who represents Him.
Proverbs 24:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 24:7 a. Lit. Wisdom is corals to the fool. RV involves a change m the text, which gives perhaps the best sense that can be made of an obviously corrupt stanza. Proverbs 24:9 . though...
Proverbs 24:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

meddle not . mingle not, i.e. have nothing to do with. them that are given to change . with them that make. difference [between. wicked king and. wicked common man].
Proverbs 24:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: My son, fear thou the Lord and the king - Pay to each the homage due: to the Lord, Divine honor and adora...
Proverbs 24:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

My son fear thou the Lord, &c.— The LXX, read, My son, fear God and the king; and be not disobedient to either of them: Proverbs 24:22 for they shall suddenly avenge the wicked; but the pu...
Proverbs 24:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: Fear thou Lord and the king - the Lord first, then the king, in so far as he is representative of G...
Proverbs 24:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

5. Read, 'A wise man is better than a warrior, and a man of knowledge than a man of strength.'
Proverbs 24:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Them that are given to change. — Perhaps rather, those who think differently.
Proverbs 24:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to...
Proverbs 24:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Warnings are uttered against envy, against the formation of evil companionships, against excess in passion, against all false exhilaration; and perperpetual attention to wisdom and earnest endeavor t...
Proverbs 24:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. My son, fear thou the LORD and th...
Proverbs 24:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

My son, fear thou the Lord, and the king ,.... First the Lord, and then the king; and such as fear the Lord are generally loyal to their king; the fear of God includes love to him, reverence of him,...
Proverbs 24:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change: Ver. 21. My son, fear the Lord and the king. ] "Who would not fear thee, O king of nations? for unto t...
Proverbs 24:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

My son, fear thou the Lord and the king Honour and obey both God and the king, and all in authority. He properly puts God before the king, because God is to be served in the first place, and our ob...
Proverbs 24:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

21 My son, fear thou the L ORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? ...
Proverbs 24:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Fear thou the Lord and the king; honour and obey both God and the king, and all in authority. He puts God before the king, because God is to be served in the first place, and our obedience is to be...
Proverbs 24:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 24:21 . Given to change , literally otherwise disposed , or, according to Miller, repeaters, turners back . Proverbs 24:22 . The ruin of them both , etc. This phras...
Proverbs 24:21 - Scofield Reference Notes

fear ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Proverbs 24:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 24:1 . Be not envious against evil men. Similar thoughts occur in Psalms 37:1 ; Psalms 73 ; Proverbs 17:1 . Why should we envy the wicked? We are all going to lie in the common dust; t...
Proverbs 24:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

My son, fear thou the Lord and the king. Duty to God and the king I. A double duty laid down. Or rather, a single duty, one included and comprehended in the other. Fear here is a comprehensive...
Proverbs 24:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 24:1 We return here to the more usual form, the tetrastich. Be not thou envious against evil men (see on Proverbs 23:17 , where a similar warning is given, and comp...
Proverbs 24:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 21. My son, fear thou the Lord and the king, the government established by Jehovah, 1 Peter 2:17 ; Romans 13:1 , and meddle not with them that are given to change, those who are always dissa...
Proverbs 24:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 12:16 ; 1 Peter 2:13-17 ; 1 Samuel 12:12-19 ; 1 Samuel 24:6 ; 1 Samuel 8:5-7 ; 2 Samuel 15:13-37 ; Ecclesiastes 8:2-5 ; Exodus 14:31 ; Matthew 22:21 ; Numbers 16:1-3 ; Romans 13:1-...
Proverbs 24:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To change — That are unstable in their obedience to God or to the king.

Proverbs 24:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 24:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 24:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 24:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 24:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 24:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 24:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 24:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 24:21 - Scofield Reference Notes

Proverbs 24:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 24:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 24:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 24:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 24:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 24:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes