“ The bloodthirstyd hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. ”
Seek his soul - i. e., “Care for, watch over, his life” (compare Psalms 142:4 ).
Proverbs 29:2 . cf. Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12-28 . Proverbs 29:4 . he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presents. Proverbs 29:9 b. Who is the subject? If it is the wise man,...
The bloodthirsty . men of bloods. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14. hate the upright. Illustrations: Ahab ( 2 Chronicles 18:7 ); Jezebel ( 1 Kings 18:4 ; 1 Kings 19:2 ); Jews ( Acts 23:12 ); Cain ( Gene...
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
If a wise man contendeth, &c.— A wise man, contending in judgment with a foolish man, whether he is provoked or derided, remains unmoved. —Ver. 10. Deceitful men hold the upright in little es...
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. The blood-thirsty hate the upright (as virtually, and often verbally condemning their mode of life, 1 John 3:12-13 ; John 7:7...
Kings and Fathers 3. Cp. the prodigal son ( Luke 15 ).
The bloodthirsty hate the upright. — Or, perfect man. “ for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness” ( 2 Corinthians 6:14 ); the life of the perfect man is a continual reproach to...
CHAPTER 30 THE NEED OF REVELATION "Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18 THE form of the proverb shows that we are not to tre...
Verse Proverbs 29:2 . The sentiment of this proverb often recurs. On the surface it hardly appears to be true. To observe long issues is to be convinced of the absolute accuracy of the sentiment. V...
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. The righteous considereth the cause of...
The bloodthirsty hate the upright ,.... Cain did Abel; and as the wicked world hate all good men, and persecute them, even unto death; but the just must seek his soul ; either the soul of the bloo...
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. Ver. 10. The bloodthirsty hate the upright. ] As Cain did Abel for his goodness, 1Jn 3:12 and as many bloody villains still, who bear...
The blood-thirsty hate the upright And consequently seek their ruin, as may be inferred from the following clause; but the just seek his soul To preserve it. Schultens renders this verse, Bloody...
This FIFTH SECTION now has similarities to the fourth, but carries us further, for if the fourth stresses mainly the testing of ways and walk. This dwells more upon results, that is the recompenses o...
10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. Note, 1. Bad men hate their best friends: The blood-thirsty, all the seed of the old serpent, who was a murderer...
Hate the upright, and consequently seek their ruin, as is implied from the following clause. Seek his soul; either, 1. To require his soul or life at the hands of those who have taken it away....
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 29:10 . Delitzsch translates this verse:—“ Men of blood hate the guiltless and the upright; they seek his soul .” Proverbs 29:11 . His mind . Rather his wrath . Ke...
Proverbs 29:1 . He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck. The Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθαι και δεδοικεναι οφειλουοιν. Αυξεται γαρ αυτοις τ...
EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously. Proverbs 29:1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck; literally, a man of reproofs— one who has had a long e...
Description of Stubbornness and Disobedience
1 John 3:12 ; 1 John 3:13 ; 1 Kings 21:20 ; 1 Kings 22:8 ; 1 Samuel 15:11 ; 1 Samuel 20:31-33 ; 1 Samuel 22:11-23 ; 2 Chronicles 18:7 ; Acts 7:60 ; Genesis 4:5-8 ; Jeremiah 13:15-17 ; Jer...
The Way of the Righteous Proverbs 29:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole, reads thus: "He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck,...
Seek — To preserve it.