“ Envy thou not the oppressor,f and choose none of his ways. ”
A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims. From them to whom it is due - literally, as in the margin. The precept expresses the great Scriptural tho...
(o) Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. (o) Do not wish to be like him.
Fourth Discourse. The sage exhorts the young man to heed his oral instruction ( torah), and to trust in Yahweh, fear Him, and honour Him in the prescribed manner of firstfruits. It is interesting...
Envy thou not, &c. . Do not become excited against, &c. Illustrations: Moses ( Hebrews 11:25 ; Hebrews 11:26 ); Jezebel ( 1 Kings 21:7-13 . Compare 2 Kings 9:30-37 ). Psalms 34:21 . the...
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. Envy thou not the oppressor - O how bewitching is power! Every man desires it; and yet all hate tyrants. But query, if all had power, would n...
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. Envy thou not the oppressor - when he is in prosperity ( Psalms 37:1 ) - literally, the man of violence. Even if one have 'done thee...
The Blessings of Obedience and of Chastisement The first and third divisions, 1-10, 21-35, are exhortations to good conduct and promises of consequent blessing. The second, 11-20, declares the pro...
CHAPTER 10 TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY Proverbs 9:1-18 , Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Proverbs 4:1-27 AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vi...
the Counsels of Experience. Proverbs 3:27-35 ; Proverbs 4:1-9 Here are many duties! Be generous! Of course we must discriminate- to whom it is due; and we must be prudent- when it is in t...
As the former address had to do with the search for wisdom, this, in view of the value of if is an appeal to cultivate wisdom. The appeal consists of a declaration of its essence (verses Pro 3:1-10),...
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Withhold not good from them to w...
Envy thou not the oppressor ,.... The man that gets wealth and riches by acts of injustice, by oppressing the poor, by rapine and violence; do not envy his prosperity, and the substance he is posses...
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. Ver. 31. Envy not the oppressor. ] That grows rich by unjust quarrels and vexatious lawsuits. It is not for nothing surely that our Saviou...
Strive not Either by words before the magistrate, or otherwise by thine actions; with a man without cause Without just and necessary cause; if he have done thee no harm Whereby it is clearly im...
Justice and Kindness Recommended; Caution against Envy. 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in...
Envy thou not the oppressor, for his impunity and success in his wicked designs, and the wealth which he gains by his unrighteous practices. Choose none of his ways; for what men envy in others t...
Responding To God's Wisdom And Understanding Will Result In Life, Peace And Security But Must Result In Positive Behaviour Towards Others, For YHWH Will Bless The Righteous, Lowly And Wise Whilst He...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 3:31 . Envy thou not, &c., or “emulate not” (Vulg.) “ Do not anxiously covet” (Stuart). Proverbs 3:32 . Secret . His “secret compact,” “familiar intimacy.” P...
Proverbs 3:2 . Length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. The premature death denounced against the profligate, and the victims of the harlot, shall be far from thy dwelling...
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments. Useful precepts and inspiring motives I. To remember and keep in our hearts the things written in this book ( Proverbs 3:1-2...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 3:1-20 4. Fourth admonitory discourse. The third chapter introduces us to a group of admonitions, and the first of these ( Proverbs 3:1-20 ) forms the fourth admonitor...
Warning Against Evil
Ecclesiastes 5:8 ; Galatians 5:21 ; Proverbs 1:15-18 ; Proverbs 12:12 ; Proverbs 2:12-15 ; Proverbs 22:22-25 ; Proverbs 23:17 ; Proverbs 24:1 ; Proverbs 24:19 ; Proverbs 24:20 ; Psalms 37:...
Seeking after Wisdom Proverbs 3:13-35 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The wise man versus the foolish man. Many a man who thinks himself to be wise is a fool. Why? Because he is building his hopes upon...
Envy not — For his impunity and success.