he. a man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
receiveth gifts. is open to bribes.
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 2...
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. He that receiveth gifts - This was notoriously the case in t...
He that receiveth gifts— i.e. He who rigorously exacteth tribute, or requires rich presents to be made to him. Houbigant renders the verse, The...
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. He that receiveth gifts overthroweth it - literally,...
Kings and Fathers 3. Cp. the prodigal son ( Luke 15 ).
By judgment. — Upright decisions. He that receiveth gifts. — To pervert justice ( Proverbs 15:27 ).
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 TH...
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 convi...
The king by judgment establisheth the land ,.... By executing, judgment and justice among his subjects, he establishes the laws of the land, and the...
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. Ver. 4. The king by judgment stablisheth the land. ] This...
The king by judgment By the free and impartial exercise of justice; establisheth the land Restores his kingdom to a firm and good state, though i...
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 d...
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. Here is, 1. The happiness of a people und...
By judgment; by the free and impartial exercise of justice. He that receiveth gifts, Heb. a man (for he would not vouchsafe to call him a king,...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 29:4 . He that receiveth gifts . Zöckler translates this, “ a man of taxes .” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 29:1 RE...
Proverbs 29:1 . He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck. The Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθ...
EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously. Proverbs 29:1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck; literal...
Description of Stubbornness and Disobedience
The king by judgment, by maintaining the cause of righteousness and justice, establisheth the land, so that it is in good condition, so that safety...
1 Kings 2:12 ; 1 Samuel 13:13 ; 2 Kings 15:18-20 ; 2 Samuel 8:15 ; Daniel 11:20 ; Isaiah 49:8 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Jeremiah 22:13-17 ; Micah 7:3 ;...
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:...
Judgment — By the free and impartial exercise of justice. Gifts — Bribes.
4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but heb that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.