1 Samuel 25:24-44; Ecclesiastes 8:3; Proverbs 25:15
If the spirit ... - i. e., If he is angry. Leave not thy place - i. e., Do not lose thy self-control and quit his presence. Gentleness on thy...
If the (c) spirit of the ruler riseth against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. (c) If your superior is angry with y...
Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Ecclesiastes 10:15 . Experience Crystallised in Proverbs. Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Ecclesiastes 10:3 forms a series of pr...
spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. yielding, &c. . gentleness preventeth greater outrages.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. If the spirit of the ruler rise up again...
If the spirit of the ruler rise up— If the anger of the ruler should be kindled against thee, do not resign thy place; for power kept in thy hands...
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. If the spirit (anger) of the rul...
Practical Advice Touching Life's Puzzles 1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend upon courts, but also in ordinary op...
The advice of Ecclesiastes 8:3 is repeated. St. Peter ( 1 Peter 2:20-23 ) is able to add to the same precept a new and inspiring motive. Yielding...
We return now to the thought of Ecclesiastes 8:3 . For “spirit” in the sense of “anger,” see Judges 8:3 . Rise up. — Psalms 78:21 ; 2 Samuel 1...
FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But...
How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a series o...
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. (3) Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth...
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee ,.... The wrath of the civil magistrate, the chief ruler of the land, the sovereign prince or king,...
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. Ver. 4. If the spirit of thy ruler...
If the spirit of a ruler His passion or wrath; rise up against thee Upon some misinformation given him, or mismanagement of thine; leave not thy...
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 4 If the spirit of the ruler r...
The spirit; the passion or wrath, as is manifest from the following words, which is oft called spirit, as Judges 8:3 2 Chronicles 21:16 Prove...
Behaviour Connected With Superiors ( Ecclesiastes 10:4-7 ). Ecclesiastes 10:4 ‘If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, do not leave you...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 10:1 . Dead flies.] Lit ., “Flies of death;” because, as such, they corrupt the ointment. The apothecary.] A deale...
Ecclesiastes 8:16-10 I. At the end of chap. viii. and the beginning of chap. ix., Koheleth points out that it is impossible for us to construct a...
Ecclesiastes 8:16-12 I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1)...
Ecclesiastes 10:1 . Dead flies cause the ointment, of exquisite perfumes, to send forth a stinking savour; a satirical proverb, applicable to ch...
EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 10:1-21 Section 11. A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, and is sure to make itself conspicuous. Ecclesia...
In the Midst of Presumption and Arrogance
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, in an angry outburst, leave not thy place, that is, forget not thy position as subject, remember a...
The spirit — The passion. Leave not — In anger or discontent. Continue in a diligent and faithful discharge of thy duty, and modestly and humbly su...
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.