1 Corinthians 9:9-11; Amos 4:6; Proverbs 13:23
i. e., Labor has its rough, unpleasant side, yet it ends in profit. So also, the life of contemplation may seem purer, “cleaner “than that of actio...
Where no (d) oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox. (d) By the ox is meant labour, and by the crib the b...
Proverbs 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in number. T...
oxen. While these were multiplied, horses were prohibited.
Where no oxen are , the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. But much increase is by the strength of the ox - The ox i...
Where no oxen are— This verse contains an admonition for the man without doors; as the first for the woman within; that he do not neglect his husba...
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean - i:e, Where there...
1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife ( Proverbs 31:10-31 ).
Where there are no oxen men have not to labour at keeping the crib clean, but at the same time there is no profit. The men who unload coal in Calais...
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean ... — A proverb which may be taken in various ways. Some have seen in it an exhortation to kindness towards ani...
CHAPTER 15 THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE "The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:...
Verse Proverbs 14:7 . The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man is perc...
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he tha...
Where no oxen [are] the crib [is] clean ,.... Or "empty" z, so Jarchi and Aben Ezra. Oxen were used in Judea in several parts of husbandry; in ploug...
Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox. Ver. 4. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean. ] The ba...
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean The crib and stable may be easily kept clean where there are few or no oxen: but there is so much advantage ar...
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is t...
The crib is clean; the barn or stable is empty of food for cattle, and much more for man, whose food is more scarce and dear. In the same sense cl...
The One Who Fears YHWH Walks In Uprightness, Is Preserved By What He Says, Enjoys Prosperity, Is A True Witness And Easily Comes To Understanding (...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 14:4 THE CLEAN CRIB I. An empty and clean crib does not fulfil the end for which it was made . It was made for use...
Proverbs 14:1 . Every wise woman buildeth her house, as Proverbs 9:1 , by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is their fi...
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. The law of increase The illustration is drawn from husban...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have...
v. 4. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, the manger is empty, that is, he who is too lazy or too indolent to use the proper means for acquiring...
The crib — The stable is empty of food for cattle, and much more for man. In the same sense cleanness of teeth is put for famine, Amos 4:6 . The s...
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.