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Proverbs 11:31
Proverbs 11:31
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Proverbs 11 — OverviewProverbs 11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWeighty Sayings.Proverbs 11 — OverviewProverbs 11 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 11 is a gallery of contrasts: honest versus dishonest, proud versus humble, generous versus greedy, righteous versus wicked. Every pairing teaches the same underlying truth — God sees all things, and He rewards…Proverbs 11:31Proverbs 11:31 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis, I think, is the only one of Solomon's proverbs that has that note
of attention prefixed to it, Behold! which intimates that it contains
not only an evident truth, which may be beheld, but an eminent truth,…Proverbs 11:31Proverbs 11:31 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBehold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth,.... Which Aben Ezra understands of the recompence of their good works. There is a reward for the righteous, and which they have now in keeping, though not "for"…Proverbs 11:31Proverbs 11:31 · Little Bible — for children and parentsThis closing verse is an argument from lesser to greater: if even the righteous receive recompense (reward or consequence) in this life, then certainly the wicked will receive their due — and much more. God's justice is…