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Proverbs 19:21
Proverbs 19:21
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Proverbs 19 — OverviewProverbs 19 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe Disadvantages of Poverty.Proverbs 19 — OverviewProverbs 19 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 19 lays out a wide canvas of wisdom: the superiority of integrity over wealth, the danger of lies and lazy living, the blessing of a wise family life, and the life-giving power of fearing the LORD. Solomon…Proverbs 19:1-29Proverbs 19:1-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONProverbs 19:18-21Proverbs 19:18-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe true prudence
I. IN THE PARENTAL RELATION. (Proverbs 19:18.)
1. The necessity of discipline. The exuberance of youth needs the hand of the pruner; the wildness of the colt must be early tamed, or never. Weak…Proverbs 19:21Proverbs 19:21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere we have, 1. Men projecting. They keep their designs to themselves,
but they cannot hide them from God; he knows the many devices that are
in men's hearts,--devices against his counsels (as those, Ps. ii. 1-3;…Proverbs 19:21Proverbs 19:21 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe immutability of the counsel of God is contrasted with the shifting, fluctuating purposes of man (comp. Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:9; Numbers 23:19; Malachi 3:6). Aben Ezra connects this verse with the preceding, as…