Go to school; create worst havoc in school. You may think it's smart, but man, you're going to grind. Two things, by which God is greatly affronted, men are here said to be ensnared by, and entangled not only in guilt, but in trouble and ruin at length:1. In such a case a man of understanding will draw it out, as wine out of a vessel. It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, Searching all the inner depths of his heart, The splendor of old men is their gray head, As do stripes the inner depths of the heart, Copyright - Enduring Word | . And, when thou art awake, look up, look to thy advantages, and do not let slip thy opportunities; apply thy mind closely to thy business and be in care about it. Those that are in league with abandoned women, that treat them, and court them, and keep company with them. And so don't you go around saying, "I'm going to get even. Proverbs 20. Until he's into trouble, you know.Now we deal with the sluggard or the slothful, the lazy man again. 10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord. Proverbs 21 He that will not submit to the labour of ploughing must submit to the shame of begging. That which is good. Men think it is their wisdom to engage in quarrels; whereas it is the greatest folly that can be. Take his garment that is a surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. The use of the Proverbs. Where sin was written (Jer. "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging. 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. Proverbs 7, Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible, James Burton Coffman's commentary on the Bible is widely regarded for its thorough analysis of the text and practical application to everyday life. As do stripes the inner depths of the heart. My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you. 29 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. Those that would not provide oil in their vessels begged when the bridegroom came, and were denied. Amen. Shrewd buyers may boast that they have obtained a good article cheaply by complaining about it, but they may find that their boasting is shortlived (13-17). syntax. But their master, you know, they're just devoted. Just keeps going and going and going. (Compare Proverbs 4:10; Proverbs 4:13; Proverbs 3:8, &c.). His days shall be shortened, and the lamp of his life extinguished, according to the reverse of the promise of the fifth commandment. 2 The [ a]wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life. This is designed to rectify men's mistakes concerning strife. It is an honor for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will just keep on meddling ( Proverbs 20:3 ). It had a 4 percent alcoholic content, and even then was, in all probability diluted. It is nothing, it is nothing, says the buyer: but when he is gone his way, he boasts ( Proverbs 20:14 ). See here, 1. This is the common way of dealing; and after all, it may be, they know the contrary of what they affirm; but the buyer, who may think he has no other way of being even with the seller, does as extravagantly commend his goods and justify the price he sets on them, and so there is a fault on both sides; whereas the bargain would be made every jot as well if both buyer and seller would be modest and speak as they think. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. Proverbs 20:7: S Ps 26:1; Proverbs 20:7: Ps 37:25-26; 112:2; Proverbs 20:7 in all English translations. And it will be his eternal ruin; the lamp of his happiness shall be put out in the blackness of darkness (so the word is), even that which is for ever, Jude 13, Matt 22 13. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Log In/Sign Up. Those that stir up themselves to their business may expect to have conveniences: "Open thy eyes, awake and shake off sleep, see how far in the day it is, how thy work wants thee, and how busy others are about thee! b. The splendor of old men is their gray head: What the old men lack in physical strength, they should make up for in wisdom that is appropriate for those who have a gray head. Two sorts of persons are here spoken of that are ruining their own estates, and will be beggars shortly, and therefore are not to be trusted with any good security:1. A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all of the evil with his eyes ( Proverbs 20:6-8 ). Proverbs 19 Proverbs Proverbs 21. 1. Have nothing to do with you. He examines his heart and rejects all bitterness or pride there. All our natural actions depend upon his providence, all our spiritual actions upon his grace. His eyes see everything (Pr 15:3). Walking justly is another aspect of walking in wisdom, for the upright man fears the Lord ( Proverbs 14:2) and his integrity is better than wealth ( Proverbs 19:1 ). 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 2. Start with your heart and get rid of anything in it that does not match up with the highest standard of Gods word (Pr 4:23; Ps 139:23-24; Jas 4:9). Psalms 37:26. I'm not a good counselor so don't come to me. Nemo me impune lacessetNo one shall provoke me with impunity. Consider again. 2. Proverbs 20:7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. Is it pleasing? 30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. Proverbs 20:15) but to make his house stable. (Ross). Commentary on Proverbs 7:1-5. They have need to be both pious and prudent, for it is the wise king, who is both religious and discreet, that is likely to effect the suppression of vice and reformation of manners. Understand the condition. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin, a. He that is deceived thereby, that suffers himself to be drawn into this sin when he is so plainly warned of the consequences of it, is not wise; he shows that he has no right sense or consideration of things; and not only so, but he renders himself incapable of getting wisdom; for it is a sin that infatuates and besots men, and takes away their heart. If we allow the unpleasant fire of pain to refine and cleanse away evil, then our sorrow and pain were not wasted. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Some can say, Through grace, we are . Honesty (20:1-30) Wise people will not become drunkards, will not needlessly anger those in authority, will avoid quarrelling and will work to support themselves (20:1-4). We have a necessary and constant dependence upon God. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. "Man, what a deal I got," you know. They will walk in their integrity . He forms the spirit of man within him. There are those that will be rich, by right or wrong, who make no conscience of what they say or do if they can but get money by it, who, when it is in their power, will cheat their own father, and who sordidly spare and hoard up what they get, grudging themselves and their families food convenient and thinking all lost but what they buy land with or put out to interest. Here we have, 1. 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. That is the greatest inheritance that any one can receive. See how apt men are to be pleased with their gettings and proud of their tricks; whereas a fraud and a lie are what a man ought to be ashamed of, though he have gained ever so much by them. Now it's like a well of deep waters. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. 1. And his family fare better for his sake. It is so to the sinner himself; it mocks him, makes a fool of him, promises him that satisfaction which it can never give him. Many need severe rebukes. Afterwards the sinner's mouth shall be filled with gravel. Correction is grievous to him that forsakes the way, and yet it is good for him, Heb 12 11. Children of godly men grow up with greater wisdom than peers, so they are blessed with natural success in measures of prosperity. He lives by fear of God and faith in Christ, keeping all the commandments. What is the business of magistrates. 1. Now a really good counselor will be able to draw you out. By the help of reason we come to know men, to judge of their characters, and dive into their designs; by the help of conscience we come to know ourselves. Who has wounds without cause? It is an observation of an Heathen poet c, that good things befall the children of the godly, but not the children of the ungodly. And the splendor of old men is their gray head. Love not sleep for its own sake, but only as it fits for further work. The glory of young men is their strength, They will also have the ability to draw out the deepest feelings and intentions of those with whom they deal (5). Whether they be about the money or the goods, in the buyer or in the seller, they are all alike an abomination to the Lord. Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water ( Proverbs 20:4-5 ); but a man of understanding will draw it out ( Proverbs 20:5 ). "The 7 Virtues of a Proverbs 31 Woman" dives deep into Scripture to help you understand and embody the essential qualities of a godly woman. How formidable kings are, and what a terror they strike upon those they are angry with. Here is a man with a clean conscience, who guides all his affairs with the discretion of Gods word. Blows that hurt cleanse away evil: Pain is a burden, but it can bring a benefit. The fool will just keep on meddling.We used to have a great big old English setter, Duke. Through the hallways looking for me and all. Consider, and take advice, whether the war should be begun or no, whether it be just, whether it be prudent, whether we be a match for the enemy, and able to carry it on when it is too late to retreat (Luke 14 31); and, when it is begun, consider how and by what arts it may be prosecuted, for management is as necessary as courage. 17:1) let the word of God be written. Live humbly and walk justly before God, and He will bless your children because of your life. Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? Also, What man is he that feareth the LORD? His seed shall inherit the earth (Ps 25:12-13). That he does well for himself. Tale-bearers, though they are commonly flatterers, and by fair speeches insinuate themselves into men's acquaintance. See Dan 7 9. Wise people will not become drunkards, will not needlessly anger those in authority, will avoid quarrelling and will work to support themselves (20:1-4). Flatterers, for they are commonly tale-bearers. Strange women have strange ways of impoverishing men to enrich themselves. 2. He's there to help you understand yourself. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Mercy and truth are the glories of God's throne, and kings are called gods. Patience will enable a person to wait for God; he will direct in the way that is right (21-25). And thus, may we rest in Thy justice and in Thy truth. b. 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. ", In the New Testament we are told that in choosing those as overseers in the church, they are not to be given to wine. You should live such a life anyway due to fear and love, as did Paul (II Cor 5:9-15). Adam could say so in innocency, and saints can say so in heaven, but none in this life. Start your free trial today! The righteous live with integrity; happy are their children who come after them. ". From the false lips. In context this is not parental discipline but beatings administered by the kings officers as punishment for crime. The happy effect of a good government. But yet, "Wine is a mocker." 2. 1. 2. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New . 9:9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a . Yes, Jesus used wine. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. Likely, harm will result, both to them and to others. As do stripes the inner depths of the heart: Solomon probably used stripes here in a symbolic sense for the chastening that comes in life. His family shall be cut off and his posterity be a curse to him. The just [man] walketh in his integrity This is the faithful and upright man, who is made righteous by the obedience of Christ; and walks by faith in him, and according to the truth of the Gospel; his children [are] blessed after him; with temporal blessings; and, walking in the same integrity as he does, they are blessed with spiritual blessings here, and eternal blessedness hereafter; see ( Psalms 37:26 ) . Those are mercy and truth, especially mercy, for that is mentioned twice here. You know what you should be doing. That parents should observe their children, that they may discover their disposition and genius, and both manage and dispose of them accordingly, drive the nail that will go and draw out that which goes amiss. Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread ( Proverbs 20:12-13 ). 25:1 - 29:27 ); and then Agur's prophecy . Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee ( Proverbs 20:18-22 ). A proverb has been called a sententious sentence, a maxim, an old saying, an old saw, a bromide, an epigram. b. Searching all the inner depths of his heart: The lamp of the LORD Gods word can search the depths of a mans heart like nothing else. But if the conscience becomes dulled, more painful action may be needed to correct faults (27-30). 6 17, 19), and because it was probably a sin very much practised at that time in Israel, and therefore made light of as if there were no harm in it, under pretence that, being commonly used, there was no trading without it. We must allow it to our bodies as men allow it to their servants, because they cannot help it and otherwise they shall have no good of them. Love not much sleep, but rather grudge the time that is spent in it, and wish thou couldst live without it, that thou mightest always be employed in some good exercise." Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. We cannot say, We have made our hearts clean. 1. S 1Ki 7:7; Proverbs 20:8: ver 26; Pr 25:4-5; Proverbs 20:9: S Job 15:14; Proverbs 20:9: 1Ki 8:46; Ecc 7:20; 1Jn 1:8; Proverbs 20:10: ver 23; S Pr . Let not old people despise the young, for they are strong and fit for action, able to go through business and break through difficulties, which the aged and weak cannot grapple with. The righteous man walks in his integrity: For a righteous man or woman, their upright living and integrity will be actually lived out. Understand the promise. What pride and pleasure men take in a good bargain when they have got it, though therein they contradict themselves, and own they dissembled when they were driving the bargain. To walk in his innocence as a righteous man, is equivalent to always to do that which is right, without laying claim to any distinction or making any boast on that account; for thereby one only follows the impulse and the direction of his heart, which shows itself and can show itself not otherwise than in unreserved devotion to God and to that which is good. He trembles at the Word of God and humbly walks with his God. i. For less than $5/mo. They that tarry long at wine; and those that go to seek mixed wine," and so foRuth ( Proverbs 23:29-30 ). Is this what God wants? 2. The mischief of drunkenness: Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging. He had better have taken time and built firmly. God has mercy in store for the seed of the faithful. As do stripes: The paradox of Isaiah 53:5 stands out sharply against this background: that with his stripes we are healed. (Kidner), (c) 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. Does it affect my judgment at all? It is here repeated, because it is a sin that God doubly hates (as lying, which is of the same nature with this sin, is mentioned twice among the seven things that God hates, ch. NASB A righteous person who walks in his integrity How blessed are his sons after him. Play Audio: Your family's future depends on how you live today. And brings: He brings back (literally, causes to return, see Proverbs 1:23) represents the wheel of the cart going over the heads of grain many times to thresh it thoroughly. (Waltke). The connection between the verses of this passage is only in their common purpose to set forth some details of a righteous life, and to brand the opposite vices. We must, if the whole is to be interpreted as nom., regard as permutative: one walking in his innocence, a righteous one. Do you love your children? Our King John thought to strengthen himself by gathering money, the sinews of war; but meanwhile he lost his peoples affections, those joints of peace, and came, after endless turmoils, to an unhappy end. (Trapp), ii. But Jerome, the Venet., and Luther erroneously: the just man walking in his innocence; this placing first of the adj. We must refer ourselves to God, and leave it to him to plead our cause, to maintain our right, and reckon with those that do us wrong in such a way and manner as he thinks fit and in his own due time: "Wait on the Lord, and attend his pleasure, acquiesce in his will, and he does not say that he will punish him that has injured thee (instead of desiring that thou must forgive him and pray for him), but he will save thee, and that is enough. 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? A kings punishments may be severe but they must be just (26). He has a certain rule, which with an even steady hand he governs himself by: He walks in his integrity; he keeps good conscience, and he has the comfort of it, for it is his rejoicing. It smiles upon him at first, but at the last it bites. If those children or grandchildren sin, they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity, but the Lord will be more merciful than He would have been otherwise. The thing is, again, not is it right, is it wrong? "He that walks blameless in justice, shall leave his children blessed. And he walks in this course every day. 10:1) So much of a parent's happiness is wrapped up in the behavior of his or her children. 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee. Who has red eyes? What the pretension is that is excluded. It means living our lives in light of what we know of Him, holding Him in the highest estimation, and depending on Him with humble trust. The hearing ear, the seeing eye, the LORD hath made both of them. 23 29. Help us, Lord, to take to heart these words of instruction. The holy God of heaven rewards good men with blessings upon their posterity. 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. Who has babblings? His children are blessed after him.Comp. Spirit: The nesamah is that inner spiritual part of human life that was inbreathed at the Creation (Genesis 2:7) and that constitutes humans as spiritual beings with moral, intellectual, and spiritual capacities. (Ross), ii. It is a snare to a man, after he has made vows to God, to enquire how he may evade them or get dispensed with, and to contrive excuses for the violating of them. b. They will walk in their integrity. Many people believe that money can buy happiness, but often it just accompanies sorrow because it is obtained by turning away from God. See here, 1. The mischief of drunkenness: Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging. Conscience has aptly been called God in man. God brings the searching light of his lamp into the darkness. (Bridges), ii. Welcome to David Guzik's Bible Commentary In my many years of teaching verse-by-verse through the Bible, I came to prepare my teaching notes in a certain way. It was raised hastily, but, not being raised honestly, it proves soon ripe and soon rotten: The end thereof shall not be blessed of God, and, if he do not bless it, it can neither be comfortable nor of any continuance; so that he who got it at the end will be a fool. I'm pure. Those too dearly love, and too dearly buy, their own praise, that will put confidence in a man and trust him with a secret or business because he flatters them. It is wise and suitable for young men to take on tasks that fit this glory. But this little dog kept persisting, and one day Duke was running along the lake and this little dog was along, yipping and nipping, and evidently clipped him and made him mad. It is a divine light; it is the candle of the Lord, a candle of his lighting, for it is the inspiration of the Almighty that gives us understanding. Now here we are told what to do when we have wrong done us. 23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good. And he looked sort of longingly at our food. Each takes the precedence in some things and gives way in others. And afterward to reconsider his vows: When a promise to God is made foolishly, it forces us to reconsider our vows something wisdom would have protected us from to begin with. They will also have the ability to draw out the deepest feelings and intentions of those with whom they deal (5). Proverbs 20. Let the godly lay hold of it! In other words, you call them, you try and pet them and they're very independent. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. The Argument from Contingency: A Proof for God, 6 Verses to Cling to When You Are Overwhelmed. But I would just know what they should be doing. This shows that both young and old have their advantages, and therefore must each of them be, according to their capacities, serviceable to the public, and neither of them despise nor envy the other. Will regard broken vows as sins to be confessed and to be repented of. Here is, 1. Proverbs 20:7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. God is not obligated to reward you for living a godly life, especially rewards like blessing and favoring your descendants. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. Commentary on Proverbs 20:7 (Read Proverbs 20:7) Commentary on Proverbs 20:8 (Read Proverbs 20:8) If great men are good men, they may do much good, and prevent very much evil. It is easy to find those that will pretend to be kind and liberal. Yet when you're looking at it, "Oh, it's an old dog. of * [ 20:3 ] The honor that one might seek to gain from fighting comes of itself to the person who refrains from fighting. See here the evil of slothfulness and the love of ease. Job 31:26 with Micah 2:7. And he's the kind of dog every boy should have to grow up with. i. The principle of the proverb, which is the complement of Proverbs 20:26, applies with equal force to lesser forms of authority. (Kidner), i. 2. In this also, this writer, and also his wife, have rejoiced for a lifetime in the true and noble character of godly Christian parents, honored by their contemporaries as true and worthy saints of God. A sensitive conscience should show people their faults so that they can correct them. He will not prosper the trade that is thus driven, nor bless what is thus got. The lips of knowledge (a good understanding to guide the lips and a good elocution to diffuse the knowledge) are to be preferred far before gold, and pearl, and rubies; for, 1. He will walk the walk, not just talk the talk. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise. To get the knowledge of them. 8. Some children are so obstinate that their parents can do no good with them without sharp correction; some criminals must feel the rigour of the law and public justice; gentle methods will not work upon them; they must be beaten black and blue. 3. i. 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