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& .—Old MS. Bible. "And there is GOOD HOPE; yee that hope shal not be in vayne.”—Coverdale. This rendering is indefinite, which is not the usual custom of the translator. Verse 15. The dwelling of the righteous] tsaddik, the man who is walking unblameably in all the testimonies of God; who is rendering to every man his due. Verse 16. For a just man] tsaddik, the righteous, the same person mentioned above. Falleth seven times] Gets very often into distresses through his resting place being spoiled by the wicked man, the robber, the spoiler of the desert, lying in wait for this purpose, #Pr 24:15. And riseth up again] Though God permit the hand of violence sometimes to spoil his tent, temptations to assail his mind, and afflictions to press down his body, he constantly emerges; and every time he passes through the furnace, he comes out brighter and more refined. But the wicked shall fall into mischief.] And there they shall lie; having no strong arm to uphold them. Yet,— Verse 17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, (into this mischief,) and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth] When he meets with any thing that injures him; for God will not have thee to avenge thyself, or feel any disposition contrary to love; for if thou do, the Lord will be angry, and may turn away his wrath from him, and pour it out on thee. This I believe to be the true sense of these verses: but we must return to the sixteenth, as that has been most sinfully misrepresented. For a just man falleth seven times.—That is, say many, "the most righteous man in the world sins seven times a day on an average." Solomon does not say so:—1. There is not a word about sin in the text. 2. The word day is not in the Hebrew text, nor in any of the versions. 3. The word yippol, from naphal, to fall, is never applied to sin. 4. When set in opposition to the words riseth up, it merely applies to affliction or calamity. See #Mic 7:8; #Am 8:4; #Jer 25:27; and #Ps 34:19, 20. "The righteous falls into trouble." See above. Mr. Holden has a very judicious note on this passage: "Injure not a righteous man; for, though he frequently falls into distress, yet, by the superintending care of Providence, 'he riseth up again,' is delivered from his distress, while the wicked are overwhelmed with their misfortunes. That this is the meaning is plain from the preceding and following verses: yet some expound it by the just man often relapsing into sin, and recovering from it; nay, it has even been adduced to prove the doctrine of the final perseverance of the elect. But is never used for falling into sin, but into distress and affliction-as #Pr 11:5, 14; 13:17; 17:20; 26:27; 28:10, 14, 18."
Verse 18. And he turn away his wrath from him.] Wrath is here taken for the effect of wrath, punishment; and the meaning must be as paraphrased above-lest he take the punishment from him, and inflict it upon thee. And in this way Coverdale understood it: "Lest the Lorde be angry, and turn his wrath from him unto thee." Or we may understand it thus: Lest the Lord inflict on thee a similar punishment; for if thou get into his spirit, rejoicing in the calamities of another, thou deservest punishment. Verse 20. For there shall be no reward to the evil man] acharith. There shall not be the future state of blessedness to the wicked. See Clarke's note on "Pr 24:14". His candle shall be put out; his prosperity shall finally cease, or he shall have no posterity. Some have thought that this text intimates the annihilation of sinners; but it refers not to being, but to the state or condition of that being. The wicked shall be; but they shall not be HAPPY. Verse 21. My son, fear thou the Lord and the king] Pay to each the homage due: to the LORD, Divine honour and adoration; to the king, civil respect, civil honour, and political obedience. Meddle not with them that are given to change] im shonim al titharab: "And with the changelings mingle not thyself." The innovators; those who are always for making experiments on modes of government, forms of religion, &c. The most dangerous spirit that can infect the human mind. Verse 22. The ruin of them both?] Of them who do not fear the LORD; and of them that do not reverence the KING. Verse 23. These things also belong to the wise.] gam elleh lachachamim, "These also to wise." This appears to be a new section; and perhaps, what follows belongs to another collection. Probably fragments of sayings collected by wise men from the Proverbs of Solomon. It is not good to have respect] Judgment and justice should never be perverted. Verse 26. Kiss his lips] Shall treat him with affection and respect. Verse 27. Prepare thy work without] Do nothing without a plan. In winter prepare seed, implements, tackle, geers, &c., for seed-time and harvest. Verse 28. Be not a witness] Do not be forward to offer thyself to bear testimony against a neighbour, in a matter which may prejudice him, where the essential claims of justice do not require such interference; and especially do not do this in a spirit of revenge, because he has injured thee before. Verse 30. I went by the field of the slothful] This is a most instructive parable; is exemplified every day in a variety of forms; and is powerfully descriptive of the state of many a blackslider and trifler in religion. Calmet has an excellent note on this passage. I shall give the substance of it.
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WESLEYAN HERITAGE Library Commentar
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ON THE DESIGNED AS A HELP TO A BETT
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Those nations with which we are bes
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affection, and piety towards God. T
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Equity] mesharim, rectitude. The pu
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will shall be free; or, rather, tha
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to turn, because he was of the peth
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Verse 9. Then shalt thou understand
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PROVERBS CHAPTER III An exhortation
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Some have rendered the last clause,
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Verse 19. The Lord by wisdom hath f
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PROVERBS CHAPTER IV The preceptor c
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steps are not straitened; he sees h
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in pace producet. "For himself will
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her own husband for the sake of her
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PROVERBS CHAPTER VI Exhortations ag
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Verse 15. Suddenly shall he be brok
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Verse 34. Jealousy is the rage of a
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endangering himself by cohabiting w
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wounded, also signifies soldiers or
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human race. As Jesus Christ tasted
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shophetey tsedek, "righteous judges
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heavens in the course of a single h
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egotten, nor proceeding, more than
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PROVERBS CHAPTER IX Wisdom builds h
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myrrh, mandragora, opium, and such
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PROVERBS CHAPTER X It is impossible
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Think much, speak little, and alway
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PROVERBS CHAPTER XI A parallel of t
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Verse 21. Though hand join in hand]
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times the women in Judea did some o
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own discoveries, which have been wr
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ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER II The vanity
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If, after all this, I may add one c
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Verse 23. His days are sorrows] Wha
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Verse 3. A time to kill,—heal,—
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and anxieties, submit to God; make
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Verse 20. All go unto one place]
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ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER IV The vanity
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Rushn Achter signifies a bright or
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take up some particular cross, to p
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Verse 18. Behold that which I have
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mehaloch nephesh, is the travelling
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Verse 6. For as the crackling of th
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exalted, while living wickedly. The
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influence with her ascendancy; his
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is power-influence, authority, and
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ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER IX No men know
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of help; and, 4. No wisdom—restor
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himself on his operations. To whom
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solicitude must naturally be to enr
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But money answereth all] This sayin
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are themselves generally good for n
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III. Remember him in thy YOUTH, in
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11. Fears shall be in the way] They
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author of this book: the fountains,
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Verse 14. For God shall bring every
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so many touches in the form and man
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I had for a long time hesitated whe
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and forsaken, &c.; and that the Cor
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some of the more difficult or obsol
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IDYL V Scene, a Chiosk or Pavilion
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soul, and putting him into the mini
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We will run after thee] Speaking in
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principal ornaments of their faces.
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Meantime the lofty rooms the prince
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eating the grapes. They abounded in
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The bottom thereof of gold] This ma
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Within thy locks.] See on #So 4:1,
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Now buskin'd like the virgin huntre
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passage has been proposed by Mr. Ha
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Verse 4. My beloved put in his hand
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SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER VI The comp
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With this chapter the fifth night i
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did not project from the mountain a
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SONG OF SOLOMON CHAPTER VIII The lo
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As soon then as my sister is in my
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