Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer him to want what is needful for spiritual life.
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Proverbs 10:2-3
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:1-32Proverbs 10:1-32 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION Verse 1-22:16 Part III. FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS. Verse 1-12:28 First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with the words, "a wise son."Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:2-3Proverbs 10:2-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThese two verses speak to the same purport, and the latter may be the reason of the former. 1. That wealth which men get unjustly will do them no good, because God will blast it: Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:2Proverbs 10:2 · The Pulpit CommentaryTreasures of wickedness; treasures acquired by wrong doing (Micah 6:10). Profit nothing "in the day of calamity" (Ecclesiastes 5:8; comp. Proverbs 11:4). The LXX. renders, "Treasures will not profit the wicked;" so Aqui…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:2-7Proverbs 10:2-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryMoral contrast in earthly lot and destiny I. ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH AND RECTITUDE. (Proverbs 10:2.) The former cannot avert sudden death or shame (Proverbs 10:25, Proverbs 10:27); the latter is vital, and stands the man in g…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:2-6Proverbs 10:2-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryFour conditions of well being That we may enjoy a prosperity which is truly human, we must do well and be well in three directions—in our circumstances, in our mind (our intellectual powers), and in our character. And t…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:1-32EXPOSITION Verse 1-22:16 Part III. FIRST GREAT COLLECTION (375) OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS. Verse 1-12:28 First section. The sections are noted by their commencing usually with the words, "a wise son."Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 10:2-3These two verses speak to the same purport, and the latter may be the reason of the former. 1. That wealth which men get unjustly will do them no good, because God will blast it: Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness; treasures acquired by wrong doing (Micah 6:10). Profit nothing "in the day of calamity" (Ecclesiastes 5:8; comp. Proverbs 11:4). The LXX. renders, "Treasures will not profit the wicked;" so Aqui…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:2-6Four conditions of well being That we may enjoy a prosperity which is truly human, we must do well and be well in three directions—in our circumstances, in our mind (our intellectual powers), and in our character. And t…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:2-7Moral contrast in earthly lot and destiny I. ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH AND RECTITUDE. (Proverbs 10:2.) The former cannot avert sudden death or shame (Proverbs 10:25, Proverbs 10:27); the latter is vital, and stands the man in g…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 10:3The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish (comp. Proverbs 19:23). The soul is the life (comp. Proverbs 13:25). So the psalmist says (Psalms 37:25), "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not s…Joseph S. Exell and contributors