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Proverbs 19:1-29
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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:1Proverbs 19:1 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryA poor man who fears God, is more honourable and happy, than a man without wisdom and grace, however rich or advanced in rank.Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:1Proverbs 19:1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere see, 1. What will be the credit and comfort of a poor man, and make him more excellent than his neighbour, though his poverty may expose him to contempt and may dispirit him. Let him be honest and walk in integrity…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1Proverbs 19:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryBetter is the poor that walkth in his integrity. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7, Proverbs 19:22, rash, which signifies "poor" in opposition to "rich." In the present reading of the second clause, than…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1Proverbs 19:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryPoverty and integrity I. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR POVERTY TO BE FOUND WITH INTEGRITY. We do not always see integrity leading to wealth. Circumstances may not open up an opportunity for attaining worldly prosperity. Illicit "s…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1-7Proverbs 19:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe lowly and gentle life He who is truly humble before his God will be sweet, kind, and peaceable in his relations to men. I. THE ATTRIBUTES OF THIS LIFE. (Proverbs 19:1-3.) 1. It is the life of innocence, in the seeki…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 19:1A poor man who fears God, is more honourable and happy, than a man without wisdom and grace, however rich or advanced in rank.Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 19:1Here see, 1. What will be the credit and comfort of a poor man, and make him more excellent than his neighbour, though his poverty may expose him to contempt and may dispirit him. Let him be honest and walk in integrity…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor that walkth in his integrity. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7, Proverbs 19:22, rash, which signifies "poor" in opposition to "rich." In the present reading of the second clause, than…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1-7The lowly and gentle life He who is truly humble before his God will be sweet, kind, and peaceable in his relations to men. I. THE ATTRIBUTES OF THIS LIFE. (Proverbs 19:1-3.) 1. It is the life of innocence, in the seeki…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1Poverty and integrity I. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR POVERTY TO BE FOUND WITH INTEGRITY. We do not always see integrity leading to wealth. Circumstances may not open up an opportunity for attaining worldly prosperity. Illicit "s…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 19:2What good can the soul do, if without knowledge? And he sins who will not take time to ponder the path of his feet.Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 19:2Two things are here declared to be of bad consequence:—1. Ignorance: To be without the knowledge of the soul is not good, so some read it. Know we not our own selves, our own hearts? A soul without knowledge is not good…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good. "Also" (gam), Wordsworth would render "even," "even the soul, i.e. life itself, without knowledge is not a blessing;" it is βίπς οὐ βιωτός. At first sight it…Joseph S. Exell and contributors