The covetous man lets none of his family have rest or enjoyment. And greediness of gain often tempts to projects that bring ruin.
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Proverbs 15:27
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1-33Proverbs 15:1-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:24-33Proverbs 15:24-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryReligion and common sense What is religion without common sense? Fanaticism, extravagance, and folly. What is common sense without religion? Dry, bald, uninspired and uninspiring worldliness. What are they united? The w…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:27Proverbs 15:27 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. Those that are covetous entail trouble upon their families: He that is greedy of gain, and therefore makes himself a slave to the world, rises up early, sits up late, and eats the bread of carefulness, in pursu…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:27Proverbs 15:27 · The Pulpit CommentaryHe that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house (Proverbs 11:29). The special reference is doubtless to venal judges, who wrested judgment for lucre. Such malefactors were often reproved by the prophets (see Isaiah 1:…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1-33EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:24-33Religion and common sense What is religion without common sense? Fanaticism, extravagance, and folly. What is common sense without religion? Dry, bald, uninspired and uninspiring worldliness. What are they united? The w…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 15:27Note, 1. Those that are covetous entail trouble upon their families: He that is greedy of gain, and therefore makes himself a slave to the world, rises up early, sits up late, and eats the bread of carefulness, in pursu…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house (Proverbs 11:29). The special reference is doubtless to venal judges, who wrested judgment for lucre. Such malefactors were often reproved by the prophets (see Isaiah 1:…Joseph S. Exell and contributors