Proverbs Chapter 25

Proverbs 25 KJV

1. These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

2. It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: [a] but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

[a] Deut. 29:29.

3. The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, [b] and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

[b] See comments on Eph. 3:17-18.

4. Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

5. Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. [c]

[c] HIstorically Solomon (1 Kings 2:44-45); prophetically Christ at the Second Advent (Luke 19:27).

6. Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

7. For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. [d]

[d] Luke 14:8-11.

8. Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

9. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

10. Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

11. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

12. As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

13. As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

14. Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

15. By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

16. Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, [e] lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. [1]

[e] Prov. 24:13.

[1] This warning deals with the “words of God” (Psa. 119:103). In the New Testament, this same warning is given regarding “strange doctrines” likened to “meats” (Heb. 13:9). After being told that you should be acquainted with “strong meat” after you’ve been saved for a while (Heb. 5:12, 14), you are told not to be occupied with them. You’re liable to puke. By ignoring these verses, the Hyperdispensationalists got bogged down in an unbalanced ministry that minimized (or ignored) soulwinning.

17. Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

18. A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

19. Confidence in an unfaithful man [f] in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

[f] E.g., Ziba (2 Sam. 19:26-29).

20. As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

21. If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

22. For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,  [g] and the LORD shall reward thee.

[g] See note on Psa. 140:10.

23. The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

24. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. [h]

[h] Prov. 21:9, 19.

25. As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news [2] from a far country. [i]

[2] A great picture of “the Gospel,” because the word means “good news.” The “good news” is not that if you “find the Church that Christ founded” and “repent, confess, believe, be baptized,” and take the sacraments, and die in a “state of grace,” you might get into Heaven. It’s not if you sit cross-legged for a number of hours and meditate “out of the frame” and contact the “infinite presence,” you might make it and get rid of your “Karma.” It is certainly not that if you have four wives, kill everybody that doesn’t believe your religion, observe the feast of Ramadan, and take a trip to Mecca (and don’t eat any pork or drink any liquor), you “might make it.” All three of those godless, lying, depraved counterfeits for “The Gospel” have nothing to do with the “good news.” The “good news” is like “cold water” because Jesus Christ said you need the “water of life” (Rev. 21:6), and if a man believes on Him, “out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38).

[i] Vs. 13.

26. A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

27. It is not good to eat much honey: [j] so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

[j] See note on vs. 16.

28. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

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Comments on Eph. 3:17-18 KJV

17. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18. May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; [3] [h] 19. And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

[3] All the scholars join verses 18-19 by getting rid of the semicolon at the end of verse 18 and the conjunction “and” at the beginning of verse 19. They then spiritualize the passage and make you think that “the love of Christ” (vs. 19) is spiritually pictured as having “breadth, and length, and depth, and height” (vs. 18). They refused to cross reference the passage to Romans 8:39, where the dimensions were literal and physical. This verse deals with the structure of the universe, which has four dimensions, like a pyramid, with New Jerusalem in the North as the “capstone” (Psa. 48:1-2; Isa. 14:13-14; Heb. 12:22-23; Matt. 21:42-44).

[h] Prov. 25:3.

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Note on Psa. 140:10 KJV

Let burning coals fall upon them: [2] [c] let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

[2] Cf. Romans 12:20. The apostate expositors make the verse in Romans figurative; i.e., you help your enemy out by putting hot coals in a firepan he carries on his head. But as you can see from the cross-reference here in Psalms, Paul is telling you that you increase an unsaved person’s damnation in Hell by doing good to him.

[c] Prov. 25:22; Hab. 3:5.

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 Proverbs Chapter 24

Proverbs 24 KJV

1. Be not thou envious against evil men, [a] neither desire to be with them.

[a] Prov. 3:31, 14:30; Acts 7:9, 17:5.

2. For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

3. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

4. And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

5. A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

6. For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. [b]

[b] Prov. 11:14.

7. Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

8. He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

9. The thought of foolishness is sin: [c] and the scorner is an abomination to men.

[c] Memorize (see note on Prov. 21:4).

10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. [1]

[1] Verses 10-12 deal with one of the most serious problems in the Body of Christ in America since 1933: the absolute refusal of American Christians to witness and tell unsaved adults they’re going to Hell when they die, although they know they will. They were commanded to witness (Prov. 31:8; Acts 1:8), and to warn people that they could die in their sins and wind up in the Lake of Fire (Ezek. 18:20-24; Acts 20:26-27). Ninety-five percent of them will not do it, and about 85% of the preachers will not do it. They do not want to risk being ridiculed or losing their social status or “image” among their friends and neighbors.

11. If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

12. If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

13. My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: [d]

[d] Prov. 25:16, 27.

14. So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

15. Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

16. For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

18. Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

19. Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

20. For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

21. My son, fear thou the LORD [e] and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

[e] Job 28:28; Isa. 50:10; Jer. 26:19; Mat. 3:16; Luke 23:40; Acts 10:35; Jon. 1:16, etc.

22. For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

23. These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

24. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

25. But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

26. Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

27. Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

28. Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

29. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

30. I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

31. And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

32. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

33. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

34. So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

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Note on Prov. 21:4 KJV

An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. [1] [c]

[1] This verse is one of the definitions of “sin” in the Bible (see also Prov. 24:9; 1 John 3:4, 5:17). It teaches the great truth that legitimate work can be a sin if it causes a man to reject Christ or delay receiving Him (John 16:9). It violates the direct command of Jesus Christ in Matthew 6:33.

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