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Proverbs 21:8-18

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8 The way of the guilty 1is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
9 It is 2better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11 When 3a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
12 The Righteous One 4observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
13 5Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
14 6A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe,[a] strong wrath.
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous 7but terror to evildoers.
16 One who wanders from the way of good sense 8will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18 9The wicked is a 10ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.
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Proverbs 21:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 9

This chapter relates a second vision Solomon had at Gibeon, in which he received an answer to his prayer in the preceding chapter, 1Ki 9:1-9 that passed between him and Hiram king of Tyre, 1Ki 9:10-14, the places that Solomon built or repaired, 1Ki 9:15-19, the Canaanitish people that became bondmen to him, and the officers he had among the children of Israel, 1Ki 9:20-23 the removal of Pharaoh's daughter to the house built for her, 1Ki 9:24. Solomon's attention to religious services, 1Ki 9:25 and the navy of ships he employed, which brought him in great riches, 1Ki 9:26-28.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

  • 1. [Proverbs 2:15]
  • 2. Proverbs 25:24; [ver. 19; Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 27:15]
  • 3. Proverbs 19:25; See Psalms 1:1
  • 4. Psalms 37:35, 36
  • 5. [James 2:13]; See Matthew 18:30-34
  • 6. [Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 18:16]
  • 7. [Proverbs 10:29]
  • 8. [Psalms 49:14]
  • 9. [Proverbs 11:8]
  • 10. Isaiah 43:3

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
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