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Proverbs 21:8-18

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8 The way of a guilty man is 1crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
9 It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; His 2neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 When the 3scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Turning the 4wicked to ruin.
13 He who 5shuts his ear to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be 6answered.
14 A 7gift in secret subdues anger, And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
15 The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is 8terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will 9rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who 10loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
18 The wicked is a 11ransom for the righteous, And the 12treacherous is in the place of 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 12

  • 1. Proverbs 2:15
  • 2. Psalms 52:3; Proverbs 2:14; Proverbs 14:21
  • 3. Proverbs 19:25
  • 4. Proverbs 14:11
  • 5. Matthew 18:30-34; 1 John 3:17
  • 6. James 2:13
  • 7. Proverbs 18:16; Proverbs 19:6
  • 8. Proverbs 10:29
  • 9. Psalms 49:14
  • 10. Proverbs 23:21
  • 11. Isaiah 43:3
  • 12. Proverbs 11:8

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Lit "with a woman of contentions and a house of association"
  • [b]. Lit "simple"
  • [c]. Lit "departed spirits"
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