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Proverbs 21:13-23

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13 1Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
14 2A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe,[a] strong wrath.
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous 3but terror to evildoers.
16 One who wanders from the way of good sense 4will 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 5The wicked is a 6ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.
19 It is 7better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
20 8Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man 9devours it.
21 Whoever 10pursues righteousness and kindness will find 11life, righteousness, and honor.
22 12A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
23 13Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue 14keeps himself out of 15trouble.
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Proverbs 21:13-23 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 15

  • 1. [James 2:13]; See Matthew 18:30-34
  • 2. [Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 18:16]
  • 3. [Proverbs 10:29]
  • 4. [Psalms 49:14]
  • 5. [Proverbs 11:8]
  • 6. Isaiah 43:3
  • 7. [ver. 9]
  • 8. [Psalms 112:3]
  • 9. [Job 20:15, 18]
  • 10. Proverbs 15:9; Matthew 5:6; [Proverbs 3:3]
  • 11. Proverbs 3:16; 1 Kings 3:11; Matthew 6:33; See Proverbs 4:22
  • 12. [Proverbs 24:5; Ecclesiastes 7:19]; See 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Ecclesiastes 9:14-18
  • 13. See Proverbs 13:3
  • 14. Proverbs 22:5
  • 15. Proverbs 12:13

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
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