Proverbs 21:24-31

24 A bold and self-willed and insolent is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.

25 Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.

26 An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.

27 The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.

28 A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.

29 An ungodly man impudently withstands with his face; but the upright man himself understands his ways.

30 There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.

31 A horse is prepared for the day of battle; but help is of the Lord.

Proverbs 21:24-31 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or, unlawfully.
• [b]. See Alex. ungodly.