Proverbs 23:18-28

18 For surely there is a reward, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way

20 Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh;

21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags

22 Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

23 Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.

24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy in him.

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.

26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways;

27 for a whore is a deep ditch, and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Proverbs 23:18-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11

This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.