Proverbs 24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous Not in a private way, or as giving his opinion or character of a man that is wicked...
GRAVITY grav'-i-ti (semnotes): The word, meaning properly venerableness, sanctity, is used in 2 Macc 3:12 of the sanctity of the temple. In 1?Timothy...
Chapter 5353:1 To the chief Musician upon a Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] b no God. Corrupt are t...
Psalms 12:2 They speak vanity everyone with his neighbour That which is false and a lie, either doctrinal or practical; what was not according to the ...
Genesis 44:8 Behold, the money which we found in our sacks mouths; &c.] Upon their return from Egypt, the first time they went thither for corn: we br...
Overview - 1?Chronicles 23 1?David in his old age makes Solomon king. 2?The number and distribution of the Levites. 7?The families of the Gershonite...
Genesis 31:32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live This is the answer to his last question, as what goes before is to his first: Ja...
Nahum 3:1 Woe to the bloody city Nineveh, in which many murders were daily committed; innocent blood shed; the lives of men taken away, under the colo...
Overview - Joshua 14 1?The nine tribes and a half are to have their inheritance by lot. 6?Caleb by privilege obtains Hebron. Treasury of Scripture Kn...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 11. Teach me thy way, O Lord. He does not pray to be indulged with his own way, but to be informed as to the path in which the righte...
Proverbs 12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever The man that speaks truth is and will be established in his credit and reputation among ...
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear A pusillanimous, cowardly spirit, so as to be afraid of men or devils, of what they will sa...
WAGES wa'-jez, wa'-jiz (chinnam, maskoreth, pe`ullah, sakhar, sakhar; misthos, opsonion): (1) Chinnam means gratis, without cost or any advantage, fo...
Psalms 143:10 Teach me to do thy will Revealed in the word; which saints desire a greater knowledge of in order to do it, and in which they delight; a...
John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him For notwithstanding his prejudices, he was a man of so much uprightness and honesty, that he thought Phili...
Historical Introduction.Historical Introduction.The history of the Council of Nice has been so often written by so many brilliant historians, from the...
Elucidations.Elucidations.I.(Joseph the son of both, p. 127.)The opinion that Luke's genealogy is that of Mary was unknown to Christian antiquity. In ...
Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably, &c.] Or be at peace, seek after peace, pursue it, and cultivate it: with all...
Hosea 12:7 [He is] a merchant Here is a change of person from thou to he, from Judah to Ephraim, who is said to be a merchant; and if that was all, th...
?EXPOSITION Verse 34. My covenant will I not break. It is his own covenant. He devised it, drew up the draft of it, and voluntarily entered into it: h...