Proverbs 22
DOYLYProverbs 22:13
- The slothful man saith, &c.] The slothful man feigns idle excuses, and pretences of danger, when he ought to be employed on his business. Bp. Hall.
Proverbs 22:14
- The mouth of strange women &c.] The plausible and smooth tongue of a harlot is no less dangerous than a deep pit fairly covered, into which if a man fall, there is small hope of his recovering himself; and it is a fearful sign and effect of God’s anger to be given over to her enticements. Bp. Hall.
Proverbs 22:15
- Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child;] There is a foolish waywardness, which is natural to the child, and cleaves close to its disposition. Bp. Hall.
Proverbs 22:16
- — and he that giveth to the rich.] He that giveth to the rich and powerful, to induce them to wink at his oppression of others. Dr. Wells.
Proverbs 22:17
- Bow down thine ear, &c.] From this verse, all interpreters have observed, that another form of speech, different from the preceding, begins and continues to the twenty-fifth chapter. From the beginning of the tenth chapter, to this place, the instructions of wisdom, are delivered in short sentences, and proverbs properly so called, which have seldom any connexion. But now follow exhortations and precepts in the imperative mood, and those comprehended in two, three, or more verses. Bp. Patrick.
Proverbs 22:18
- — they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.] “They
Proverbs 22:22
- — in the gate:] The gate of the city where publick justice was administered. See notes at Deut. xxi. 19; xxii. 9; xxv. 7; Ruth iv. 1, 2.
Proverbs 22:24
- — thou shalt not go:] Rather, “Go not,” for both parts of the sentence are expressed in the same tense. Dr. Durell.
Proverbs 22:27
- If thou hast nothing to pay, &c.] If thou hast nothing to pay, why shouldest thou be so egregiously foolish as only to incense the creditor against thee, by taking upon thee to pay what thou art not able, and so provoke him to shew thee no pity, but even to take away thy bed from under thee? Dr. Wells.
Proverbs 22:29
- — he shall stand before kings;] He shall soon be preferred to the service of his prince, and shall not continue long in the service of a private person. Dr. Wells.
Chap. XXIII. ver. 1. When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,] As the foregoing chapter closes with an observation concerning the qualities of a person who is most likely to come to preferment, so this begins with a caution to him, as to his behaviour when he is promoted to it. Solomon advises such a person to be very considerate on such occasions who and what is before him, and to be always on his guard lest he commit excess, or betray want of respect. Bp. Patrick.
Moral virtues, and their contrary vices. Before CHRIST about 1000. a 1 Tim. 6. 9. 10. thou cause thine eyes to fly upon. b Chap. 22. 23. Deut. 19. 14. 5. 27. 17. c Chap. 22. 23. Job 31. 21. d Chap. 13. 21. & 19. 13. & 22. 15. will rejoice.