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10:1 The Proverbs <04912> of Solomon <08010>: A wise <02450> child <01121> makes <08055> a father <01> rejoice <08055>, but a foolish <03684> child <01121> is a grief <08424> to his mother <0517>. 10:2 Treasures <0214> gained by wickedness <07562> do not <03808> profit <03276>, but righteousness <06666> delivers from mortal danger <04194>. 10:3 The Lord <03068> satisfies <07456> <03808> the appetite <05315> of the righteous <06662>, but he thwarts <01920> the craving <01942> of the wicked <07563>. 10:4 The one who is lazy <07423> <03709> becomes poor <07326>, but the one who works <03027> diligently <02742> becomes wealthy <06238>. 10:5 The one who gathers <0103> crops in the summer <07019> is a wise <07919> son <01121>, but the one who sleeps <07290> during the harvest <07105> is a son <01121> who brings shame <0954> to himself. 10:6 Blessings <01293> are on the head <07218> of the righteous <06662>, but the speech <06310> of the wicked <07563> conceals <03680> violence <02555>. 10:7 The memory <02143> of the righteous <06662> is a blessing <01293>, but the reputation <08034> of the wicked <07563> will rot <07537>. 10:8 The wise <02450> person <03820> accepts <03947> instructions <04687>, but the one who speaks <08193> foolishness <0191> will come to ruin <03832>. 10:9 The one who conducts <01980> himself in integrity <08537> will live <01980> securely <0983>, but the one who behaves perversely <01870> <06140> will be found out <03045>. 10:10 The one who winks <07169> his eye <05869> causes <05414> trouble <06094>, and the one who speaks <08193> foolishness <0191> will come to ruin <03832>. 10:11 The teaching <06310> of the righteous <06662> is a fountain <04726> of life <02416>, but the speech <06310> of the wicked <07563> conceals <03680> violence <02555>. 10:12 Hatred <08135> stirs up <05782> dissension <04090>, but <05921> love <0160> covers <03680> all <03605> transgressions <06588>. 10:13 Wisdom <02451> is found <04672> in the words <08193> of the discerning <0995> person, but the one who lacks <02638> wisdom <03820> will be disciplined <01460> <07626>. 10:14 Those who are wise <02450> store up <06845> knowledge <01847>, but foolish <0191> speech <06310> leads to imminent <07138> destruction <04288>. 10:15 The wealth <01952> of a rich person <06223> is like a fortified <05797> city <07151>, but the poor <01800> are brought to ruin <04288> by their poverty <07389>. 10:16 The reward <06468> which the righteous <06662> receive is life <02416>; the recompense <08393> which the wicked <07563> receive is judgment <02403>. 10:17 The one who heeds <08104> instruction <04148> is on the way <0734> to life <02416>, but the one who rejects <05800> rebuke <08433> goes astray <08582>. 10:18 The one who conceals <03680> hatred <08135> utters <08193> lies <08267>, and the one who spreads <03318> slander <01681> is certainly a fool <03684>. 10:19 When words <01697> abound <07230>, transgression <06588> is inevitable <02308> <03808>, but the one who restrains <02820> his words <08193> is wise <07919>. 10:20 What the righteous <06662> say <03956> is like the best <0977> silver <03701>, but what the wicked <07563> think <03820> is of little <04592> value. 10:21 The teaching <08193> of the righteous <06662> feeds <07462> many <07227>, but fools <0191> die <04191> for lack <02638> of wisdom <03820>. 10:22 The blessing <01293> from the Lord <03068> makes a person rich <06238>, and he adds no <03808> sorrow <06089> to it. 10:23 Carrying out <06213> a wicked scheme <02154> is enjoyable <07814> to a fool <03684>, and so is wisdom <02451> for the one <0376> who has discernment <08394>. 10:24 What the wicked <07563> fears <04034> will come <0935> on him <01931>; what the righteous <06662> desire <08378> will be granted <05414>. 10:25 When the storm <05492> passes through <05674>, the wicked <07563> are swept away <0369>, but the righteous <06662> are an everlasting <05769> foundation <03247>. 10:26 Like vinegar <02558> to the teeth <08127> and like smoke <06227> to the eyes <05869>, so <03651> is the sluggard <06102> to those who send <07971> him. 10:27 Fearing <03374> the Lord <03068> prolongs <03254> life, but the life <03117> span <08141> of the wicked <07563> will be shortened <07114>.

• Pro 10:1--22:16 -- The First Collection of Solomonic Proverbs

• PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF

  [isbe] PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF - prov'-erbz: I. THE BOOK'S ACCOUNT OF ITSELF 1. Title and Headings 2. Authorship or Literary Species? II. THE SUCCESSIVE COMPILATIONS 1. The Introductory Section 2. The Classic Nucleus 3. A Body of Sol...
  

• Poetry

  [ebd] has been well defined as "the measured language of emotion." Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man's relation to God. "Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon, redemption, repentance are the a...
  

• GOD, 2

  [isbe] GOD, 2 - II. The Idea of God in the Old Testament. 1. Course of Its Development: Any attempt to write the whole history of the idea of God in the Old Testament would require a preliminary study of the literary and historical...
  

• PROVERBS, BOOK OF

  [smith] The title of this book in Hebrew is taken from its first word, mashal , which originally meant "a comparison." It is sometimes translated parable, sometimes proverb as here. The superscriptions which are affixed to several po...
  

• Wicked

  [nave] WICKED Compared with: Abominable branches, Isa. 14:19; ashes under the feet, Mal. 4:3; bad fishes, Matt. 13:48; beasts, Psa. 49:12; 2 Pet. 2:12; the blind, Zeph. 1:17; Matt. 15:14; bronze and iron, Jer. 6:28; Ezek. 22:18; br...
  

• Wisdom

  [isbe] WISDOM - wiz'-dum: 1. Linguistic 2. History 3. Religious Basis 4. Ideals 5. Teaching of Christ 6. Remainder of the New Testament (1) James (2) Paul 7. Hypostasis LITERATURE 1. Linguistic: In the Revised Version (British and ...
  [nave] WISDOM Of Joseph, Gen. 41:16, 25-39; Acts 7:10. Of Moses, Acts 7:22. Of Bezaleel, Ex. 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1. Of Aholiab, Ex. 31:6; 35:34, 35; 36:1; of other skilled artisans, Ex. 36:2; of women, Ex. 35:26. Of Hiram, 1 K...
  

• Speaking

  [nave] SPEAKING. Evil Ex. 22:28; Job 19:18; Psa. 10:7, 8; Psa. 12:3, 4; Psa. 34:13; Psa. 35:21; Psa. 41:5-9; Psa. 52:2-4; Psa. 59:12; Psa. 64:2-5; Psa. 69:12, 26; Psa. 70:3; Psa. 102:8; Psa. 106:33; Psa. 119:23; Psa. 120:1-7; Psa...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Vinegar

  [ebd] Heb. hometz, Gr. oxos, Fr. vin aigre; i.e., "sour wine." The Hebrew word is rendered vinegar in Ps. 69:21, a prophecy fulfilled in the history of the crucifixion (Matt. 27:34). This was the common sour wine (posea) daily mad...
  [isbe] VINEGAR - vin'-e-ger (chomets; oxos): Vinegar, whose use as a condiment (Ruth 2:14) needs no comment, is formed when a saccharine fluid passes through a fermentation that produces acetic acid. In the ancient world vinegar wa...
  [smith] The Hebrew word translated "vinegar" was applied to a beverage consisting generally of wine or strong drink turned sour, but sometimes artificially made by an admixture of barley and wine, and thus liable to fermentation. It ...
  [nave] VINEGAR, a sour wine. Forbidden to Nazirites, Num. 6:3. Used with food, Ruth 2:14; Psa. 69:21; Prov. 10:26; 25:20. Offered to Christ on the cross, Matt. 27:34, 48; John 19:29, with Mark 15:23.
  

• Laziness

  [nave] LAZINESS Prov. 6:6, 9-11 Prov. 24:33. Prov. 10:4, 5, 26; Prov. 12:9, 24, 27; Prov. 13:4; Prov. 14:23; Prov. 15:19; Prov. 18:9; Prov. 19:15, 24; Prov. 20:4, 13; Prov. 21:25, 26; Prov. 23:21; Prov. 24:30, 31, 33, 34; Prov. 26:...
  

• Lies and Deceits

  [nave] LIES AND DECEITS Ex. 23:1; Lev. 6:2-7; Lev. 19:11, 12, 16 Ex. 20:16. Job 13:4; Job 21:34; Job 27:4; Job 31:5, 6, 33; Job 36:4; Psa. 5:6, 9; Psa. 10:7; Psa. 12:2, 3; Psa. 28:3; Psa. 31:18; Psa. 34:13 1 Pet. 3:10. Psa. 36:3; P...
  

• POETRY, HEBREW

  [isbe] POETRY, HEBREW - po'-et-ri: I. IS THERE POETRY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT? Poetry Defined: 1. In Matter, Concrete and Imaginative 2. In Form, Emotional and Rhythmical II. NEGLECT OF HEBREW POETRY: CAUSES III. CHARACTERISTICS OF HE...
  

• FOOL; FOLLY

  [isbe] FOOL; FOLLY - fool nabhal, 'ewil, kecil, cakhal and forms; aphron, aphrosune, moros): I. In the Old Testament. 1. General: Taking the words generally, apart from the Wisdom literature, we find nabhal frequently translated "f...
  

• Fool

  [nave] FOOL: Psa. 5:5; Psa. 14:1 Psa. 53:1. Psa. 74:18, 22; Psa. 107:17; Prov. 1:7, 22; Prov. 3:35; Prov. 9:6-8, 13-17; Prov. 10:1, 8 v. 10.13,14,18,23Prov. 14:1, 7-9, 15; Prov. 15:7, 20, 21; Prov. 17:24, 25; Prov. 18:2, 6, 7; Pro...
  

• Righteousness

  [nave] RIGHTEOUSNESS By faith, Gen. 15:6; Rom. 4:3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 20, 22, 24. Garment of, Job 29:14; Matt. 22:11-14. Imputed on account of obedience, Deut. 6:25; Job 33:26. Fruits of Deut. 6:25; Josh. 22:31; Psa. 1:3; Psa. 15:1...
  

• Sin

  [nave] SIN. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to, Defining, and Illustrating; Confession of; Consequences of, Entailed Upon Children; Conviction of; Forgiveness of; Fruits of; Kn...
  

• Fear of God

  [nave] FEAR OF GOD. Reverence Gen. 35:5; Ex. 18:21; Ex. 20:18-20; Lev. 22:32; Deut. 4:10; Deut. 5:29; Deut. 6:2; Deut. 10:12, 20, 21 Deut. 6:13; 13:4; 14:23. Deut. 28:49, 58; Josh. 4:24; Josh. 24:14; 1 Sam. 2:30; 1 Sam. 12:14, 24...
  

• Death

  [nave] DEATH. Called in some versions &ld;Giving Up the Ghost,&rd; Gen. 25:8; 35:29; Lam. 1:19; Acts 5:10. King of Terrors Job 18:14. A Change Job 14:14. Going to your Fathers Gen. 15:15; 25:8; 35:29. Putting Off This Tabe...
  

• Poor

  [isbe] POOR - poor ('ebhyon, dal, `ani, rush; ptochos): I. In the Old Testament. The poor have great prominence in the Bible; it is said, indeed, that there should be no poor among the Hebrews because Yahweh should so greatly bless...
  [nave] POOR Atonement money of, uniform with that of the rich, Ex. 30:15. Inexpensive offerings of the poor, Lev. 5:7; 12:8; 14:21, 22. See: Beneficence; Giving; Liberality; Orphans; Poverty; Widow. Also See: Rich; Riches. Uncl...
  

• Mother

  [smith] The superiority of the Hebrew over all contemporaneous systems of legislation and of morals is strongly shown in the higher estimation of the mother in the Jewish family, as contrasted with modern Oriental as well as ancient ...
  [nave] MOTHER. Ex. 20:12 Deut. 5:16; Matt. 15:4; 19:19; Mark 7:10; 10:19; Luke 18:20; Eph. 6:2. Ex. 21:15, 17; Lev. 18:7; Lev. 19:3; Lev. 20:9; 1 Kin. 19:20; Prov. 1:8; Prov. 6:20; Prov. 10:1; Prov. 15:20; Prov. 19:26; Prov. 20:20...
  

• Wisdom on the Lips of the Discerning

  

• Rebuke and Discipline

  

• [Pro 10:6] Count Your Blessings

  When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. Refrain Count your blessings, name them one by one, Count your blessings, see what God hath done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. Are you ever burdened with a load of care? Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear? Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly, And you will keep singing as the days go by. Refrain When you look at others with their lands and gold, Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold; Count your many blessings. Wealth can never buy Your reward in heaven, nor your home on high. Refrain So, amid the conflict whether great or small, Do not be disheartened, God is over all; Count your many blessings, angels will attend, Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end. Refrain

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• [Pro 10:6] I’ll Count My Blessings

  I lift my heart today in praise To Him Who loves me so, Whose mercy crowneth all my days, And makes my cup o’erflow. O have I loved Him as I should For all His blessings free? Praise God Who giveth naught but good, For He is good to me! Refrain I’ll count my blessings— Count them o’er and o’er— I’ll tell my Father’s goodness— I will love Him more, I’ll count my blessings, bountiful and free— Yet I can never count them all— So good is God to me! I thank Him for unclouded skies— For love beyond my ken— That when my path in shadow lies, The sunshine comes again. I thank Him for the hopes fulfilled— For every answered plea, That though life was not all I willed, My God is good to me! Refrain I go to meet another year, With faith no doubt can dim, God reigneth, and I will not fear, But trust my way with Him. Then if that way be bright or dark, Let peace unshaken be! And let me, like the soaring lark, Sing “God is good to me!” Refrain

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• [Pro 10:7] O Shepherd Of The Sheep

  O Shepherd of the sheep, High Priest of things to come, Who didst in grace Thy servant keep, And take him safely home; Accept our song of praise For all his holy care, His zeal unquenched through length of days, The trials that he bare. Chief of Thy faithful band, He held himself the least, Though Thy dread keys were in his hand, O everlasting Priest. So, trusting in Thy might, He won a fair renown; So, waxing valiant in the fight, He trod the lion down. Then rendered up to Thee The charge Thy love had given, And passed away Thy face to see Revealed in highest Heav’n. On all our bishops pour The Spirit of Thy grace; That, as he won the palm of yore, So they may run their race. That, when this life is done, They may with him adore The ever blessèd Three in One, In bliss forevermore.

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• [Pro 10:22] Sweet The Moments, Rich In Blessing

  Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, Which before the cross we spend, Life and health and peace possessing From the sinner’s dying Friend. Here I stay, forever viewing Mercy streaming in His blood; Precious drops, my soul bedewing, Plead and claim my peace with God. Truly blessèd is the station, Low before His cross to lie, While I see divine compassion Floating in His languid eye. Here we find our hope of Heaven, While upon the Lamb we gaze; Loving much, and much forgiven, Let our hearts o’erflow with praise. Oh, that, near the cross abiding, We may to the Savior cleave, Naught with Him our hearts dividing, All for Him content to leave! Lord, in ceaseless contemplation Fix our hearts and eyes on Thee, Till we taste Thy full salvation, And unveiled Thy glories see. For Thy sorrows we adore Thee, For the griefs that wrought our peace; Gracious Savior, we implore Thee, In our hearts Thy love increase.

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• [Pro 10:27] Thus Far The Lord Hath Led Me On

  Thus far the Lord hath led me on, Thus far His power prolongs my days, And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of His grace. Much of my time has run to waste, And I, perhaps, am near my home; But He forgives my follies past, And gives me strength for days to come. I lay my body down to sleep; Peace is the pillow for my head; While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. In vain the sons of earth or hell Tell me a thousand frightful things My God in safety makes me dwell Beneath the shadow of His wings. Faith in His Name forbids my fear; O may Thy presence ne’er depart! And in the morning make me hear The love and kindness of Thy heart. Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait Thy voice to rouse my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound.

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• Why and How Should We Lore Our Fellow Man?
  God and Christ commanded us to love man. The Saviour gave us an example in doing it (I John 4:7,21; John 13:34; John 15:12; I John 3:23). It is taught by God and is a fruit of the Spirit (I Thes. 4:9; Gal. 5:22; Col. 1:8). Wi...

Proverbs; 1 Corinthians 10:23ff; Responsibility; Romans 14

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