Proverbs 1

Wesley

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Proverbs 1:1

Judge - Condemn and punish them. The places - Or, the place of battle. Dead bodies - Of his enemies. Heads - All those princes who oppose him. But this and the like passages are not to be understood grossly, but spiritually, according to the nature of Christ’s kingdom.

Proverbs 1:2

Drink - He shall have a large portion of afflictions, while he is in the way or course of his life, before he comes to that honour of sitting at his father’s right - hand. Waters in scripture frequently signify sufferings. To drink of them, signifies to feel or bear them. Therefore - He shall be exalted to great glory and felicity.

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Sought - Diligently meditated upon.

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Work - Either all his works, or that eminent branch of those works, his providence towards his people. Righteousness - His justice or faithfulness in performing his word.

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Remembered - By their own nature, and the lasting benefits flowing from them, which are such as cannot easily be forgotten.

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Meat - All necessary provisions for their being and well - being.

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The works - All that he doth on the behalf of his people, or against their enemies. Truth - Are exactly agreeable to his promises, and to justice. Commandments - His laws given to the Israelites, especially the moral law. Sure - Constant and unchangeable.

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Done - Constituted or ordered.

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Redemption - The deliverance out of Egypt, which was a type of that higher redemption by Christ. Commanded - Appointed, or established firmly by his power and authority. For ever - Through all successive generations of his people to the end of the world. Reverend - Terrible to his enemies, venerable in his peoples eyes, and holy in all his dealings with all men.

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The fear - True religion. Beginning - Is the only foundation of, and introduction to, true wisdom.

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The fear - True religion. Beginning - Is the only foundation of, and introduction to, true wisdom.

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Generation - The posterity.

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Righteousness - The fruit or reward of his righteousness, which is God’s blessing upon his estate.

Proverbs 1:18

Darkness - In the troubles and calamities of life. He - The upright man.

Proverbs 1:19

Lendeth - Gives freely to some, and lends to others according to the variety of their conditions. Affairs - His domestick affairs. Discretion - Not getting his estate unjustly, nor casting it away prodigally, nor yet withholding it from such as need it.

Proverbs 1:20

Moved - Though he may for a season be afflicted, yet he shall not be eternally destroyed.

Proverbs 1:21

Evil tidings - At the report of approaching calamities.

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Dispersed - His goods, freely and liberally. Righteousness - His liberality, or the reward of it. Ever - What he gives is not lost, but indeed is the only part of his estate, which will abide with him to all eternity.