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Proverbs 29:1-27
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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:1Proverbs 29:1 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryIf God wounds, who can heal? The word of God warns all to flee from the wrath to come, to the hope set before us in Jesus Christ.Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:1Proverbs 29:1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere, 1. The obstinacy of many wicked people in a wicked way is to be greatly lamented. They are often reproved by parents and friends, by magistrates and ministers, by the providence of God and by their own consciences…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1Proverbs 29:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryHe that being often reproved hardeneth his neck; literally, a man of reproofs—one who has had a long experience of rebukes and warnings. Compare "a man of sorrows" (Isaiah 53:3). The hardening of the neck is a metaphor…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1Proverbs 29:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryHardened under reproof I. REPROOF MAY RE REJECTED. It is not violent and compulsory correction. We have free wills, and God does not destroy our wills in order to reform our conduct, for he only delights in voluntary ob…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1-7Proverbs 29:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryPrivate morality and the public weal I. TRUTHS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT. 1. The obstinate offender and his doom. (Proverbs 29:1.) The repeated complaint against Israel was that they were a "stiff-necked people." Self-willed,…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1Proverbs 29:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe doom of obduracy There are four stages which conduct to spiritual ruin. I. HUMAN DISLOYALTY. Man is found (or finds himself) at enmity with God; he does not reverence, love, honour, serve, him. He owes everything to…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 29:1If God wounds, who can heal? The word of God warns all to flee from the wrath to come, to the hope set before us in Jesus Christ.Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 29:1Here, 1. The obstinacy of many wicked people in a wicked way is to be greatly lamented. They are often reproved by parents and friends, by magistrates and ministers, by the providence of God and by their own consciences…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1-7Private morality and the public weal I. TRUTHS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT. 1. The obstinate offender and his doom. (Proverbs 29:1.) The repeated complaint against Israel was that they were a "stiff-necked people." Self-willed,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1The doom of obduracy There are four stages which conduct to spiritual ruin. I. HUMAN DISLOYALTY. Man is found (or finds himself) at enmity with God; he does not reverence, love, honour, serve, him. He owes everything to…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1Hardened under reproof I. REPROOF MAY RE REJECTED. It is not violent and compulsory correction. We have free wills, and God does not destroy our wills in order to reform our conduct, for he only delights in voluntary ob…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 29:1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck; literally, a man of reproofs—one who has had a long experience of rebukes and warnings. Compare "a man of sorrows" (Isaiah 53:3). The hardening of the neck is a metaphor…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 29:2The people have cause to rejoice or mourn, as their rulers are righteous or wicked.Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 29:2This is what was said before, Proverbs 28:12. 1. The people will have cause to rejoice or mourn according as their rulers are righteous or wicked; for, if the righteous be in authority, sin will be punished and restrain…Matthew Henry