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Proverbs 19:17
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:17
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1-29Proverbs 19:1-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:8-17Proverbs 19:8-17 · The Pulpit CommentaryMaxims of intelligence I. THE WORTH OF INTELLIGENCE. 1. It is self-conservative (Proverbs 19:8). We all love our own soul or life in any healthy state of body and mind. We all want to live as long as possible. It is nat…Miscellaneous MaximsProverbs 19:17 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. The duty of charity described. It includes two things:—1. Compassion, which is the inward principle of charity in the heart; it is to have pity on the poor. Those that have not a penny for the poor, yet may…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:17Proverbs 19:17 · The Pulpit CommentaryHe that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord. English Church people are familiar with this distich, as being one of the sentences of Scripture read at the Offertory. The word for "poor" is here dal, "feeble" (s…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:17Proverbs 19:17 · The Pulpit CommentaryLending into the Lord I. IN WHAT LENDING TO THE LORD CONSISTS. It is having pity upon the poor. This is more than almsgiving. Doles of charity may be given to the needy from very mixed motives, Inasmuch as "the Lord loo…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:17Proverbs 19:17 · The Pulpit Commentary(see also Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 10:31; Proverbs 17:5) Valuable kindness We gather— I. THAT HAUGHTY UNKINDNESS IS A HEINOUS SIN. To mock the poor or to oppress the poor is to reproach our Maker. For he that made us ma…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1-29EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:8-17Maxims of intelligence I. THE WORTH OF INTELLIGENCE. 1. It is self-conservative (Proverbs 19:8). We all love our own soul or life in any healthy state of body and mind. We all want to live as long as possible. It is nat…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMiscellaneous MaximsHere is, I. The duty of charity described. It includes two things:—1. Compassion, which is the inward principle of charity in the heart; it is to have pity on the poor. Those that have not a penny for the poor, yet may…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:17Lending into the Lord I. IN WHAT LENDING TO THE LORD CONSISTS. It is having pity upon the poor. This is more than almsgiving. Doles of charity may be given to the needy from very mixed motives, Inasmuch as "the Lord loo…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:17(see also Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 10:31; Proverbs 17:5) Valuable kindness We gather— I. THAT HAUGHTY UNKINDNESS IS A HEINOUS SIN. To mock the poor or to oppress the poor is to reproach our Maker. For he that made us ma…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord. English Church people are familiar with this distich, as being one of the sentences of Scripture read at the Offertory. The word for "poor" is here dal, "feeble" (s…Joseph S. Exell and contributors