Category Archives: Proverbs

“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”—Proverbs 31:6, 7. These somewhat singular sentences were spoken … Continue reading →

“Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.”—Proverbs 30:2. Sometimes it is necessary for a speaker to refer to himself, and he may feel it needful to do so in a way … Continue reading →

“The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso puteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” —Proverbs 29:25. We have two ancient proverbs here; each of them is true as a separate proverb, and they are equally true … Continue reading →

“Happy is the man that feareth alway.”—Proverbs 28:14. But did not John say that “fear hath torment?” Then how can he be happy who hath fear, and especially he who hath it always. Did not John also say that “perfect … Continue reading →

“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”—Proverbs 27:7. It is a great blessing when food and appetite meet together. Some have appetite and no meat, they need our pity; others have … Continue reading →

“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.”—Proverbs 27:18. In Solomon’s day every man sat under his own vine and fig tree, and there was peace throughout the … Continue reading →

“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.”—Proverbs 27:18. If a man in Palestine carefully watched his fig tree and kept it in proper condition, he was sure … Continue reading →

“Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not.”—Proverbs 27:10. True friends are very scarce. We have a great many acquaintances and sometimes we call them friends, and so misuse the noble word “friendship.” Peradventure in some after-day of adversity … Continue reading →

“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.”—Proverbs 27:8. Solomon spoke from observation. He had seen certain persons of a vagrant kind, and he perceived that they seldom or never prospered. … Continue reading →

‘Faithful are the wounds of a friend’ (Proverbs 27:6). The death in sin, which we lamented so much over in the last chapter, is now happily a thing of the past with us. Divine grace brought us to life; the … Continue reading →

“Thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”—Proverbs 27:1. What a great mercy it is that we do not know “what a day may bring forth”! We are often thankful for knowledge, but in this case we may be … Continue reading →

“Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”—Proverbs 27:1. God’s most holy Word was principally written to inform us of the way to heaven, and to guide us in our path through this … Continue reading →

“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”—Proverbs 25:25. This is a text for summertime rather than for a winter’s evening. It is only on one of our hottest summer days that we … Continue reading →

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”—Proverbs 25:2. The translation of our text, if it had been more literal, would have run thus, “It is the … Continue reading →

“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was … Continue reading →

“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and to, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was … Continue reading →