7 Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.
He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man `is' righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.
Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me. A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not. Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.
The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.
An oath `is' on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not. A just beam and balances `are' Jehovah's, His work `are' all the stones of the bag. An abomination to kings `is' doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established. The delight of kings `are' righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
A ruler who is attending to lying words, All his ministers `are' wicked.
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Commentary on Proverbs 17 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 17
Pro 17:1
These words recommend family-love and peace, as conducing very much to the comfort of human life.
Pro 17:2
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Pro 17:5
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Pro 17:6
They are so, that is, they should be so, and, if they conduct themselves worthily, they are so.
Pro 17:7
Two things are here represented as very absurd:
Pro 17:8
The design of this observation is to show,
Pro 17:9
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Pro 17:11
Here is the sin and punishment of an evil man.
Pro 17:12
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Pro 17:13
A malicious mischievous man is here represented,
Pro 17:14
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Pro 17:15
This shows what an offence it is to God,
Pro 17:16
Two things are here spoken of with astonishment:-
Pro 17:17
This intimates the strength of those bonds by which we are bound to each other and which we ought to be sensible of.
Pro 17:18
Though Solomon had commended friendship in adversity (v. 17), yet let not any, under pretence of being generous to their friends, be unjust to their families and wrong them; one part of our duty must be made to consist with another. Note,
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Pro 17:21
This expresses that very emphatically which many wise and good men feel very sensibly, what a grievous vexatious thing it is to have a foolish wicked child. See here,
Pro 17:22
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Pro 17:23
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Pro 17:24
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Pro 17:25
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Pro 17:26
In differences that happen between magistrates and subjects, and such differences often arise,
Pro 17:27-28
Two ways a man may show himself to be a wise man:-