18. In the discussion of this subject, I shall show-- I. I have formerly in this place, discoursing upon this text, explained the nature of the sin here condemned, with its several kinds and ways of practising. 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. 29 The L ord is a far from the wicked, but he b hears the prayer of the righteous. 25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. Matthew 5:3 Here is high preferment for the saints. This is one aspect …Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, The Christian's HopeScripture references: 1 Timothy 1:1; Colossians 1:27; Psalm 130:5; 43:5; Proverbs 10:8; Acts 24:15; Psalm 71:5; Romans 5:1-5; 12:12; 15:4; 1 Corinthians 9:10; Galatians 5:5; Ephesians 1:18; Philippians 1:20; Colossians 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 2:19; Titus 1:2; 2:13; 3:7; Psalm 31:24; 71:14,15. 25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,         But the righteous has an everlasting foundation. Proverbs 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,. # An…: Heb. 31The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,         But the perverted tongue will be cut out. 3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. I am held between two difficulties, for if I do not reply to you, you may take my silence for a sign of contempt; but if I do reply I cannot avoid danger, since whatever I reply I must of necessity either give scandal to some one or give to some other a security …Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, The Poor in Spirit are Enriched with a KingdomTheirs is the kingdom of heaven. What constitute the sanctions of law. Jeremiah 17:9 - The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it? 23Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool,         And so is wisdom to a man of understanding. London: Printed for John Marshall, at the Bible in Gracechurch Street, 1698. Library. Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the fraudulent mouth, do I hate.. Proverbs 30:13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! Proverbs 21:4 Context. 13 Even in laughter the heart may … The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. AMP. Click here for the entire series and the outline. Pride is a very bad sin. 4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. In the discussion of this subject, I shall show-- I. Douay-Rheims Bible Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin. an high look or haughtiness of eyes. 15th Sunday after Trinity. 18. But sure it is the saints shall reign in a glorious manner: Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.' Haughty eyes and a proud heart-- the unplowed field of the wicked--produce sin. 26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the wordes of the pure, are pleasant words. All sin is foolish upon many accounts; as proceeding from ignorance, error, inconsiderateness, …Isaac Barrow—Sermons on Evil-Speaking, by Isaac Barrow, Sanctions of Moral Law, Natural and Governmental. 3. 3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. Proverbs 19:3 warns us that our foolishness subverts or perverts our way. 27 Hee that is greedy of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth gifts, shall liue. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR As the tree is known by its fruit, so is the state of a man's heart known by his desires. doth stir up people, and inspireth them with a kind of hovering, Sermons on Evil-Speaking, by Isaac Barrow. 18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness." 17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. It also forms the prelude and preparation for the awful events of the End. A kingdom is held the acme and top of all worldly felicity, and this honour have all the saints'; so says our Saviour, Theirs is the …Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12, The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man that Gets to Heaven:TOGETHER WITH THE WAY HE RUNS IN, THE MARKS HE GOES BY; ALSO, SOME DIRECTIONS HOW TO RUN SO AS TO OBTAIN. The verb suggests “calculation” or “computing”. World English Bible The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. Mark 7:21 - For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Proverbs 10:20 Context. --Genesis 19:17. 4. 22 It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it. Wise Sayings of Solomon - The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. [50] 1. The thought process is intentional and careful, consideration is given to actions and results. 18 Hee that hideth hatred with lying lippes, and he that vttereth a slander, is a foole. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 21 The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of understanding. x. 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 18. INTRODUCTION.--We read in ancient Roman history that a general named Aemilius Paulus was appointed to the Roman army in a time of war and great apprehension. 21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as are the watercourses; He turns it whichever way He wills. You write to me from beyond the sea to ask of me advice which I should have preferred that you had sought from some other. The Two-Fold Aspect of the Divine Working 'The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.' INTRODUCTION.--We read in ancient Roman history that a general named Aemilius Paulus was appointed to the Roman army in a time of war and great apprehension. To the Abbot of a Certain Monastery at York, from Which the Prior Had Departed, Taking Several Religious with Him. It will be remembered, that the visit to Bethany divides the period from the Feast of the Dedication to the last Paschal week into two parts. There are some who, aspiring after earthly greatness, talk of a temporal reign here, but then God's church on earth would not be militant but triumphant. For, it was on that occasion that the members of the Sanhedrin formally resolved on His Death. I shall now proceed to declare the folly of it; and to make good by divers reasons the assertion of the wise man, that "He who uttereth slander is a fool." x. 29. 1. Proverbs 15:28 Context. You observe that the words 'shall be,' in the last clause, are a supplement. If you leave them out, and suppose that the 'way of the Lord' is what is spoken of in both clauses, you get a far deeper and fuller meaning. They are natural, that is, happiness is to some extent naturally connected with, and the necessary consequence of, …Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology, The Desire of the Righteous Granted;OR, A DISCOURSE OF THE RIGHTEOUS MAN'S DESIRES. 1. x. 23 Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool, And so is wisdom to a person of understanding. 27The fear of the LORD prolongs life,         But the years of the wicked will be shortened. What constitute the sanctions of law. 21The lips of the righteous feed many,         But fools die for lack of understanding. The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man that Gets to Heaven. The Poor in Spirit are Enriched with a Kingdom. Part 2. This plowing of the wicked translates to “Lamp” of the wicked. Then Aemilius Paulus, The Village Pulpit, Volume II. II. מִשְׁלֵ֗י שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה (פ) בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּבֵ֥ן כְּ֝סִ֗יל תּוּג� --PROVERBS x. 11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, But the tent of the upright will flourish. “Perverts” is the Hebrew word, salaph, “to twist, pervert, overturn.” (2) The heart needs guarding because, like sheep, we are prone to wander from God in our hearts (Isa. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. London: Printed for John Marshall, at the Bible in Gracechurch Street, 1698. even the wicked for the evil day. II. I shall now proceed to declare the folly of it; and to make good by divers reasons the assertion of the wise man, that "He who uttereth slander is a fool." Contrast the Upright and the Wicked - He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom. 21 The lippes of the righteous feed many: but fooles die for want of wisedome. --Genesis 19:17. 30The righteous will never be shaken,         But the wicked will not dwell in the land. x. 29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the upright,         But ruin to the workers of iniquity. 19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. The tongue of the righteous man is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is little worth. 20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. Trust in God. 'The way, "He that uttereth slander is a fool."--Prov. 7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. 1. 10 The heart knows its own bitterness, And a stranger does not share its joy. 2. 3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Young's Literal Translation The tongue of the righteous is chosen silver, The heart of the wicked -- as a little thing. Trinity to Advent, From listening to the teaching of Christ, we turn once more to follow His working. 11 s The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. Slandering is foolish, as sinful and wicked. 10 The heart knows its own r bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. 31. 53:6a). 6 By steadfast loyalty guilt is expiated, and by the fear of the LORD evil is avoided. Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin. General declamations against vice and sin are indeed excellently useful, as rousing men to consider and look about them: but they do often want effect, because they only raise confused apprehensions of things, and indeterminate propensions to action; which usually, before men thoroughly perceive or resolve what they should practise, do decay and vanish. They are remuneratory, that is, they promise reward to obedience. They are vindicatory, that is, they threaten the disobedient with punishment. They are vindicatory, that is, they threaten the disobedient with punishment. 13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and v the end of joy may be w grief. 24What the wicked fears will come upon him,         But the desire of the righteous will be granted. 31 e The ear that listens to f life-giving reproof. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs and tries the hearts. It now only remained to settle and carry out the plans for giving effect to their purpose. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR As the tree is known by its fruit, so is the state of a man's heart known by his desires. He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. King James Version (KJV), Jeremiah 17:9 in all English translations, Proverbs 16:25 in all English translations, KJV, Baby's First Bible, Hardcover, Multicolor: A special keepsake for your new arrival, KJV, Reference Bible, Center-Column Giant Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Word Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: 1,700 Key Words that Unlock the Meaning of the Bible, KJV, Open Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Complete Reference System, KJV, Vest Pocket New Testament & Psalms, Leathersoft, Black, Red Letter Version: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Second Edition. 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 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