| their days. 4 Not only their Perſons, but their Children. e With- out any fuch Auxiliaries, by Gods ſpecial Providence. _ : 22 As a jewel of gold in a {wines ſnout f, /o 35a -fair
woman which F is without deſcretion 7g.
f Which would not adorn the Swine, but only be diſparaged it ſelf. It was the cuſtom of ſome of the Jews to wear Jewels upon their Noſes and ſome of their Neighbours wore them in their Noſes. g Which diſgraceth the beauty of her Body by a fooliſhand filthy Soul.
23 The deſire & of the righteous is only good ; bur the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
h Either 1. properly ſo called. So the ſenſe is, His deſires are
et
f Heb: dex parterh mM,
are to do hurt, and to <xecute wrath and hatred againft them O\ rather 2. the objc&, or event, or effect of thei; defire, as app: ars
F RUE.
' fibly it is a Metaphor from aFountain,which when it poureth forth
_ eth empty, and the Water ſceketh another coarſe, Others render
generally and conitantly to do good to men,as wicked mens deſigns |
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or event of it : And the ſenſe of the Proverb: ſeetns to be this, The defires and expeQations of the Righteous ſhall end in their gocd and happineſs, but the defires and expe&zations of wicked men ſhall be ſadly diſappointed, and end in the wrath of God, and their ut- rer ruime,
24 There is that ſcattereth z;, and yet increaſeth & ;
and here 5s that withholdeth more than is meet /,but ix
tendeth to poverty m. |
3 That giveth liberally of his Goods to the Poor : for ſo this He- brew word is uſed, Pſal: 112:9. He hath diſperſed, which is explat= ned in the following words, he kath given to the Poor. k Through Gods ſecret Blefling upon his Eſtate. 1 Heb. fom what is right or juſt, i.e. what by the Law of God, and the Rules of general Juſ- tice, he is obliged rogive : of which ſee Prov. 3: 27. m By Gods Providence ſecretly blaſting his Eſtate, either in his «wn or his | Childrens hands, as it very frequently befals cavetous Wretches., =
25 * + The liberal ſoul » ſhall be made fat o: and he * 2 Cor that watereth ſhall be watered alſo himſelf p. _ —_
» Heb. the Soul of Bleſſing, that man who is a Bleſfling to others, foul of bi who bleſſeth them, 7. e. doth good to them, as Bleſſmg is oft uſed 2 . for a gift, as Gen: 33* T1: 1 Saw: 25: 27: 2 Cor: 9: 5. oShall be _ greatly enriched both with Temporal and Spiritual Bleflings. p Pof-
— cc .
its waters is inſtantly filled again,whereas if it be ſtopped it grow-
it, he ſhall be a Rain, 5. e. he ſhall receive ſuch liberal ſupplies from God that he ſhall be able to pour forth ſhowers of good things | upon others. | I» | *Amos | _ 26 * He that withholdeth corn q, the people Jhall ;, 5; curſe him : but blefling r ſhall be upon the head of him
thatſelleth it s. | q Ina time of ſcarcity, when others need and deſire it. » The blefſing of God which the people ſhall heartily beg for him. s U- pon reaſonable terms. : 27 He thatdiligently ſeeketh : * good «, procureth *Chtr4:2
favour x : * bur he that feeketh miſchief y ic ſhall come gff71+4 , 9:15, it unto him 2, ray
# Which is oppoſed to thoſe who content themſelves with lazy & 57, 5 defires or cold and careleſs endeavours. . « To 10 good to all men, : as he hath opportunity. x With God and Men. »y To do any miſ- chief or injury to others, # It ſhall be requited either by mens ma«
lice and revenge, or by Gods juſt judgmenr. Opn _ 38 * He that eruſteth in his riches « (hall fall þ : but Jo 37 the righteous « ſhall flouriſh as a branch 4. ' Pal: 132 # As his chief portion, and felicity, and ground of ſafety. b As &92:12,8&c a withered Leaf by comparing this claute with the latter. ' c Who Jer:17: 86 | maketh God alone, and not riches, his truſt. d To wit, a green and flouriſhing branch. |
29 He that troubleth his own houſe e, ſhall inherit *ch: 19: 5 the wind f : and *® the -fool ſball be ſervant to the wiſe ,
of heart g. kT,
_ e He who bringeth trouble and miſery upon himſelfand Children, either 1. by careleineſs, flothfulneſs, improvidence, prodigality, or any wickedneſs, whereby he conſumeth his Eſtate. So this troubl;nz of his Houſe may be oppoſed to a Mans building of his Houſe, Jer. 29, 2:8 Or 2. by covetous deſires and reſtleſs endeavours to heap up Riches, wherevy he greatly tires and troubles both himſelf and all his Family, with exceſſive cares and labours,which is called coveting an evil cavetouſnels rohis Houſe, Habak 2. 9. f Shall be as unable to keep and enjoy what he gets as a Man is to hold the Wind in his Fiſt, or to feed and fatisfie himſelf with ir, / he ſhall be brought to poverty. g By which means ſuch a troubleſome, foal ſhall through his extreme neceflity be forced even toſell himſelfto
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luch as are wiſer. 30 The fruit of the righteous þ is * a tree of life 3, 00 n_ and he that f * wineth fouls & :s wiſe /. | _ h i.e. Which he produceth ; his diſcourſes and his whole con« verſation. #7 Is lik the fruitof the Tree of Life ; is a great preſe?- ver of his life, and a procurer of Eternal Life. not only ro himſelf, - but to othersalſo k Heb. thar catcherh Souls, as a Fowler doth Birds ; that maketh it his deſign and buſineſs. and ufeth all his skitl and diligence to gainSovls to God,& to pluck them out of the ſnare ofthe Devil. / Sheweth himſelf to be a truely wiſe and good Man, Bur this Clauſe is and may be rendred thus, and he that i wiſe ( the ſame with the Righreow in the former Clauſe ) winneth Souls,or brings them to life. So this Ciauſe agrees very well with the former.
31 Behold the righteous ſhall be recompenſed m in the
Earth »: much more othe wicked and the ſinner p,
m i e. Puniſhed for his ſins, as appears from the next.Clauſe,the general word being here uſed of this one particular,by a Synecdoche: 1 Whereby he intimates, that all his ſufferings are confined to this World, which is an unſpeakable felicity. o They ſhall be puniſh» ed more certainly and mores ſeverely, eitherin this life, or in the next. f Thoſe who make ſin their great ſtudy, and daily and moſt delightful) excerciſe. Compare this Verſe with 4 Pet: 4: 18: which is a good Comment upon it.
C H A P. XII. WW Ho!o loveth inſtruction #, loveth knowledge b : * *Ch.is:5: but he that hateth reproof, ;s brutiſh c. |