and deceit in judgment. | 18 * There is that ſpeaketh like the piercings of a ?Pſ57. ſword 5b : bur the tongue of the wiſe ;s || health c. & 99 7: b Hurtful and pernicious words, whereby they either corrupt . my mens minds aad manners, or ſcandalize them, or injure them in EW, their Reputation, Eſtate, or Life, or otherwiſe. c His i5peech both in judgment, and in common &diſcourſe,is found and wholſome in it felt, ani tending to the comfort and benefit of others. ' 16 The lip of crutch thall be eftabliſhed for ever: but 'a lying tongue is but for a moment . 4 The ſpeaker of truth is conſtant, and always agreeable to him« ſelf, and his words the more and longer they are tried, the more , doth the truth of rhem appear ; whereas Liars, though they may | make a fair ſhew for a ſeaſon, yet are eaſily and quickly convicted : of falthood. 20 Leceit es in the heart of them that imagine evil : | but co the counſellors of peace #5 joy. eEither 1. towards others, whom they deſign to deceive, and then to deſtroy, whilſt good Counſellers brivg ſafety and joy to 0« thers, Or rather 2. to themſelves. So the ſenſe of the Verſe is, | They whoſe hearts deviſe miſchief againſt others, ſhall be deceived in their hopes, and bring that trouble upon themſelves which they deſign again!t others; but they who by good counſels labour to promote the Peace and Happineſs of others, ſhall reap the comfort and benefit of it to themſelves. a 21 There ſhall no evil f happen to the juſt: but ths wicked ſhall b:filled with miſchief.
' fEither 1. of fin, orrather 2, of ſuffering or miſchief, as the (next Clauſe explains this: No ſuch evil fha]l befall them, as doth | commonly befall the wicked, who are filled, or overwhelmed, and ! utterly deſtroyed by it; whereas good men are ſupported under rheir troubles, and ſhall be delivered out of them,aud receive much enefit by them. 22 * Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD ; Heb. « but they that 7 deal truely g are his delight. eruth Z Thar ſpeak and a fincerely and truely. He implies that al- Jolv 3.31, though lying lips alone are ſufficient ro purchaſe Gods hatred, yet ; truth in a mans ſpeech is not ſufficientro procure Gods favour,un« leſs there be alſo Truth and Juſtice in his actions. 23 * A prudentman conczaleth knowledge þ : but
the heart of Fools proclaimeth fooliſhneſs z.
þ He doth not vain-gloriouſly, and unſcaſorably utter what he knows, butkeeps it in his breaſt till he hath a fit occaſion to bring it forth for Gods Glory and the good of others. # Whilſt ke makes oſtentation of his knowledge, he betrays his Tgnorance and Folly. Compare Eccleſ: 1: 3. |
24 * The hand of the diligent ſhall bear rule & : jg, 4, but the || Nothful 7 ſhall be under tribute. '* as
k Shall procure Wealth and Power. 7! Heb. the deceitful, So he calls the ſlothful, becauſe Deceit and Idleneſs are commonly com= panions, and ſuch men ſeek to gain by Fraud whar they either cannot or willnot get by honeſt Labour. Compare Prov: 10: 4.
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the root of the righteous yieideth fruit &.
i He approveth and uſeth thoſe cunning and deceitful arts, which wicked men uſe, like Nets to enſnare other men,and to take their goods to- themſelves. Or, he deſirech the Fortreſs of wicked mea, or, z. wickeaneſr, i. e. he ſeeks to fortifie and ſtablith himſelf by wicked prattices. & That Juſtice and Piety, in which he js root- ed and which is the root of his aQtions, doth of it ſelf, without the aid of any indire& and ſinful courſes, yield him ſufficient fruit both for his own-need, and to do goo1 to others. But, becauſe the word Fu: is not in the Hebrew,and may ſeem to be too great a ſupplement,it is, and may be rendred thus, the root of the Righte« os giveth it, to wit, that Fortreſs or ſecurity which others ſeek in wickedneſs. 2 |
13 + * The wicked ;; ſnared ] by the tranſgreſlion of
his\ipsm : but the juſt ſhall come out of trouble ». Fj. e. Brought into trouble. m By his wicked ſpeeches againſt od and men. = To wit, by his wiſe anQÞholy, and inoffenſive ſpeeches, whereby he pacifierh men and gaineth Gods favour and protection.
14* A man ſhall be ſatisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth o, and the recompenſc of a mans hands p ſhall be rendred unto him 9.
o By his pious and profitable Diſcourſes. p 7. e. Of his works and » Tang of which the hand is the great inſtrument. Whereby alſomay be implied that'God will notregard nor recompenſe good words, unleſs they be accompanied” with a good converſation. q To wit, by God to whom the work of retribution belongs.
f Heb. the ſnere of the p.cked is the tranſ [ſion of
=: | Ch:18:7:
"Ch: 13: 2:
. ; q *Chag1;, 25 * Heavinelſs ia the heart of man maketh it ſtoop ; lac but *a good word Z maketh it glad. . 1 A comapſſionate or encouraging word from a Friend or Mini» EIs 26 The righteous 7s more [|excellentm than his neigh-
bour » : but the way of the wicked o ſeduceth them p.
” Either 1. In his temper and diſpoſition, more juſt, and gene- rous, and publick ſpirited, and merciful, &c- Or 2. In his condi- tion, more happy, notwithſtanding all his ſufferings and the con- trary Opinien of the world concerning them- » Than any other men. þ Heb. maketh them to err or wanazr, to loſe that excellency or happineſs which they had promiſed to themſelves, in and by their wicked pradtices.
27 The ſlothful man q roſteth nor that which he took in hinting yr: butthe ſubſtance of a diligent man 7s
Precious s,
q Or, The deceitful man, as wv. 24+ who ſeeks to enrich himſelf by fraudulent and unjuſt praftices. r Doth not enjoy the fruit of bis Labours or devices, either becauſe he doth nor labour, and ſo hath nothing to waſte or enjoy ; or becauſe God oft=times deprives him either of ſuch ill-gotten goods, or at leaſt of a quier and comfortable fruition of them. s Yields him greatcomforr and ſatisfaction, part. ly becauſe-it abides with him, and partly becauſe he hath Gods Fi. vour and. bleſſing with it. ;
28 In the way of righteouſneſs 5s life, and in the
path-way thereof there is || nodeath x, _ f 1aC
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Ch. 6.19 Heb. uth,
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, is ality,
; The praftice of Juſtice and Godlineſs, though it expoſe a man co ſome dangers and inconveniences in the world, yet it will cer- tainly lead him to Life 2nd Happineſs, whereas the end of all wic-