* Delays in obtaining that good which a man paſſionate)y deſir- eth and hop-th for. k The good deſized and expeQed ; Atts being __ pur for the ObjeQs. / Ir is moſt ſweet;and fatisfattory,and 1c- VINg,. | IE | | : 13 Whoſo deſpiſeth »2 the word », ſhall be deſtroy- | o:, ed 0 ; but he that feareth the commandment þ,}| thall be 4e i ze rewarded. | m Difobeyeth it wilfully and preſumptnouſly. » The word of God, which is called the word by way of eminzncy, Deut: 30: 14. Compare with Rom: 10: 18: 1 Tim: 5: 17. and elſewhere, o txcept he repent, and return to his Obedience. p That hath a Reverence to its authority, and isafraid to violate it.
14 * The law q
| of the wiſe » is a fountain of life, to *Ch: 14 depart from the tnares of death. |
- 9 The Dottrinez Inſtruction, or Counſel ; as the word, Lew, is frequently underſtood 1n Scripture.r Of holy men, who are coms
monly called iſe, as ſinners are called Fols, in this Book.
15 Good underſtanding * giveth favour « ; but the way x of cranſprefſors is hardy
e Diſcovering it (elf by a mans holy and righteous praftices and ways, as appears from the oppoſition of the way of tranſgreſſers to it; and as words of Underitanding in this and other Books of Scripture commonly include praftice. « Maketh a man acceprable borh to Godand Men. x The carriage or manner of Converſation. y Or, rowgh, as this very word is uſed, Deut: 21: 4. offenſive and hareful to God and Men, as rough ways are to a Traveller; fierce, and in« rraQtable, and incorrigible. : *Y
16 ” Every prudent 41 dealeths with knowledge; «c1,.15 but a fool + Jayeth open 4s folly b. | & 15: 3
z Heb. Aeth, or doth, managed all his affairs. 4 Coriſidetately t Heb-. and diſcreetly. 6 By his heady and fooliſh Attions. reader
17 A wicked meſſenger c fallethinto mifchief 4 ; bur a faithful ambaffadocr is healche.
e Who is unfaithful in the execution of that which is commit- ted to his charge, asappears by the oppolite clauſe. 4 Shall not eſcape puniſhment from Ged, or from them who ſent him. e Or, wholſom, procureth ſafety and benefit, as to his Maſter, fo alſo to himſelf, | : | ;
18 Poverty and ſbameſhall betohimthat refuſeth in-
ſtruction f; but he that regardeth reproof g ſhall be ho- noured h. | . f Whereby he might have been kept from deſtrtictive and diſho- nourable courſes. g That conſiders it ſetioufly, receiveth kindly, and reformerh himiclf by ir. þ And enriched. which is implicd from the former branch. Not that it is ſo always,but commonly,& when God ſces it good for a Man. Or, if he ao not always gain Riches, he ſhall certainly have honour both from God and: Men. 19 * The deſire accompliſhed is ſweet ro the ſoul 3: but & it is dn abomination to fools, to defare from *Ver: x; evil.
5 The ſatisfaction ofa mans deſires by the enjoyment of thethiogs deſired is very acceptable ro him. hich may be taken either 1+
Ofthe deſire of Fools, which may be underſtood our of the next | clauſe. So the ſenſe of the Verie is, It is ſweet to ſinners to iris - duJge and fatisfie their defires, which are wholly carnal and ſinful, ; and for that reaſon they love ſin, and hate rhe thoughts of leaving | 1r, becauſe their deſires are wholly and fully ſetupon je. Or 2.
good deſires, or of the deſires of wiſe and good men,Aas the LXX,
and Chaldee, and Syriack, and Arabick Interpreters nnderſtand ir; . by the oppoſition of Fools in the next clauſe. So the ſenſe may be | this, The deſires of good men, are ſet upen what is good, and ' they rejoice when they atrain to it,and are grieved when they fall ; hort of it ; byt the deſires of the wicked are fer vpon fin,and it is ' a pleaſure. ro them to commir it, and an abomination to them to be hindred from it. Or rather 3. Of deſires in general. Wharſoever men do careſtly deſire, the enjoyment *»f it is very ſweet and grate- . ful to them; and therefore ſinners rejoice in the purſuit and fatis« ' fation oftheir ſinful Luſts, and abhor all Reſtraint and Mortifica« tion of them ; For this is certain and confeſſ:d, that many things are underſt6od in theſe ſhort proverbial Speeches which are not expreſſed. k Or, and,as this particle properly ſignifies ; or,therefore, {as 1t 1s frequently uſed. Wu | ' 20 He that walketh I with wiſe »e, fball be wiſe #7;
li. e. Commonly-converſeth and affociateth himſelf. , m Shall ors " Jearn Wiſdom and Goodneſs both fiom Counſels and Examples. y the deſign of this Proverb. is to ſhew the wonderful influence Wwhicha mans ſociety hath upon him, Either to fave, or corrupt and dgſtroy him.
2rEvil » purſueth o ſinners p:but tothe righreous good 7 ſhall be repayed. | nia
» Evil of puniſkment and proportionable to. their , evil of ſin,as II appears from the next clauſe. o And ſooner or Jatzr ſhall certainly overtake them, albeit they pleaſe themſelves with hopes of impus- nity. p Obttinate and incorrigible finners. q Gods bleffiogs aad true happineſs. |
22 A good may leaveth an inheritance to his chil- .
for the juſt r, | | |; r Is by Gods powerful Providence oft=times tranſlated ro good ;; pg
23 * Much food js 5» * the tiliage of the poor 5; but *Ch.rs there 15 tbaris deſtroyed tfor wanc of judgement . Ch:az. + Poor and mean'perfons by their diligent labours in rill-ge or
other employments, and Gods Bleffing upon them oft-rimes grow rich. £ Or, cenfumed, .to wit, in his cſtate, brought to poventy.
rence 1n tilling his Land, and managing. his Affairs which he ne-
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