Westminster Annotations, Proverbs · Chapter 22
CHAP. XXII.
Vers. 1. A Good name is rather to be chosen then great riches] Eccles. 7. 1. Credit and friendship is better then riches.
loving favour rather then, &c.] Or, favour is better then, &c.
V. 2. The rich and the …oor meet together] Chap. 29. 13. Rich and poor must love one another, because they live together, have need one of another, lie together in the earth, and have the same Maker: for God made the rich to help the poor, and the poor to prove the rich, Deut. 15. 11. Matth. 26. 11.
V. 3. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, &c.] Chap. 14. 16. and 27. 12. The evil of punishment, and withdraweth himself; but fools run desperately into danger.
V. 4. By humility, &c.] Or, the reward of humility, &c.
By humility and the fear of the Lord, are riches, and honour, and life] Psal. 112. 3.
V. 5. Thorns and s…rres are in the way of the floward] Chap. 15. 19.
V. 6. Train up] Or, catechize.
in the way he should go] Heb. in his way. Bring him up vertuously, and he shall so continue.
V. 7. The rich ruleth over the poor] Especially if he lend him money; as follows in this verse.
to the lender] Heb. to the man that lendeth.
V. 8. He that soweth iniquitie, shall reap vanitie] Chap. 21. 4. Job 4. 8. Hos. 10. 13.
and the rod of his anger shall fail] Or, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed. His wealth and authority, whereby he oppressed others, shall be taken from him.
V. 9. He that hath a bountifull eye] Heb. good of eye.
He that hath a bountifull eye shall be blessed] 2 Cor. 9. 6.
V. 9. Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out] Psal. 101. 5.
V. 11. for the grace of his lips] Or, and hath grace in his lips.
the king shall he his friend] Good princes use their familiarity, whose conscience is good, and their talk wise and godly.
V. 12. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge] Favour them that love knowledge.
the words] Or, the matters.
V. 13. The slothfull man saith, There is a lion without] Chap. 26. 13.
There is a lion without] He derideth them that invent vain excuses, because they would not do their dutie, chap. 15. 19.
V. 14. The mouth of strange women is a deep pit] Chap. 2. 16. and 5. 3. and 7. 5. and 23. 27.
he that is abhorred of the Lord, shall fall therein] So God punisheth one sin by another, when he suffereth the wicked to fall into the acquaintance of an harlot, Eccles. 7. 26.
V. 15. Foolishnesse is bound in the heart of a childe] He is naturally given to it, and can hardly be parted from it, Job 11. 12.
the rod of correction shall drive it far from him] Chap. 13. 24. and 19. 18. and 23. 13. and 29. 15, 17.
V. 16. he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want] To encrease his riches, as before.
V. 19. within thee] Heb. in thy belly.
V. 18. That thy trust may be in the Lord] He sheweth what the end of instruction is; to wit, To direct us to trust in the LORD.
even to thee] Or, trust thou also.
V. 20. excellent things in counsels and knowledge] Chap. 8. 6.
V. 21. to them that send unto thee] Or, to those that send thee.
V. 22. Rob not the poor] Oppresse not the poor by might, nor by false judgement.
neither oppresse the afflicted in the gate] Zech. 7. 10.
V. 23. For the Lord will plead their cause] Job 31. 21. chap. 23. 11.
V. 24. Make no friendship with an angry man] Chuse not him for thy friend that is not able to rule his affections: for he would hurt thee by his evil conversation: and if he be very angry by nature (Heb. a man of wraths) come not in his company at all.
V. 26. Be not thou one of them that strike hands] Chap. 6. 1. and 11. 15. Which rashly put themselves in danger, by suretiship for others.
V. 28. Remove not the ancient land-mark] Deut. 19. 14. and 27. 17. chap. 23. 10.
land-mark] Or, bound.
V. 22. he shall not stand before mean men] Men that live as it were in the dark, and observed but by few; whereas princes are the light, and all mens eyes are upon them.
mean men] Or, obscure men.