The Expositor's Bible: The Book of ProverbsHorton, Robert F. (Robert Forman)
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The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs
Horton, Robert F. (Robert Forman)
Bible. Proverbs -- Commentaries
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness; but the expectation of the
wicked shall perish.[208] The righteous shall never be removed, but the
wicked shall not dwell in the land.[209] The house of the wicked shall
be overthrown, but the tent of the upright shall flourish.[210] The
wicked earneth deceitful wages, but he that soweth righteousness hath a
sure reward.[211] A man shall not be established by wickedness, while
the root of the righteous shall never be moved.[212] The wicked really
falls by his own wickedness, and is swept away by his own violence.[213]
He sows iniquity and reaps calamity.[214] His crooked way, his
malignant thoughts, the hatred against his neighbour, the guile in his
heart, and the flood of evil things which comes out of his lips, have
one issue--destruction.[215] When he comes to die, his expectation
perishes, all the hope of iniquity ends in disappointment.[216] His lamp
goes out not to be relit.[217] Meanwhile, the light of the righteous man
rejoices, because he attains unto life as surely as the wicked works
towards death.[218]
It is true that the appearance of things is different. Hand joins in
hand to promote evil.[219] Men follow out what seems right in their own
hearts, evil as they are.[220] Success seems to attend them, and one is
tempted to envy the sinners, and to fret at their ways.[221] But the
envy is misplaced; the evil man does not go unpunished; the wicked are
overthrown and are not.[222] The way which seemed right in a man's eyes
proves to be the way of death.[223] A righteous man falleth seven times
and riseth up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity,[224] and
the righteous are obliged to look upon their fall.[225]
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