Proverbs 29:25

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 29:1-27

Proverbs 29:2 . cf. Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12-Hosea :. Proverbs 29:4 . he that exacteth gifts: lit. “ a man of presents.” Proverbs 29:9 b. Who is the subject? If it is the wise man, the meaning is that however he treats his opponent, seriously or lightly, he cannot end the matter. If it is the fool, the thought will be that he shows no decorum of manner. The proverb seems directed against a wise man’ s going to law with a fool. Proverbs 29:11 . Lit. “ A fool sends forth all his... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 29:25

The fear of man, inordinate fear of harm or mischief from men, which is fitly opposed to trust in God, because it comes from a distrust of God’s promise and providence, bringeth a snare; is an occasion of many sins, and of great danger, both of injuries from men, and of sore punishments from God. Putteth his trust in the Lord; keeping God’s way, and securely relying upon God to protect him from the designs and rage of wicked men. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 29:25-26

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 29:25-26SAFETY FROM A SNAREI. Men fear and hope too much from their fellow men. This fear and this hope are very active agents in this world, influencing men often to abstain from what they know to be right, and inducing them to do deeds of evil. Good men have often staggered and sometimes fallen before this fear and have been misled by this false hope, and both the hope and the fear are intensified when the object of them belongs to the ranks of the conventually... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:25

Proverbs 29:25 This has been proved to be true: (1) in the profession of Christianity; (2) in protesting against personal and social evils; (3) in attempting service on behalf of Christ; (4) in the proposition of new lines of thought. The fear of man produces three effects upon the sufferer: (1) loss of self-control; (2) modification of emphasis; (3) deepening of selfishness. Parker, City Temple, vol. i., p. 62. References: Proverbs 29:25 . Spurgeon, My Sermon Notes: Genesis to Proverbs, p.... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 29:25

DISCOURSE: 822THE FEAR OF MANProverbs 29:25. The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.OUR blessed Lord, at the very first introduction of his religion into the world, told his followers, that he was not come to send peace on earth, but a sword, and to set at variance with each other the nearest and dearest relatives. We are not however to suppose that this was the proper end of his religion: it was not the end, but the effect: and it is, and must... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Proverbs 29:25

trust (See Scofield " :-") , Also; Proverbs 28:25. read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Proverbs 29:25

Two Ancient Proverbs A Sermon (No. 3080) Published on Thursday, February 20th, 1908. Delivered by C. H. Spurgeon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington on Lord's Day evening, March 29th, 1874. “The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso puteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” Proverbs 29:25 . We have two ancient proverbs here; each of them is true as a separate proverb, and they are equally true when linked together. The independent proposition, that the fear of man bringeth a... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-27

Chapter 29He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy ( Proverbs 29:1 ).That is a heavy, heavy proverb. The person that is often reproved by God. How many times God has reproved you for your evil. God has reproved you for your sin. And you've hardened your heart to God's reproof. You go right back into the same thing. You do it over again. And God has reproved you. He, that being often reproved, you begin to harden your heart against... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:1-27

Proverbs 29:1 . He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck. The Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθαι και δεδοικεναι οφειλουοιν . Αυξεται γαρ αυτοις τα τες τιμοριας δια τες ατιμωρησιας . He who often offends, and is not punished, ought to fear that his punishment augments by the delay of justice. Aged and hardened sinners should remember this; it is the voice of philosophy, the voice of the bible, the voice of God. Some men after smarting for a... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 29:25

Proverbs 29:25The fear of man bringeth a snare.The mischiefs of slavish complaisance and cowardiceEvery passion of the soul may be of use to us, but is capable also, by being perverted, of causing much vexation and misery to ourselves and injury to our fellow-creatures. Year, while it proceeds from right principles, and is proportioned to the weight and moment of the evils about which it is conversant, must serve the most beneficial purposes, as it warns us where our greatest danger lies, and... read more

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