proverbs-11:9

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 11:9

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 11:9. Zӧckler here reads, “The hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour, but by the knowledge of the righteous shall they (the neighbours) be delivered.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 11:9THE JUST MAN DELIVERED FROM THE MOUTH OF THE HYPOCRITEI. We have here—1. A character most difficult to maintain. The actor cannot always be playing his part, he must have times when his own individuality asserts itself—when he appears the man he really is. The man most in love... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:1-31

Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter.Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to the next. So that there is very little to comment on, because each of them become a complete little thought and finish within the verse itself. So it is extremely difficult as far as exposition is concerned, because it says it all. And the wisdom is to be gleaned just from really the brevity of the statement... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 11:1-31

Proverbs 11:1 . A false balance is an abomination to the Lord. A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand times the fraud becomes great, and greater still as it falls chiefly on the poor. Deuteronomy 25:13. The apologies which offenders make on the ground of accident or negligence, are often but an addition to the crime. The injured perhaps might place some sort of confidence in the excuse, were he in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 11:9

Proverbs 11:9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. Hypocrisy and knowledgeThe hypocrite is one who feigns to be what he is not--one whose life is a lie. Selfish, he wears the costume of benevolence; false, he speaks the language of sincerity and truth.I. Hypocrisy is destructive. The hypocrite, by his deception, has often destroyed the reputation, the peace, end the soul of his neighbour. Hypocrisy--1. Implies the pernicious. A... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:9

Pro 11:9 An hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. Ver. 9. An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth. ] That is, The flatterer, slanderer, evil counsellor, but especially the heretic, as the Valentinians, qui artificium habuerunt, quo prius persuaderent quam docerent, a by their Pythanology. "By good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple." Rom 16:18 They bring men into the lion’s mouth, as that old seducer... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 11:9

An hypocrite: Or rather, as chanaiph properly signifies, a wicked, profligate person, an infidel. 1 Kings 13:18-Song of Solomon :, 1 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 22:20-Isaiah :, Job 8:13, Job 34:30, Psalms 55:12, Psalms 55:20, Psalms 55:21, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 15:5-2 Chronicles :, Acts 20:30, 2 Corinthians 11:13-Ezra :, 2 Thessalonians 2:8-2 Samuel :, 1 Timothy 4:1-Leviticus :, 2 Peter 2:1-Leviticus : through: Proverbs 2:10-Nehemiah :, Proverbs 4:5, Proverbs 4:6, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 6:24, Mark... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 11:9

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.Delivered — From the infection of the hypocrite's evil counsel. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 11:9

9. A hypocrite Literally, a profane, or godless man. Neighbour By the mouth of an impure wretch his neighbour is (often) destroyed; but by the intelligence of the righteous he the neighbour shall be delivered; that is, from his calamities. Another construction of the latter clause is, By the knowledge of the just shall he (the neighbour) be delivered. read more