Provérbios 15
J. Vernon McGee · Citado em PreceptAustin
Provérbios 15
Vernon McGee - A man who is crude and rough in his dealings will stir up strife. However, it is also true that preaching the Word of God will stir up strife. Remember that the Lord Jesus was the most controversial person who has ever been on this earth. Wherever the truth is preached, strife will be the result, because there are folk who don’t want to hear it. Remember that we said the Word of God works like a Geiger counter. If you run it over a congregation, you can learn who is a genuine Christian and who is not. A young preacher having trouble in his congregation came to me about it. I told him about my experience when I was a boy. When I would go to the barn at night to feed the horse or the cow, I would light a lantern and carry it with me. When I would open the barn door and step in, two things would happen: The rats would scurry and run for cover, and the birds which were roosting on the rafters would begin to sing. Light had those two very different effects. And when the Word of God is preached you will see the rats run for cover and the birds begin to sing. We do need to keep in mind that we are not to exaggerate the offense of the cross—just preach it. Proverbs 15:19 The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. Lazy - Pr 22:5,13 26:13 Nu 14:1-3,7-9 upright: Pr 3:6 8:9 Ps 5:8 25:8,9,12 27:11 Isa 30:21 35:8 Highway - Isa 57:14 Proverbs 15 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way -- Proverbs 15:19 -- C. H. Spurgeon You might want to read his sermon which he introduces with this remark "I shall try to show you that our text, while it has its temporal bearings which we will not conceal, has, beyond these, its higher and spiritual teachings with which we will conclude." THE LAZY VERSUS THE UPRIGHT WAY Kidner notes that "The sluggard is contrasted, a little unexpectedly, with the upright or straightforward—a reminder (a) that there is an element of dishonesty in laziness (trying to sidestep the facts and one’s share of the load); (b) that the straight course is ultimately the easiest. (Cf. Pr 4:25, 26)." In a word this proverb says that laziness is unethical! The way - Frequent metaphor in Proverbs, usually describing the way one lives their life. Pr 1:15; 2:8, 12, 20; 4:11, 14, 19; 6:23; 7:8, 27; 8:2, 20; 9:6; 10:29; 12:15, 26, 28; 13:15; 14:12; 15:9-10, 19; 16:25, 31; 21:8, 16; 22:5-6; 23:19; 29:27; 30:19-20 The lazy man is the antithesis of the righteous man. Solomon could have said "diligent" but instead he says "righteous." Clearly the plain intent in context is that the lazy man is not a righteous man! Think about this contrast -- is a lazy man likely to give you an honest days labor for the wages you pay? Surely the lazy man fails to fulfill one of God's decrees for man after he sinned - "By the sweat of your face You shall eat bread" (Ge 3:19). The lazy man surely still desires to eat the bread, but not suffer the work to gain it! If you toil for it, he will gladly accept your bread, which
Provérbios 15
McGee - The father brags about his boy when he is making good. If the boy is failing, you won’t hear a word out of his dad. Wise sons (and daughters) live to please their parents. Conversely when a child lives foolishly, they not only grieve their parents ( = "a foolish son is a grief to his mother") but show contempt for them and their authority! How tragic! Wise (02450)(chakam) is an adjective which is related to wisdom (see word study on chokmah). To describe one as wise is to say they are characterized understanding of people and of situations and manifest discernment and judgment in dealing with them. Chakam describes one's manner of thinking and attitude concerning life's experiences. Chakam - 46 of the 133 uses are in Proverbs - Pr 1:5-6; 3:7, 35; 9:8-9; 10:1, 8, 14; 11:29-30; Pr 12:15, 18; 13:1, 14, 20; 14:1, 3, 16, 24; 15:2, 7, 12, 20, 31; Pr 16:14, Pr 16:21, 23; 17:28; 18:15; 20:26; 21:20, 22; 22:17; 23:24; 24:5, 23; 25:12; Pr 26:5, 12, 16; 28:11; 29:8-9, 11; 30:24. Study the following to get a good sense of how Proverbs defines "wise"... Prov 1:5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, Prov 1:6 To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles. Prov 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and turn away from evil. Prov 3:35 The wise will inherit honor, But fools display dishonor. Prov 9:8 Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you, Reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Prov 9:9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man, and he will increase [his] learning. Prov 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. Prov 10:8 The wise of heart will receive commands, But a babbling fool will be thrown down. Prov 10:14 Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand. Prov 11:29 He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted. Prov 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls. Prov 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel. Prov 12:18 There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing. Prov 13:1 A wise son [accepts his] father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. Prov 13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death. Prov 13:20 He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm. Prov 14:1 The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish tears it down with her own hands. Prov 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] back, But the lips of the wise will preserve them. Prov 14:16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, But a fool is arrogant and careless. Prov 14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches, [But] the folly of fools is foolishness. Prov 15:2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, But the mouth of fools spouts folly. Prov 15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so. Prov 15:12 A scoffer does not love one who reproves him, He will not go to the wise. Prov 15:20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother. Prov 15:31 He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof Will dwell among the wise. Prov 16:14 The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death, But a wise man will appease it. Prov 16:21 The wise in heart will be called discerning, And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness. Prov 16:23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds persuasiveness to his lips. Prov 17:28 Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is [counted] prudent. Prov 18:15 The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. Prov 20:26 A wise king winnows the wicked, And drives the [threshing] wheel over them. Prov 21:20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man swallows it up. Prov 21:22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the stronghold in which they trust. Prov 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge; Prov 23:24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise son will be glad in him. Prov 24:5 A wise man is strong, And a man of knowledge increases power. Prov 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good. Prov 25:12 [Like] an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise reprover to a listening ear. Prov 26:5 Answer a fool as his folly [deserves], Lest he be wise in his own eyes. Prov 26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Prov 26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer. Prov 28:11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes, But the poor who has understanding sees through him. Prov 29:8 Scorners set a city aflame, But wise men turn away anger. Prov 29:9 When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest. Prov 29:11 A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back. Prov 30:24 Four things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: Bridges - Do not the brightest joys (Pr 10:1; 23:15, 24, 25, 1 Kings 1:48), and the bitterest tears in this world of tears (Pr 17:25, 2Sa 17:23; 18:1–4), flow from parents’ hearts? Whatever be the delight to see a son prospering in life, the Christian father finds no rest, until a wise son maketh him glad. And here we need not any development of talent or superior attainment, but the true wisdom; humble and docile, marked (as the contrast suggests) by filial reverence, specially by the cleaving choice of that fear of the Lord which “is the beginning of wisdom.” (Pr 15:33, 1:7) Such a son does indeed rejoice his father, as he watches with equal pleasure and thankfulness the daily growth and healthiness of his choice vine. Lawson - Nothing can make a dutiful child happier, than to contribute to the happiness of his parents; and this filial disposition must not be confined to childhood, but dwell in us whilst either father or mother dwell upon the earth. If our parents should require us to do some great and hard thing for them, nature and gratitude would enforce our compliance; but all that they require is, that we should be wise and happy, for their felicity is bound up in our welfare. Surely he is an unnatural fool that will not gratify them in such kind desires. Epaminondas, one of the best of the Greeks (Ed: Montaigne judged him one of the three "worthiest and most excellent men" that had ever lived,), having gained a glorious victory over the enemies of his country, said to them that complimented him on it, that his chief pleasure in it was the pleasure that the news would give to his father and mother. Matthew
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Vernon McGee - It is not only what you say but when you say it. Sometimes the right word at just the right time will do the job. Many of us could testify that the right word said to us at the right time in our lives changed the whole course of our lives. That has certainly happened to me. Apt answer (Literally "the answer of his mouth") - The NET Note writes that "The term “mouth” is a metonymy of cause for what he says. But because the parallelism is loosely synonymous, the answer given here must be equal to the good word spoken in season. So it is an answer that is proper or fitting."