The Sovereignty of Divine Providence.
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Proverbs 16
Proverbs 16 — Overview
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible · Matthew Henry (1662–1714) · Public Domain
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Proverbs 16 — OverviewProverbs 16 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 16 stands at the structural heart of the book and is dominated by one towering truth: God is sovereign over all human plans, steps, decisions, and outcomes. The chapter opens and closes with this theme — from…Proverbs 16:1Proverbs 16:1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleAs we read this, it teaches us a great truth, that we are not
sufficient of ourselves to think or speak any thing of ourselves that
is wise and good, but that all our sufficiency is of God, who is with
the…Proverbs 16:1Proverbs 16:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Authorized Version makes one sentence of this verse without any contrast or antithesis. This is plainly wrong, there being intended a contrast between the thought of the heart and the well ordered speech. It is…Proverbs 16:1Proverbs 16:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryMan's thought and God's work
Theology and philosophy have ever been confronted with the problem of the interrelation of the Divine and the human in life. If God is supreme, what room is there for man's will, thought,…Proverbs 16:1-3Proverbs 16:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe rule and guidance of Jehovah
I. GOD THE OBJECT AND FULFILMENT OF HUMAN DESIRE. We are wishful, craving creatures, "with no language but a sigh." The answer of the praying tongue and heart is God himself—in the…Proverbs 16:1-7Proverbs 16:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryThese are specially religions maxims, and they all contain the name Jehovah.
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