Cautions against Luxury and Covetousness.
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Proverbs 23
Proverbs 23 — Overview
Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible · Matthew Henry (1662–1714) · Public Domain
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Proverbs 23 — OverviewProverbs 23 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 23 gives wisdom for everyday life — eating with powerful people, working hard without greed, honouring your parents, guarding your heart, and avoiding the trap of wine. At its centre is a call to seek truth and…Proverbs 23:1-3Proverbs 23:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe sin we are here warned against is luxury and sensuality, and the
indulgence of the appetite in eating and drinking, a sin that most
easily besets us. 1. We are here told when we enter into temptation,
and…Proverbs 23:1Proverbs 23:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryWhen thou sittest to eat with a ruler. This, of course, would be a great honour to a man of lowly birth, or to one of the middle class, to whom the manners of courts and palaces were practically unknown. Consider…Proverbs 23:1-3Proverbs 23:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryA hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the guest of kings.Proverbs 23:1-3Proverbs 23:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentarySycophancy and independence
The reader is here warned against the danger of depending too much on the favour of great people. Possibly that favour is only offered as a bribe, and the unwary recipient of it may be no…Proverbs 23:1-3Proverbs 23:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe temptation of the table
It is probable that Solomon had in view those who did not often sit down to a "good dinner," and who, when they were invited to a feast by some one who was able to spread his table with…