{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/geneva/pro013.htm","path":"bib/cmt/geneva/pro013.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/geneva/pro013.htm","text":"The Geneva Bible Translation Notes, [1599]\n(a) If he uses his tongue to God's glory, and the profit of his neighbour, God will bless him.\nThe soul of the sluggard (b) desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.\n(b) He always desires, but takes no pains to get anything.\nThe ransom of a man's life [is] his riches: but the poor (c) heareth not rebuke.\n(c) For his poverty, he is not able to escape the threatenings, which the cruel oppressors use against him.\nOnly by pride (d) cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.\n(d) When as every man contends to have preeminence, and will not give place to another.\n(e) Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth (f) by labour shall increase.\n(e) That is, goods evil gotten.\n(f) That is, with his own labour.\nWhoever despiseth (g) the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.\n(g) Meaning the word of God, by which he is admonished of his duty.\nA wicked messenger falleth (h) into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.\n(h) Brings many inconveniences both to himself and to others.\nHe that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be (i) destroyed.\n(i) As he is partaker of their wickedness, and bears with their vices, so will he be punished alike as they are.\nA good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the (k) wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.\n(k) Read (Job 27:16-17).\nMuch food [is in] the fallow ground of the (l) poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for lack of judgment.\n(l) God blesses the labour of the poor, and consumes their goods who are negligent, because they think they have enough.","title":"The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599]: Proverbs: Prov...","type":"page"}