{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/wesley/pro016.htm","path":"bib/cmt/wesley/pro016.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/wesley/pro016.htm","text":"Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65]\n \nProverbs 16:1\n \npro 16:1\nFrom the Lord - Men can neither think nor speak wisely and well without Divine assistance. \nProverbs 16:2\n \npro 16:2\nWeigheth - Exactly knows as men do the things which they weigh. Spirits - The hearts of men. \nProverbs 16:3\n \npro 16:3\nCommit - Refer all thy actions and concerns to God, as the end of them, and depend upon God's providence for success. Established - Thy designs shall be brought to an happy issue. \nProverbs 16:4\n \npro 16:4\nDoth work - He orders or disposes. For - For his own glory; for the discovery of his wisdom, power, goodness, truth, justice. The wicked - Wilful and impenitent sinners. Men make themselves wicked, and God therefore makes them miserable. \nProverbs 16:6\n \npro 16:6\nBy mercy - By a merciful and just and faithful frame of heart and course of life. Is purged - As they qualify a man to offer up acceptable prayers to God for the pardon of his sins. By fear - By a filial reverence unto God. Depart - They are kept from abusing pardoning mercy, and from returning to folly or wickedness. \nProverbs 16:9\n \npro 16:9\nDeviseth - Proposes what he will do. Directeth - Over - rules and disposes all his designs and actions. \nProverbs 16:10\n \npro 16:10\nA divine sentence - Great sagacity and piercing judgment. Of the king - Of wise kings; who only are worthy of that name and office. \nProverbs 16:11\n \npro 16:11\nThe Lord's - Are made by his direction and appointment, so that no man can alter them without violating God's rights and authority. \nProverbs 16:15\n \npro 16:15\nA cloud - As acceptable as those clouds which bring the latter rain, whereby the fruits are filled and ripened a little before the harvest. \nProverbs 16:17\n \npro 16:17\nThe high - way - Their common road, in which they walk, tho' through frailty or temptation they slip into the bypath of sin. From evil - From the evil of sin, and consequently from the evil of punishment. Keepeth - That takes heed to walk in that high - way. \nProverbs 16:20\n \npro 16:20\nGood - He who orders his affairs with discretion. \nProverbs 16:21\n \npro 16:21\nThe wise - He who is truly wise, shall be so accounted by others. Sweetness - Eloquence added to wisdom. Increaseth - Both in himself, for while a man teaches others, he improves himself; and others, who by this means are induced to hear and receive his instructions. \nProverbs 16:22\n \npro 16:22\nThe instruction - Their most grave and serious counsels are foolish. \nProverbs 16:23\n \npro 16:23\nTeacheth - Directs him what to speak, and keeps him from speaking foolishly. Addeth - Enables him to speak learnedly and wisely. \nProverbs 16:27\n \npro 16:27\nDiggeth up - Prosecutes his evil designs with great industry. His lips - His tongue is set on fire of hell. \nProverbs 16:30\n \npro 16:30\nShutteth - That his thoughts may be more intent. Moving - Which is the gesture of one whose thoughts are deeply engaged. \nProverbs 16:32\n \npro 16:32\nIs better - Of a more gallant and generous spirit, and more valiant and victorious. \nProverbs 16:33\n \npro 16:33\nThe lot - As the ancient practice was in deciding doubtful things. The event of which though casual to men, is directed by God's providence.","title":"Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible: Proverbs: Proverbs Chapter 16","type":"page"}