13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
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And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. …
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. …
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-16)Solomon was himself a king, and therefore may be allowed to speak more freely than another concerning the vanity of kingly state and dignity, which he shows here to be an uncertain thing; he had before said so (Prov. 27:24; The crown doth not endure to every generation ), and his son found it so. Nothing is more slippery than the highest post of honour without wisdom and the people’s love. I. A ki…
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