Homilist Proverbs 11:21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. Men, like sheep, are gregarious. The combination is — I. NATURAL. The wicked, in the text, are supposed to be in danger, and nothing is more natural than for men to crowd together in common danger. Fear as well as love brings men together; the one drives, the other draws. II. USELESS. No combination of men, however great in number, vast in wisdom, mighty in strength, affluent in resources, can prevent punishment from befalling the wicked. It must come. 1. The moral constitution of the soul. 2. The justice of the universe. 3. The almightiness of God, render all human efforts to avoid it futile. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. |
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