Bridges on Proverbs 14:19
 
 
Charles Bridges on Proverbs 14:19
 
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19.  The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
 
This is not the general rule of the present dispensation. Righteous Lazarus bowed at the wicked man's gate. (Luke 16:20.) Thus faith is tried (Psalm 73:12), and the foundations of our heavenly hopes more deeply grounded. (2 Corinthians 4:17, 18.) And yet often has the very letter of the proverb been verified. The Egyptians and Joseph's brethren bowed before Joseph;† the proud Pharaoh and his people before Moses;† Saul to David;† Jehoram and Naaman before Elisha;† Haman before Esther;† the magistrates before the apostles.† More often still is the spirit of this proverb illustrated in the constrained testimony of the wicked to the pre-eminence of the righteous. (Revelation 3:9.) The millennial era will exhibit a more glorious fulfillment. (Isaiah 49:23; 60:14. Revelation 20:4.) The grand consummation will set all things right, and shed a Divine splendour over this profound aphorism. “The upright shall have dominion over the wicked in the morning.” (Psalm 49:14. Malachi 4:1-3.) “The saints shall judge the world.” (1 Corinthians 6:2.) They shall there appear in their suitable rank, exalted with their glorious Head over the whole creation. (Revelation 2:26.) Oh! let the sunshine of this glory irradiate every clouded morn. If this be not enough to counter-balance the scorn of the ungodly, where is our faith? Had we a clear apprehension of this glory, should we have an eye for anything else? Would not all besides, except as it had a reference to this day, be an utter impertinence?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Luke 16:20
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
 
 
Psalm 73:12
12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
 
 
2 Corinthians 4:17, 18
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
 
 
Footnote:
Genesis 41:43; 42:6.
 
 
Genesis 41:43; 42:6
43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. {Bow...: or, Tender father: Heb. Abrech}
 
Genesis 42:6
6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
 
 
Footnote:
Exodus 8:8; 9:27, 28; 11:8.
 
 
Exodus 8:8
8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.
 
Exodus 9:27, 28
27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. 28 Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. {mighty...: Heb. voices of God}
 
Exodus 11:8
8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. {that follow...: Heb. that is at thy feet} {a great...: Heb. heat of anger}
 
 
Footnote:
1 Samuel 24:16-21; 26:21.
 
 
1 Samuel 24:16-21
16 ¶ And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 17 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. {delivered: Heb. shut up} 19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. 20 And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand. 21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
 
1 Samuel 26:21
21 ¶ Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
 
 
Footnote:
2 Kings 3:12; 5:9.
 
 
2 Kings 3:12
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
 
2 Kings 5:9
9 ¶ So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.
 
 
Footnote:
Esther 7:7.
 
 
Esther 7:7
7 ¶ And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
 
 
Footnote:
Acts 16:39.
 
 
Acts 16:39
39 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.
 
 
Revelation 3:9
9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
 
 
Isaiah 49:23
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. {nursing fathers: Heb. nourishers} {queens: Heb. princesses}
 
Isaiah 60:14
14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
 
Revelation 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
 
 
Psalm 49:14
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. {beauty: or, strength} {in the grave from...: or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them}
 
Malachi 4:1-3
1 ¶ For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
 
 
1 Corinthians 6:2
2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
 
 
Revelation 2:26
26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: