Passage Research
Proverbs 11 — Sermon Preparation
A collection of proverbs on honest weights, pride and humility, the blessings of generosity, and the city that rejoices when the righteous flourish. Below is a research summary for Proverbs 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 16
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 11 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| צַדִּיק | tsaddîyq | H6662 | 8 | just |
| רָשָׁע | râshâʻ | H7563 | 8 | wrong, bad |
| צְדָקָה | tsᵉdâqâh | H6666 | 5 | rightness, rectitude |
| רָצוֹן | râtsôwn | H7522 | 3 | delight |
| בְּרָכָה | Bᵉrâkâh | H1293 | 3 | benediction, prosperity |
| רַע | raʻ | H7451 | 4 | bad, evil |
| יָשָׁר | yâshâr | H3477 | 3 | straight |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The welfare of our families, our own peace, and our ability to pay just debts, must not be brought into danger. But here especially let us consider the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ in becoming Surety even for enemies.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 11:15–19 (Public Domain)
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