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Sermons and Devotionals
on Proverbs
by Charles Spurgeon
 
This page is an attempt to compile the materials of Charles Spurgeon on the Proverbs. Included are full sermons, entries from Morning & Evening / Faith's Checkbook (his daily devotionals), and his verse-by-verse commentary on Proverbs 27. Also, since a good handful of Proverbs are quoted in the New Testament the sermons from those texts have been included, along with a handful of excerpts from other sermons when he made some comments on a Proverb in passing.
 
If you come across any additional items by Mr. Spurgeon based upon a Proverb that is not included here, please contact us.
 
Albert Martin messages on Proverbs.
Charles Bridges Commentary on Proverbs.
 
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  Introduction/Preface   
   
  Proverbs 1:33   
“Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.”
   Morning & Evening
  Pro. 3:11 / Heb. 12:5   
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.”
   Sermon 1
  Pro. 3:11 / Heb. 12:5   
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.”
   Sermon 2
  Pro. 3:11 / Heb. 12:5   
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.”
   Sermon 3
  Pro. 3:11 / Heb. 12:5   
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.”
   Sermon 4
  Pro. 3:11 / Heb. 12:5   
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.”
   Sermon 5
  Pro. 3:11 / Job 34:31-32
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.”
   Sermon 6
  Pro. 3:11 / Ps. 118:18   
“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the LORD, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.”
   Treasury of David
  Proverbs 3:24   
“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 3:25, 26   
“Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 3:33   
“He blesseth the habitation of the just.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 3:34b   
“He giveth grace unto the lowly.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 4:13   
“Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 4:23   
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 4:25   
“Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 5:11   
“And thou mourn at the last.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 5:21   
“The ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 5:22   
“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 6:20-23   
“My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life..”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 6:22   
“When thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 8:17   
“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 10:9   
“He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 10:24   
“The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 10:27   
“The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 11:25   
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”
   FCB / FCB / M&E
  Proverbs 11:25   
“He that watereth shall be watered also himself.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 11:26   
“He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 11:30   
“He that winneth souls is wise.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 11:30   
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 12:19   
“The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 13:13   
“He that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 14:9   
“Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 14:10   
“The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 14:10   
“The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 14:10   
“The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 14:14   
“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 14:14   
“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 14:23   
“In all labor there is profit.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 14:26   
“In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 15:8   
“The prayer of the upright is his delight.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 15:11   
“Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 15:19   
“The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 15:33   
“Before honour is humility.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 16:2   
“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 16:7   
“When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 16:20   
“He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 16:20   
“He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 16:33   
“The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 17:17   
“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 18:10   
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 18:12   
“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 18:12   
“Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 18:14   
“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 18:14   
“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 18:24   
“There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 18:24   
“There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 19:17   
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 20:4   
“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 20:7   
“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 20:22   
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 20:30   
“The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.”
   Sermon extract
  Proverbs 22:13   
“The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 23:17, 18   
“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 23:17, 18   
“Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 23:19   
“Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 23:23   
“Buy the truth, and sell it not.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 23:26   
“My son, give me thine heart.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 24:12   
“Shall not he render to every man according to his works?”
   Comm. on Matthew
  Proverbs 24:12   
“Shall not he render to every man according to his works?”
   Treasury of David
  Proverbs 24:30-32   
“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it and received instruction.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 24:30-32   
“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it and received instruction.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 24:33, 34   
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. {an...: Heb. a man of shield}.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 24:33   
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 25:2   
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 25:25   
“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 26:13   
“The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 26:13   
“The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 27 – (all)   
(whole chapter)
   CHS's expostion.
  Proverbs 27:1   
“Thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:1   
“What is your life?”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:1   
“Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:1   
“Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:6   
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 27:7   
“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:8   
“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:10   
“Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:18   
“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 27:18   
“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:18   
“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 27:23   
“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 28:10   
“The upright shall have good things in possession.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 28:13   
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 28:13   
“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 28:14   
“Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.”
   Faith's Checkbook
  Proverbs 28:14   
“Happy is the man that feareth alway.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 29:25   
“The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso puteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 30:2   
“Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.”
   Sermon
  Proverbs 30:8   
“Remove far from me vanity and lies.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 30:26   
“The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.”
   Morning & Evening
  Proverbs 30:28   
“The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 30:24-28   
“There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.”
   Sermon excerpt
  Proverbs 31:6, 7   
“Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.”
   Sermon
 
Albert Martin messages on Proverbs.
Charles Bridges Commentary on Proverbs.
 










































































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