Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 3:10
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
10. presses shall burst out ] Rather, fats shall overflow, R.V. “The wine-press of the Jews consisted of two receptacles or vats placed at different elevations, in the upper one of which the grapes were trodden, while the lower one received the expressed juice. The two vats are mentioned together only in Joe 3:13, ‘The press ( gath) is full, the vats ( yekebim) overflow,’ the upper vat being full of fruit, the lower one overflowing with the must. Yekeb is similarly applied in Joe 2:24, and probably in Pro 3:10, where the verb rendered burst out in the A.V. may bear the more general sense of abound.” Smith’s Dict. of Bible, Art. Wine-press.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Compare the marginal reference. This fullness of outward blessings does not exclude the thought of the chastening Pro 3:11, without which the discipline of life would be incomplete. Presses are the vats of a Roman vineyard, into which the wine flowed through pipe from the wine-press.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
This is not the way to diminish thy estate, as covetous and profane persons allege, but rather to increase it.
Shall burst out; shall be so filled, that they would burst out, if not carefully prevented.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
10. pressesor wine fats(Joe 2:24; Joe 3:13).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,…. With plenty of corn; so that there will be a sufficient provision of bread for the eater for the ensuing year, and of seed for the sower when the time of sowing returns; so far should they be, it suggests, from being losers by honouring the Lord with their substance, that they should be gainers by it; instead of having less, should have abundantly more;
and thy presses shall burst out with new wine; not that they should really burst q for then the wine would be spilled, which would be a loss; but that they should be so full, that they should be ready to burst or run over: and so the Targum, and the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, render it, “and thy presses shall overflow with new wine”. As the former clause denotes plenty of eatables, so this of drinkables; and both fulness of all sorts of provisions, promised to the liberal man; and may be an emblem of the large provisions of grace and glory, which the Lord has made for and bestows upon such that honour him.
q A like figure see in Virgil. Georgic. l. 1. v. 49. “—ruperunt horrea messes”.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) Presses.Or vats, into which the newly pressed juice flowed: the winefat of Mar. 12:1. (Comp. the promise to follow upon payment of tithes, Mal. 3:8-12.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10. Barns Storehouses or granaries.
Presses Either presses or vats, thy wine vats shall overflow with new wine. Comp. Deu 28:1-8. For winepress or vat, compare Isa 5:2; Jdg 6:11; Mat 21:33.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Pro 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Ver. 10. So shall thy barns be filled. ] The Jews at this day, though not in their own country, nor have a Levitical priesthood, yet those who will be reputed religious among them do distribute the tenth of their increase unto the poor, being persuaded that God doth bless their increase the more; for their usual proverb is, Decima, ut dives fias. a Pay thy tithes, that thou mayest be rich. See Trapp on “ Mat 5:7 “
a Godwyn’s Heb. Antiq. 277. Thegnaler hischilshe thegnasher.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
presses = wine-vats. Hebrew. yekeb. Not gath; a wine-press.
burst out = overflow.
new wine. Hebrew. tirosh. App-27.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Pro 11:24, Pro 11:25, Pro 19:17, Pro 22:9, Lev 26:2-5, Deu 28:8, Ecc 11:1, Ecc 11:2, Hag 2:19, Mal 3:10, Mal 3:11, Mat 10:42, 2Co 9:6-11
Reciprocal: Gen 13:2 – General Gen 40:11 – pressed Exo 22:29 – shalt not delay Exo 23:15 – and none Exo 34:26 – first Lev 2:14 – a meat offering Lev 19:25 – General Lev 23:10 – sheaf Lev 23:17 – the firstfruits Num 15:20 – a cake Num 18:30 – the best Num 31:28 – levy Deu 14:29 – that the Lord Deu 16:10 – a tribute Deu 16:16 – and they shall Deu 26:2 – That thou shalt 1Sa 2:30 – them 2Sa 6:11 – the Lord blessed 2Ki 4:42 – bread 1Ch 13:14 – the Lord 1Ch 29:3 – I have Neh 10:35 – General Psa 132:15 – bless her provision Isa 23:18 – for them Eze 44:30 – that he may Eze 45:15 – out of the fat Joe 2:24 – General Hag 2:16 – when one came to an Zec 8:12 – the seed Mal 3:8 – a man Mat 6:33 – seek Mat 25:17 – he also Mat 25:35 – I was an Mar 10:30 – an hundredfold Luk 6:38 – and it Luk 14:13 – call 2Co 9:11 – enriched Phi 4:19 – supply
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall {g} burst out with new wine.
(g) For the faithful distributor God gives in greater abundance.