Luke 19:21

“For I feared thee, etc.] Not with a right fear, with a fear of his goodness, who had bestowed such an excellent gift on him; for this would have taught him to have departed from evil, and have put him on doing his master's will, and making use of his gift to his glory: his fear was not of the right kind, and was ill grounded, as appears by what follows: because thou art an austere man; cruel and uncompassionate to his servants, and hard to be pleased; than which nothing is more false, since it is evident, that Christ is compassionate both to the bodies and souls of men; is a merciful high priest, and is one that has compassion on the ignorant, and them that are out of the way, and cannot but…”

“An austere man - Hard, severe, oppressive. The word is commonly applied to unripe fruit, and means “sour,” unpleasant; harsh. In this case it means that the man was taking every advantage, and, while “he” lived in idleness, was making his living out of the toils of others. Thou takest up ... - Thou dost exact of others what thou didst not give. The phrase is applied to a man who “finds” what has been lost by another, and keeps it himself, and refuses to return it to the owner. All this is designed to show the sinner’s view of God. He regards him as unjust, demanding more than man has “power” to render, and more, therefore, than God has a “right” to demand. See the notes at Matthew 25:24.…”

“I feared: Exo 20:19, Exo 20:20; Sa1 12:20; Mat 25:24, Mat 25:25; Rom 8:15; Ti2 1:7; Jam 2:10; Jo1 4:18 because: Sa1 6:19-21; Sa2 6:9-11; Job 21:14, Job 21:15; Eze 18:25-29; Mal 3:14, Mal 3:15; Rom 8:7; Jde 1:15 Luke 19:22”