Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Verse 29. Stripes for the back of fools.] Profane and wicked men expose themselves to the punishments denounced against such by just laws. Avoid, therefore, both their company and their end.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Prepared, either by men, or at least by God; although they: be deferred for a thee, yet they are treasured up for them, and shall infallibly be inflicted upon them.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
29. Their punishment is sure,fixed, and ready (compare Pro 3:34;Pro 10:13).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Judgments are prepared for scorners,…. Either by the civil magistrate, or by the Lord, and indeed by both; and if they miss the one, they will certainly meet the other; though they mock at present punishment and a future judgment, yet everlasting fire is prepared for them, Mt 25:41;
and stripes for the back of fools; as scorners are; which shall be inflicted on them sooner or later; if they are not stricken with the stripes of men, they shall endure the strokes of divine justice and vengeance hereafter.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners,
And stripes for the backs of fools.
never means punishment which a court of justice inflicts, but is always used of the judgments of God, even although they are inflicted by human instrumentality ( vid., 2Ch 24:24); the singular, which nowhere occurs, is the segolate n. act. = , 2Ch 20:9, plur. . Hitzig’s remark: “the judgment may, after Pro 19:25, consist in stripes,” is misleading; the stroke, , there is such as when, e.g., a stroke on the ear is applied to one who despises that which is holy, which, under the circumstances, may be salutary; but it does not fall under the category of shephuthim , nor properly under that of . The former are providential chastisements with which history itself, or God in history, visits the despiser of religion; the latter are strokes which are laid on the backs of fools by one who is instructing them, in order, if possible, to bring them to thought and understanding. , here inflected as Niph., is used, as Job 15:23, as meaning to be placed in readiness, and thus to be surely imminent. Regarding mahalumoth , vid., at Pro 18:6.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Note, 1. Scorners are fools. Those that ridicule things sacred and serious do but make themselves ridiculous. Their folly shall be manifest unto all men. 2. Those that scorn judgments cannot escape them, v. 28. The unbelief of man shall not make God’s threatenings of no effect; those that devour iniquity swallow the hook with the bait. The civil magistrate has judgments prepared for scorners, for otherwise he would bear the sword in vain; but if he be remiss, and connive at sin, yet God’s judgments slumber not; they are prepared, Matt. xxv. 41.
Fuente: Matthew Henry’s Whole Bible Commentary
(29) Judgments are prepared for scorners.(Comp. Pro. 19:25.)
Fools.See above on Pro. 1:22.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
29. Judgments are prepared for scorners This may relate to the preceding proverb, and threaten the punishment due to the crimes of those who have no regard for truth and justice. Compare Pro 14:3; Pro 26:3. The Septuagint, however, has here a good temperance proverb, which seems to connect this passage with the next chapter: namely, “Scourges are preparing for the intemperate, and punishments likewise for fools.”
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
v. 29. Judgments are prepared for scorners,
Fuente: The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann
REFLECTIONS.
I TAKE occasion from what this chapter hath suggested of a false witness, to admonish the Reader, while I pray for grace to receive at the same time in my own heart, the full admonition; to be always upon our watch-tower for the faithful and true Witness concerning Jesus; even God the Holy Ghost, who is to bring all things to our remembrance, whatsoever Christ hath taught us.
And Reader! it is most blessed and refreshing to a seeking soul to mark the footsteps of his coming. For he comes to us in the Son’s name from the Father, to propose to us, not in proverbs only, but in the plain words of God, the gracious proclamation of pardon, mercy, and peace in the blood of the cross. He not only proposeth to us these mercies, but he disposeth the heart to receive what he brings. He not only shews us the loveliness and suitableness of the Saviour; but he inclineth the soul to see and feel the want of him, and to seek salvation in his blood. And when by his grace he hath powerfully pleaded in our conscience for Christ, and against ourselves; in shewing how gracious Jesus is, and how unworthy we are; how very suited he is to us, and how suited we are to him; he puts a cry into our hearts in leading us to the throne of grace, where we may find mercy and grace to help in every time of need. Reader! do suffer me to ask you, hath the Holy Ghost thus witnessed in your heart? Oh! for grace not to grieve the Holy Spirit of the Lord, whereby souls are sealed unto the day of redemption. Lord! grant that my soul may have this faithful Teacher witnessing with my spirit that I am a child of God. Keep me, Lord, from every false witness, convinced that this chapter twice hath marked it down, that the end of it is death.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Pro 19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Ver. 29. Judgments are prepared for scorners. ] For these scorners (that promise themselves impunity) are judgments, not one, but many, not appointed only, but prepared long since, and now ready to be executed.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Pro 19:29
Pro 19:29
“Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.”
“The judgments and `stripes’ mentioned here do not refer to punishments meted out by a court of justice; but they always refer to the judgments of God, although inflicted by human instrumentality. Regardless of the laws of men, it is God who condemns scoffers and also that class of wicked men called, invariably in Proverbs, `fools.’
Pro 19:29. Another Hebrew parallelism: judgments and stripes go together as do scoffers and fools. The verse is picturing an adult rather than a child, the judgments and stripes being public punishments. A child may be foolish (Pro 22:15), but he is not a full-fledged fool, but if one grows up, and his foolishness continues, and it is the recognized course of his life, then he is indeed a fool. Other passages on such punishments: Pro 10:13; Pro 26:3.
Proverbs of Solomon – Pro 19:1-29
Open It
1. What have you been especially zealous about at one time in your life?
2. When do you think parents should or should not bail their children out of trouble?
Explore It
3. What do these proverbs say about wealth and poverty? (Pro 19:1-29)
4. What do these proverbs say about wisdom? (Pro 19:1-29)
5. Why do we need knowledge? (Pro 19:2)
6. Whats the danger of haste? (Pro 19:2)
7. What does wealth bring? (Pro 19:4)
8. What is the fate of a false witness? (Pro 19:5; Pro 19:9)
9. What happens to the person who gets wisdom and understanding? (Pro 19:8)
10. What uncommon act brings a person “glory”? (Pro 19:11)
11. What affects family relationships? (Pro 19:13-14)
12. What is the problem with laziness? (Pro 19:15; Pro 19:24)
13. What is the value of listening to and obeying instructions? (Pro 19:16; Pro 19:20; Pro 19:27)
14. Why should we be careful about how we help a person with a short temper? (Pro 19:19)
15. What do we really want? (Pro 19:22)
16. To what does the fear of the Lord lead? (Pro 19:23)
Get It
17. Why are people lazy?
18. What are the benefits of wisdom?
19. What is zeal without knowledge?
20. What is dangerous about zeal without knowledge?
21. In what area of life do you need to temper your zeal with greater knowledge?
22. Why do people resist listening to and obeying instructions?
23. How should we guard our own life?
24. When would it be unwise to bail someone out?
25. Why is it so hard to overlook an offense?
26. How does the fear of the Lord lead to life?
27. What does it mean to fear the Lord?
28. In what way does every person desire unfailing love?
Apply It
29. What is one thing you can do to gain some wisdom?
30. What emotionally-charged subject can you learn more about this week?
31. How can you be a more prudent or loving wife or husband?
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
Judgments: Pro 3:34, Pro 9:12, Isa 28:22, Isa 29:20, Act 13:40, Act 13:41, 2Pe 3:3-7
and: Pro 7:22, Pro 10:13, Pro 17:10, Pro 26:3, Heb 12:6
Reciprocal: Exo 7:4 – by great Jdg 8:16 – the elders Psa 1:1 – scornful Pro 1:22 – the scorners Pro 21:24 – haughty
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pro 19:29. Judgments are prepared for scorners Either by men, or, at least, by God; although they be deferred for a time, yet they are treasured up for them, and shall infallibly be inflicted upon them: and stripes for the back of fools Nor shall other sinners escape, who sin through want of consideration, but they also shall be punished, though in a less degree.