Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
24. the people &c.] Rather, peoples shall curse him; nations shall abhor him, R.V. From this it appears that it is to rulers and judges that the proverb primarily, though not necessarily exclusively, applies. In Pro 17:15 the divine, as here the human, estimate of such conduct is affirmed.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He that saith, to wit, publicly, and in judgment, as he now said, and as appears by the publicness of the curse following upon it, for people or nations do neither observe nor hate every man who saith thus privately.
Thou art righteous, that justify wicked men in their unrighteous courses.
Nations shall abhor him, partly for the grossness and odiousness of the crime, and partly for the great and general mischief which such practices bring to civil societies.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
24, 25. of which an example isjustifying the wicked, to which is opposed, rebuking him, which has ablessing.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous,…. Not in a private way, or as giving his opinion or character of a man that is wicked, whom either through ignorance or flattery another may call righteous; which may be done and not resented by people and nations; but in an open court of judicature pronounced by the judge, justifying the wicked for reward, and condemning the just, which is an abomination unto the Lord; see Pr 17:15; nor should the ministers of the Gospel flatter the wicked, and call them righteous and good men, and strengthen their hands in their wickedness, promising them life though they continue in their evil ways; for though God justifies the ungodly, man should not; nor does he justify them in, but from, their ungodliness; see Eze 13:2;
him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him; the people of the land shall curse him as an unjust judge, as a patron of wickedness aunt wicked men; as an enemy to justice, and a discourager of truth and honesty, and all good men; and even nations that have not so immediate a concern in the affair, yet hearing of it shall express their indignation at him and abhorrence of him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
24, 25. He that saith These verses seem related to the same general subject as the preceding wise and impartial judgment.
A good blessing shall come upon them A blessing of God, or, the blessing of the good, the benediction of all good people is due to them that reprove wrong doing. Comp. Pro 17:15; Isa 5:23.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
v. 24. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous,
Fuente: The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann
Pro 24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Ver. 24. Him shall the people curse. ] Heb., They shall run him through; with their evil wishes for his evil sentence. He shall be generally hated, and set against, as was Herod, Pilate, Festus, Ferres, &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the wicked. Unto a wicked [king]: i.e. as well as to an ordinary man.
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha’. App-44.
people = peoples.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
that: Pro 17:15, Exo 23:6, Exo 23:7, Isa 5:20, Isa 5:23, Jer 6:13, Jer 6:14, Jer 8:10, Jer 8:11, Eze 13:22
him shall: Pro 11:26, Pro 28:27, Pro 30:10, Isa 66:24
Reciprocal: 2Ch 18:11 – all the prophets Est 7:6 – this wicked Rom 2:11 – General Rom 13:4 – he is