Bible Commentary

The king’s favor [is] toward a wise servant: but his wrath is [against] him that causeth shame. 35. causeth shame ] Or, doeth shamefully, R.V. marg. Comp. Pro 10:5. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 35. The king’s favour is toward a wise servant] The king should have an intelligent man for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:35”

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people. Reproach – The word so rendered has this sense in the Targum of Lev 20:17. Its more usual meaning is mercy, piety; hence, some have attached to the word rendered sin the sense of sin-offering, and so get the maxim piety is an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:34”

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but [that which is] in the midst of fools is made known. 33. the midst ] Rather (answering to the heart in the 1st clause) the inward part, R.V. Adopting this, we may render, either with A.V. and R.V. text, “ that which is in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:33”

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. 32. his wickedness ] Lit. his evil; which may mean either, with R.V. text, the evil which he does, his evil-doing, or, with R.V. marg., the evil which he suffers, his calamity. The latter meaning preserves best the parallelism: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:32”

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor. 31. he that honoureth &c.] Rather, he that hath mercy on the needy honoureth him, R.V. Comp. Pro 17:5; Mat 25:40. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Honoureth him – i. e., God, who is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:31”

A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 30. sound ] Or, tranquil, R.V. marg. (deriving the word from another root). See Pro 15:4 and comp. Ecc 10:4, where the same Heb. word is rendered, yielding, or gentleness, A.V. and R.V. envy ] Or, jealousy, R.V. marg. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:30”

[He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 29. slow to wrath ] Comp. , Jas 1:19. exalteth ] The Heb. word may either mean, with A.V. and R.V. text, lifteth up, i.e. gives it prominence, brings it into notice; or, with R.V. marg., … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:29”

In the multitude of people [is] the king’s honor: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince. A protest against the false ideal of national greatness to which Eastern kings, for the most part, have bowed down. Not conquest, or pomp, or gorgeous array, but a happy and numerous people form … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:28”

The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 27. Comp. Pro 13:14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges See the marginal reference and Pro 10:11 note. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Pro 14:27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:27”

In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 26. his ] i.e. the Lord’s. Ewald and others render, to his children (who feareth Jehovah) he (Jehovah) will be &c. Comp. R.V. marg.: the children of him that hath it (sc. the fear of the Lord) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:26”