Bible Commentary

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going. Simple – In the bad sense (compare Pro 1:22). Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Pro 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. Simplicity and prudence Such belief is not to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:15”

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself. Shall be satisfied – These words are not in the original. Repeat the verb from the first clause, He who falls away from God in his heart, shall be filled with his own ways; and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:14”

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness. 13. that mirth ] Rather, mirth. The statement is general though not universal. “The bright talker, the merry jester, the singer of the gay song, goes home when the party separates, and on his threshold he meets the veiled sorrow … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:13”

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death. A way … – The way of the fool, the way of self-indulgence and self-will. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Pro 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:12”

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. The house; their dwelling and family. The tabernacle; which is a weak, and poor, and unstable thing, soon reared up, and soon taken down, and is here opposed to the large, and strong, and magnificent house of wicked men. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:11”

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. 10. The poet of the Christian Year has caught something of the beauty and pathos of this proverb as he writes: “Each in his hidden sphere of joy or woe Our hermit spirits dwell and range apart.” “Nor e’en the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:10”

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favor. 9. sin ] Rather, guilt, R.V. If this rendering be adopted, the Heb. construction (a sing. verb with a plur. noun, lit. fools, he maketh &c.) will serve to individualise (comp. Pro 3:18), and the contrast will be between the noisy assembly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:9”

The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit. 8. deceit ] It has been questioned whether this means self -deceit, as the parallel might seem to suggest, or deceiving others. But the design of the proverb is to shew that the two things are really one. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:8”

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge. 7. Go from when thou perceivest not ] Rather, Go into and thou shalt not perceive, R.V. text. Take up your position, as it were, over against him, and contemplate him carefully, and weigh his words; and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:7”

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and [findeth it] not: but knowledge [is] easy unto him that understandeth. 6. findeth it not ] Lit. and it is not ( there)! Only to the lowly and reverent does Wisdom reveal herself. Comp. Mat 11:25. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Findeth it not – literally, there … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 14:6”