箴言 21:12-13 CUNPSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:12

1. As we read this verse, it shows why good men, when they come to understand things aright, will not envy the prosperity of evil-doers. When they see the house of the wicked, how full it is perhaps of all the good things of this life, they are tempted to envy; but when they wisely consider it, when they look upon it with an eye of faith, when they see God overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness, that there is a curse upon their habitation which will certainly be the ruin of it ere long,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:13

Here we have the description and doom of an uncharitable man. 1. His description: He stops his ears at the cry of the poor, at the cry of their wants and miseries (he resolves to take no cognizance of them), at the cry of their requests and supplications?he resolves he will not so much as give them the hearing, turns them away from his door, and forbids them to come near him, or, if he cannot avoid hearing them, he will not need them, nor be moved by their complaints, no be prevailed with by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:12

The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked ,.... Not so much the stately palace he lives in, and the furniture of it, as the glory, splendour, riches, and largeness of his family; the flourishing condition he and they are in: he considers how they came into it, the short continuance of it, and what the end will be, which in a short time wilt be ruin and destruction; and therefore be does not envy their present happiness, or fret at it. Gersom renders it, "the righteous... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:13

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor ,.... For want of bread; or, "of the weak", as the Septuagint and other versions; for want of help and protection, when in the greatest distress; and, with the most pressing importunity, entreats his assistance, and yet refuses to hear him out: or, if he does, will not relieve him, which is all one as if he heard him not, or denied him a hearing; he also shall cry himself ; the Targum and Syriac version add, "unto God". The sense is, that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:12

The righteous man wisely considereth - This verse is understood as implying the pious concern of a righteous man, for a wicked family, whom he endeavors by his instructions to bring into the way of knowledge and peace. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:13

Whoso stoppeth his ears - See the conduct of the priest and Levite to the man who fell among thieves; and let every man learn from this, that he who shuts his ear against the cry of the poor, shall have the ear of God shut against his cry. The words are quite plain; there is no difficulty here. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:10-13

Lessons and warnings from life experience I. THE MERCILESSNESS OF EVIL DESIRE . ( Proverbs 21:10 .) There is nothing more cruel than unbridled appetite of any kind. All bad desires are perversions of self-love, and men thus became "hateful and hating one another." It is the grace of God which converts the selfish imagination, ever fixed on one narrow object, to the all-embracing imagination which is necessary to the fulfilment of the "golden rule" ( Matthew 7:12 ) II. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:12

The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. The Authorized Version introduces the words "but God" in order to eke out the sense desired; the Revised Version, for the same reason, has, "how the wicked are overthrown;" and both versions signify that the good man contemplates the fortunes and seeming prosperity of the wicked, and, looking to the end of these men, sees how hollow is their success and what a fatal issue... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:13

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor. A twofold retribution is threatened on the unmerciful man. He also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. He himself shall tall into distress, and shall appeal to his neighbours for help in vain. "With the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again" ( Luke 6:38 ). This is true also in spiritual matters and in the final judgment (see on Proverbs 14:21 and Proverbs 19:17 ; and comp. Matthew 18:28 , etc.; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:13

Ignoring the cry of the poor I. THE SIN . 1 . The cry of the poor is exceedingly bitter. It may not be clamorous, but it is grievous. There is no more pressing problem for society in the present day than the question how to deal with the wretched, overcrowded, poverty-stricken quarters of our great cities. 2 . It is our duty to bear this bitter cry. The very poor are our fellow men—our brothers and sisters. Only the Caius among us can dare to ask, "Am I my brother's... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:13

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