Proverbs 12:6-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:25

Depression This proverb shows us depression of soul in its own distress and gloom, and then gives a hint of the way in which it may be remedied. I. THE STATE OF DEPRESSION . The heart is bowed down with heaviness. This is very different from external adversity and from the natural feelings that are produced by such a condition. It may be quite independent of circumstances. The buoyant soul will face great ca]amities with comparative cheerfulness, while the heavy heart is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:25

3. Depression and comfort I. DEPRESSION IS COMMON . II. TROUBLE AFFECTS THE HEART . When we use the word "discouragement" we point to a state that is both bodily and psychical. The action of the heart is lowered, and there is less energy to act and to endure. III. THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF SYMPATHY . The kindly word, and all that it expresses of love and fellow feeling on the part of our friend, quickens the pulse, and restores, as by magic, the tone of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:26

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour. This rendering has the authority of the Chaldee, and would signify that a good man is superior to others morally and socially, is more respected and stands higher, though his worldly position be inferior. But the clause is better translated, The just man is a guide to his neighbour, directs him in the right way; as the Syriac puts it, "gives good counsel to his friend." Septuagint, "The righteous wise man ( ἐπιγνώμων ) will be a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:26

4. Good guidance and misleading counsels The true translation seems to be, "The righteous directs his friend aright: but the way of the wicked leads them astray." I. WE ARE ALL SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE INFLUENCES OF THOSE ABOUT US . This is true even of the strongest minds; how much more of the feebler! II. WE ARE ALWAYS SAFE IN THE COMPANY OF MEN OF RECTITUDE . The character of the man, not his mere opinions, is the force that goes forth from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:26

Growth and seductiveness The goal which a man will reach must depend on the tendency of the habits he has formed, or the way in which his life inclines, whether upward or downward. Are his habits such that we can properly speak of them as growing toward perfection, or such as may be more properly thought of as conducting or seducing to wrong and ruin? I. THE GROWTH OF GOODNESS . "The righteous is more abundant than his neighbour" (marginal reading). He is more abundant... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:5-7

Proverbs 12:5-7. The thoughts of the righteous are right His constant purpose is to be upright before God, and just and true in all his dealings with men. But the counsels of the wicked are deceit His great care and contrivance are to deceive and wrong others by fair pretence and cunning artifices. The words of the wicked are to lie in wait, &c. Are designed and ordered to entrap or deceive others, and to destroy them; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them Namely, from... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:8

Proverbs 12:8. A man shall be commended Namely, by wise and good men; according to his wisdom More or less, according to the degree of wisdom, which his discourses and actions discover to be in him; but he that is of a perverse heart Which he shows by his wicked words and actions; shall be despised By God, and all wise men. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:9

Proverbs 12:9. He that is despised That lives in an obscure and mean condition in the world, such being commonly despised by persons of a higher rank; and hath a servant Hath but one servant: or, as the LXX. render it, δουλευων εαυτω , serveth, or is servant to himself; that is, hath none to wait upon him, or work for him but himself; that supports himself by his own labours; is better than he that honoureth himself Is happier, and in a better condition, than he that glories in his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:10

Proverbs 12:10. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast Which is employed in his service. He will not destroy it, either by labours beyond its strength, or by denying it necessary food or rest, or any other way: and much more will he be pitiful to his own servants, and to poor men; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel There is much cruelty mixed even with their most merciful actions, when they pretend, or intend to show mercy. Hebrew, רחמי רשׁעים , the bowels of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:11

Proverbs 12:11. He that tilleth his land That employeth his time and strength in an honest calling; shall be satisfied with bread Shall, through the blessing of God, have food convenient for himself and his family; but he that followeth vain persons That associates with them, and follows their idle course of living; is void of understanding Will find at last, by the desperate courses into which they will lead him, that he wants not only bread; but understanding. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:5-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:11

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