John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 17:7
Pro 17:7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. Ver. 7. Excellent speech becometh not a fool. ] A Nabal, a sapless, worthless fellow, in whom all worth is withered and decayed, - qui nullas habet dicendi vires, as Cicero hath it, that can say no good except it be by rote, or at least by book, - what should he do discoursing of high points? God likes not fair words from a foul mouth. Christ silenced the devil when he confessed him to be the Son of the most... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 17:10
Proverbs 17:10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. Moral and corporeal chastisementI. The one in its sphere is as legitimate as the other. Look at the sphere of each.1. The sphere of the moral. It is for the wise. The “reproof” is for men open to reason and impression--men whose natures are susceptible to moral arguments and appeals.2. The sphere of the corporeal. It is for “fools.” Of what service is an argument to an ox, or a whip to a soul?II. The one... read more