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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:1

Pro 12:1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish. Ver. 1. Whoso loveth instruction, loveth knowledge. ] Here is showed, that adversity is the best university, saith an interpreter. Schola crucis, schola lucis. a Corrections of instruction are the way of life. Men commonly beat and bruise their links, before they light them, to make them burn the brighter. God first humbles whom he means to illuminate; as Gideon took thorns of the wilderness and... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:2

Pro 12:2 A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. Ver. 2. A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord. ] Or, "Hath what he will of God"; id quod vult a Domino impetrat; quia eius voluntas est ipsissima Dei voluntas, nec aliud vult. Thus Mercer out of Rabbi Levi. Thus it is written of Luther, that by his prayers he could prevail with God at his pleasure. When great gifts were offered him, he refused them with this brave speech, Valde protestatus... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:3

Pro 12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. Ver. 3. A man shall not be established by wickedness. ] For he lays his foundation upon firework, and brimstone is scattered upon his house top: if the fire of God from heaven but flash upon it, it will be all a flame immediately. He walks all day upon a mine of gunpowder; and hath God with his armies ready to run upon the thickest bosses of his buckler, and to hurl him to hell. How can... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:4

Pro 12:4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones. Ver. 4. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. ] Heb., A valiant woman; an able housewife, such as Bathsheba commends to her son, Pro 31:10-31 and as Paul describes. Tit 2:4-5 She is said to be a crown to her husband - not a ring for his finger, or a chain of gold for his neck, but a crown or garland for his head, a chief and choice ornament, as Sarah was to Abraham, as... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:5

Pro 12:5 The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit. Ver. 5. The thoughts of the righteous are right. ] He feeds his thoughts upon the best objects, those especially mentioned in that little Bible, Philippians 4:8 , "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

Pro 12:6 The words of the wicked [are] to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. Ver. 6. The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood. ] As they think not, so neither speak they the language of the righteous. "Ye are the light of the world"; Mat 5:14 and because the light stands in the light of their wicked ways, as the angel in Balaam’s way to his sin, therefore they hate the saints; and, as all hatred is bloody, seek their lives, mixing cruelty with... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 12:1

loveth: Proverbs 2:10, Proverbs 2:11, Proverbs 8:17, Proverbs 8:32, Proverbs 18:1, Psalms 119:27, Psalms 119:97- :, 2 Thessalonians 2:10 he that: Proverbs 5:12, Proverbs 5:13, Proverbs 9:7, Proverbs 9:8, Psalms 32:9, Psalms 92:6, Isaiah 1:3 Reciprocal: Genesis 20:16 - thus Leviticus 13:10 - quick raw flesh Nehemiah 8:13 - the second Psalms 49:10 - fool Psalms 50:17 - hatest Psalms 94:8 - brutish Proverbs 1:5 - wise Proverbs 1:23 - my reproof Proverbs 1:25 - would Proverbs 10:8 - wise... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 12:2

good: Proverbs 8:35, Psalms 112:5, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Acts 11:24, Romans 5:7 a man: Proverbs 1:31, Proverbs 6:18, Psalms 9:15, Isaiah 32:5-Judges : Reciprocal: Genesis 6:8 - General Proverbs 14:9 - among Proverbs 14:17 - a man Proverbs 14:22 - err Proverbs 19:21 - many Ezekiel 38:10 - think an evil thought Micah 2:1 - to read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 12:3

shall not be established: Proverbs 10:25, Job 5:3-Deuteronomy :, Job 15:29, Job 20:5-1 Samuel :, Job 27:16-: the root: Proverbs 12:12, Psalms 15:5, Psalms 125:1, Psalms 125:2, 1 Samuel 25:33, Ephesians 3:17, Colossians 2:7 Reciprocal: Psalms 13:4 - when Matthew 13:21 - root Luke 8:13 - and these read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 12:4

virtuous: Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 19:14, Proverbs 31:10-Lamentations :, 1 Corinthians 11:7, 1 Corinthians 11:11 she: Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 27:15, Proverbs 27:16 as: Proverbs 14:30, Habakkuk 3:16 Reciprocal: Genesis 2:24 - cleave Ruth 3:11 - city Proverbs 10:5 - a son Proverbs 18:22 - findeth a wife Proverbs 31:23 - husband Hosea 5:12 - as Philippians 4:8 - virtue 1 Thessalonians 2:19 - crown 2 Peter 1:3 - virtue read more

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 12:1

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