箴言 12:24-25 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:25

Heaviness —care —in the heart of man maketh it stoop ( Proverbs 15:13 ; Proverbs 17:22 ). Care brings dejection and despair; hence the Christian is bidden to beware of excessive anxiety, and not to perplex himself with solicitude for the future ( Matthew 6:1-34 :84; 1 Peter 5:7 ). A good word maketh it glad. λύπην γὰρ εὔνους οἶδεν ἰᾶσθαι λόγος . "A word of kindness grief's keen smart can heal." Septuagint, "A word of terror disturbs the heart of a (righteous)... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:24

Proverbs 12:24. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule Industry is the way to preferment. An instance of which we have 1 Kings 11:28, where we learn that Solomon advanced Jeroboam because he saw he was an industrious young man. Men that take pains in an honest employment, and especially those that labour to be useful to others, will thereby gain such an interest and reputation, as will give them a superiority over all about them. Thus many have risen strangely; and he that has been ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:25

Proverbs 12:25. Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop Anxious cares and grief depress the spirit of a man, and disable him from exerting himself with any vigour in fulfilling his duty in his place and station, and from bearing with fortitude the sufferings to which he is exposed, in the course of divine providence; but a good word maketh it glad A compassionate and encouraging word, from a friend or minister, affords him relief and comfort, and enables him to go on his way with... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-28

Honest speech and honest work (12:1-28)There are further proverbs on attitudes towards criticism (12:1-2; see notes on 9:7-9), the stability of the righteous (3) and the value of a good wife (4). The righteous, besides having good principles, have the courage to speak up at risk to themselves in order to save others (5-7).If people live humbly and in keeping with their financial capacity, they may not achieve high social status, but at least they will remain free of debt. They are wiser than... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:25

Heaviness = Anxiety (feminine) stoop = bowed down. Illustrations: Ezra (Ezra 9:3 Ezra 10:6 ); Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:4 ); David (Psalms 40:12 ); Jeremiah (Jeremiah 8:18 ). maketh, &c. = maketh [the man] glad [by driving it (feminine), the anxiety (feminine), away]. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:24

"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork."The mention of taskwork here reminds us that, "Forced labor was Solomon's own inglorious introduction in Israel."[34] We might add that it was also the sin that divided the kingdom and disrupted the reign of Rehoboam, Solomon's son. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:25

"Heaviness in the heart of a man maketh it stoop; But a good work maketh it glad.""A word of terror disturbs the heart of a (righteous) man, but a good message will gladden him."[35] In the first clause, the subject is anxiety; and the Savior, "Bids us beware of anxiety, and not to perplex ourselves with solicitude for the future (Matthew 6:34; 1 Peter 5:7)."[36] read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 12:24

24. slothful—(Compare Margin), so called because he fails to meet his promises. under tribute—not denoting legal taxes, but the obligation of dependence. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:24

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:25

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 12:24

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