箴言 17:12-14 CUVS

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:10-15

Dark phases of human character We may take Proverbs 17:10 as an introduction to what follows. Exhortations are to be given, and the preacher would prepare us to receive them. On the sensitive mind the censure of the good makes a deeper impression than a hundred blows on the back of the fool. Sincerity, love of truth and tender sympathy, become the exhorter, and humble docility the object of his warnings or rebukes. "Let the righteous smite me, and it shall be a kindness" ( Psalms 141:5 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:12

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man. The Syrian bear was once common throughout Palestine; it is now found in but few localities, such as the hills of Hermon and Lebanon, and in the hills east of the Jordan, the destruction of wood and forest having deprived these animals of the shelter necessary to their existence. The ferocity of the bear when deprived of its young had become proverbial (see 2 Samuel 17:8 ; Hosea 13:8 ; Hart, 'Animals of the Bible,' 28, etc.). Rather than a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:13

Whoso rewardeth evil for good. This was David's complaint of the churlish Nabal ( 1 Samuel 25:21 ). Ingratitude shall surely he punished. Evil shall not depart from his house . Terribly has the ingratitude of the Jews been visited. They cried in their madness, "His blood be on us and on our children!" and their punishment is still going on. Injunctions on this subject are frequent in the New Testament (see Matthew 5:39 ; Romans 12:17 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:15 ; 1 Peter 3:9 ). The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water. The small rift in the bank of a reservoir of water, if not immediately secured, is soon enlarged and gets beyond control, occasioning widespread ruin and destruction; so from small and insignificant causes, which might at first have been easily checked, arise feuds and quarrels which extend in a wide circle, and cannot be appeased. Palestine was largely dependent upon its reservoirs for the storage of water, perennial springs being of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife. I. STRIFE MAY HAVE A SMALL BEGINNING . It is not necessary to intend great mischief if a quarrel is to be started. One word of an unfriendly character may be enough to mar the peace of brethren. A single act of unkindness may be the beginning of discord, provoking retaliation, and so originating a long continued state of war. A quarrel may arise among very insignificant persons. It may be concerned with very unimportant questions. It may appear as a very... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:14

The growth of strife Experience shows us that— I. STRIFE IS A GROWTH . It is as when one letteth out water; first it is the trickling of a few drops, then a tiny rill, then a stream, etc. So with strife; first it is a disturbing thought; then it becomes a warm or a hot feeling; then it utters itself in a strong, provoking word which leads to an energetic resentment and response; then it swells into a decided, antagonistic action; then it grows into a course of opposition, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 17:12

Proverbs 17:12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps When she is most cruel and fierce; meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly That is, in the heat of his lust or passion, because the danger is greater, all things considered, and more unavoidable. A man may more easily stop, escape from, or guard against, an enraged bear than an outrageous man. It is observed by Bochart, ( de Animal Sacr., lib. 3. cap. 9,) that the female bear is more fierce than the male; that she is more fierce than... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 17:14

Proverbs 17:14. The beginning of strife, &c. “Those who begin a quarrel are like those who make a breach in a bank, and give an opening to the waters of a rapid river; which they can never be sure to stop before it produces the most fatal and calamitous events. This painting admirably represents the effects of lying and false reports, and supplies us with an excellent lesson to avoid the contagion, and prevent the beginnings of contentions:” see Calmet. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

Friends and fools (17:1-28)A peaceful family life, no matter how simple, is a great blessing, but a son may miss out on his family inheritance through his own folly (17:1-2). God’s dealings with his people are always for a good purpose, to make them better than they were before (3). To listen to evil talk is as bad as to speak evil oneself; to take pleasure in another’s troubles is as bad as to cause those troubles (4-5).Other proverbs concern the appreciation that the old and the young should... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 17:12

a bear = a he-bear (masculine because it is always construed with a masculine verb). her whelps = his mate. man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . folly. Hebrew. 'evil. See note on Proverbs 1:7 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 17:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 17:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 17:14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 17:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 17:12

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