The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:31
Punishment the natural fruit of sin The punishment of sin is not an arbitrary penalty, but a natural consequence. It follows by laws of nature. It needs no executioner. The sin works out its own doom. This thought may be regarded from two points of view. From the standpoint of nature it is a proof that Divine justice does not abrogate, but works through natural laws. From the spiritual side it is an evidence that God has planted his moral laws in the very constitution of the world. I. ... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:31
Therefore they shall eat, etc. A further enlargement of the declaration of Wisdom, showing that their calamity is the result of their own ways. The futures are resumed in the original from Proverbs 1:28 . The word "therefore" does not occur, but it is met with in the LXX ; τοιγαροῦν ; in the Vulgate, igitur ; and in the Syriac, ideo. The truth here expressed is accordant with the tenor of the teaching of the Scripture (comp. Proverbs 14:14 ; Proverbs 22:8 ; Job 4:8 ; ... read more