Proverbs 10:23-25 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:23

As sport. The wicked make their pastime and amusement in doing evil. A man of understanding hath wisdom. As thus put, the sentence is jejune. The Revised Version expresses the meaning better: "And so is wisdom to a man of understanding;" i.e. the wise man finds his refreshment in living a wise and prudent life, which is as easy and as pleasant to him as mischief is to the vicious. The wisdom intended is practical religion, the fear of God directing and showing itself in daily action.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:24

This verse is connected in thought with the preceding. The wicked, though he lightly carries on his evil practices, is troubled with the thought of the retribution which awaits him, and that which he fears shall come upon him ( Proverbs 1:26 ; Job 3:25 ; Isaiah 66:4 ); Septuagint, "The wicked is involved in destruction." The desire of the righteous. The righteous will desire only that which is in agreement with God's will, and this God grants, if not in this world, certainly in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:25

As the whirlwind passeth . According to this rendering (which has the support of the Vulgate) the idea is the speed with which, under God's vengeance, the sinner is consumed, as Isaiah 17:13 ; Job 21:18 . But it is better to translate, as the LXX ; "when the whirlwind is passing," i.e. when the storm of judgment falls, as Christ represents the tempest beating on the ill-founded house and destroying it, while that which was built on the rock remains uninjured (comp. Proverbs 12:3 ; ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 10:23

Proverbs 10:23. It is as sport to a fool to do mischief Or, as some render it, to work wickedness; yea, great and premeditated wickedness, as the word here used, זמה , properly signifies: he doth it with ease and delight, and without any shame, or remorse, or fear. But a man of understanding hath wisdom Whereby he is kept from committing wickedness, and especially from sporting himself with it. But this last clause is rendered by many, And so is wisdom to a man of understanding: it is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 10:24-25

Proverbs 10:24-25. The fear of the wicked The evil which he feared, or hath cause to fear; it shall come upon him Notwithstanding his cunning contrivances, and various efforts to prevent it. Indeed “wicked men frequently draw upon themselves what they feared, by the very means whereby they studied to avoid it; a remarkable example whereof, Bochart observes, we have in the builders of the tower of Babel: the very remedy of the evil they wished to avoid leading them directly to it.” And it... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:1-32

10:1-22:16PROVERBS OF SOLOMONThe proverbs in this section are usually written in a simple two-line form, each proverb usually being equal to one verse in our Bible. Although the editor of the book has in parts brought together proverbs dealing with a similar subject or principle, each proverb must be considered by itself.Clearly there is not enough space in a commentary of this size to explain each separate proverb. Readers will gain most benefit from Proverbs by reading it over a period (for... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 10:23

But. Supply Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 ), "But [to exercise] wisdom [is as sport] to a man of understanding". man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14 . understanding . . . wisdom. See note on Proverbs 1:2 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 10:24

the righteous = righteous ones. shall be granted. Illustrations: Hannah (1 Samuel 1:20 ); Esther (Proverbs 4:16 ; Proverbs 8:15-17 ); Daniel ( Pro 2:16-23 ); Simeon (Luke 2:25-30 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 10:25

As the whirlwind passeth, &c. Illustrations: Genesis 7:21-23 (compare Matthew 24:37-39 . Luke 17:26 , Luke 17:27 ); Elah (1 Kings 16:7-10 ); Sennacherib (2 Kings 19:35-37 ). an everlasting foundation. Compare Matthew 7:24-27 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 10:23

"It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And so is wisdom to a man of understanding."A various reading here, "It is sport for a fool to commit lewdness, but it is an abomination to a man of understanding."[24] "A rascal thinks sin is fun."[25] read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 10:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 10:24-25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 10:23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 10:24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 10:25

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 10:23

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