Proverbs 12:1-6 ESV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous are right ,.... Or "judgment" F15 משפט "judicium", Pagninns, Montanus, Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus. . The thoughts of men's hearts are naturally evil, nor can any think a good thought of themselves; but the thoughts of the righteous are directed and influenced by the grace of God, and are formed according to that Word which is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart; their thoughts concerning God and religion, concerning Christ and his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood ,.... Which some understand of perjury and false witness, as Jarchi, whereby the lives of innocent persons are taken away: or it may be interpreted either of the smooth words and fair speeches, and secret artifices, antichrist and his emissaries make use of to entrap the innocent, and draw them into their net, to their ruin; see Psalm 10:7 ; as the Jews attempted to deal with Christ, Luke 20:20 ; or of the laws and edicts of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:1

Whoso loveth instruction - מוסר musar , discipline or correction, loves knowledge; for correction is the way to knowledge. But he that hateth reproof is brutish - בער baar , he is a bear; and expects no more benefit from correction than the ox does from the goad. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:2

A good man obtaineth favor - First, it is God who makes him good; for every child of Adam is bad till the grace of God changes his heart. Secondly, while he walks in the path of obedience he increases in goodness, and consequently in the favor of the Lord. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:3

A man shall not be established by wickedness - Evil is always variable: it has no fixed principle, except the root that is in the human heart; and even that is ever assuming new forms. Nothing is permanent but goodness; and that is unchangeable, because it comes from God. The produce of goodness is permanent, because it has God's blessing in it: the fruit of wickedness, or the property procured by wickedness, is transitory, because it has God's curse in it. The righteous has his root in God;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:4

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband - חיל אשת esheth chayil , a strong woman. Our word virtue (virtus) is derived from vir, a man; and as man is the noblest of God's creatures, virtue expresses what is becoming to man; what is noble, courageous, and dignified: and as vir, a man, comes from vis, power or strength; so it implies what is strong and vigorous in principle: and as in uncivilized life strength and courage were considered the very highest, because apparently the most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:1

Instruction ; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults, gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive knowledge, especially the knowledge of himself and of all moral obligations. Is brutish; is as insensible to higher aspirations, to regret for the past or hope of amendment, as a brute beast (comp. Proverbs 30:2 ). On this point St. Augustine is quoted: " Quicumque corripi non vis, ex eo sane corripiendus es quia corripi non vis. Non vis enim tua... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-3

Primary truths I. THE WISDOM OF SUBMISSION , THE FOLLY OF RESISTANCE , TO REPROOF . As self-knowledge is the most precious and indispensable, and as it comes to us by chastisement, i.e. by disappointment, humiliation, pain of various kinds,—to welcome correction, to be willing and anxious to know our faults, is the mark of true wisdom. To fret at reproof, to be angry with the counsellor, to hate the revealing light, is the worst folly and stupidity. II. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-15

The downward and the upward paths Whether we are daily ascending or descending depends very much on whether we are ready or are refusing to learn The man of open mind is he who moves up, but the man whose soul is shut against the light is he who is going down. I. THE DOWNWARD PATH . We strike one point in this path when we come to: 1 . The forming of a false estimate of ourself. When "our way is right in our own eyes" ( Proverbs 12:15 ), and that way is the wrong one,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:2

A good man. The word is general, the particular virtue intended being often modified by the context. In view of the contrast in the second clause, it means here "pure," "straightforward." having a heart free from evil thoughts. As the psalm says, "Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart" ( Psalms 73:1 ). Obtaineth favour of the Lord ( Proverbs 8:35 ); Septuagint, "Better is he who findeth favour from the Lord." A man of wicked devices ( Proverbs 14:17 );... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:2

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