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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:11

Hell and destruction are before the Lord ,.... Or "the grave" F1 שאול "sepulchrum", Munster, Piscator, Mercerus, so Ben Melech. , which is the pit of destruction; where bodies being put, putrefy, and are destroyed by worms: this is known by the Lord, even the grave of everyone from the beginning; the graves of Adam, Abel, Abraham; he knows where their dust lies, and will raise it up again at the last day. Hades, or the invisible state of the departed, as the Septuagint has it, is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:12

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him ,.... He that makes a jest of religion; scoffs at godliness and godly men; treats the Gospel and the ministers of it with contempt; makes a mock at good men, and all that is good; a pestilent fellow, as the Vulgate Latin version: such an one not only does not love, for more is intended than is expressed; but hates him that reproves him, and especially if publicly, Amos 5:10 ; he thinks ill of him; bears him a grudge, and abhors him; and speaks... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance ,.... Or, a "joyful heart" F3 לב שמח "cor gaudens", V. L. Baynus. ; that is joyful in the God of its salvation; that rejoices in Christ Jesus; is filled with joy and peace through believing in him, in his person, blood, righteousness, and sacrifice; that has a comfortable view of his justification by his righteousness, of peace and pardon by his blood, of the atonement of his sins by his sacrifice; to whom he has said, "be of good cheer,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge ,.... He that has in his heart an understanding of divine and spiritual things, of the Gospel and of the truths of it, will seek earnestly and diligently in the use of proper means after more knowledge; as he will desire to know more of Christ, his person, offices, and grace, he will follow on to know him, and not be content with the present degree of knowledge he has attained unto; he will hear and read the word, and pray and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the afflicted are evil ,.... And some are afflicted all their days, from their youth up; so that not only the days of old age are evil days, in which they have no pleasure, but even the days of their youth; all their days, as Jacob says, "few and evil have the days of the years of my life been", Genesis 47:9 ; because they had been filled up with affliction and trouble of one sort or another. Or, "all the days of the poor" F6 עני "pauperis", V. L. Pagninus, Junius... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:16

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. Not that a "little" is better than "much" of that which is good, as the things of this world are in themselves; poverty is not better than riches, simply considered; but as these are attended with different circumstances: if a man has but little of worldly substance, yet if he has "the fear of God" in his heart, and before his eyes; that fear which has God for its author and for its object, and which is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:11

Hell and destruction - ואבדון שאול sheol vaabaddon . Hades, the invisible world, the place of separate spirits till the resurrection: and Abaddon, the place of torment; are ever under the eye and control of the Lord. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:13

By sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken - Every kind of sorrow worketh death, but that which is the offspring of true repentance. This alone is healthful to the soul. The indulgence of a disposition to sighing tends to destroy life. Every deep sigh throws off a portion of the vital energy. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:16

Better is little with the fear of the Lord - Because where the fear of God is, there are moderation and contentment of spirit. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:8-9

God's hatreds and God's delights We all have our aversions, natural antipathies, acquired hatreds. A noted author not long ago published a book called 'Mes Haines.' What are the hatreds of him who is Love? They should be our aversions. I. THE SACRIFICE OF THE WICKED . ( Proverbs 15:8 .) It is not the man's works which make him good, but the justified man—the man made right with God—produces good works, and these, though imperfect, are well pleasing to God. The lack of heart... read more

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