箴言 29:11-13 CUNPTS

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 29:13

The poor = a needy man. Hebrew. rush. See note on Proverbs 6:11 . the deceitful = a crafty, or an oppressive man, especially a creditor or usurer. Occurs in plural only here, for emphasis. Compare Psalms 10:7 ("fraud"); Pro 55:11 , and Pro 72:14 ("deceit"). Hebrew. tok. See note on Proverbs 11:18 . meet together: i.e. unexpectedly; first occurrence Genesis 32:17 . Compare Pro 33:8 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:11

"A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it."The KJV has this: "A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward."[13] "This indicates that a wise man restrains his anger till he can give it proper vent."[14] "Stupid people express their anger openly, but sensible people are patient and hold it back."[15] We like this because it means that righteous people overcome their anger. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:12

"If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.""If a ruler listens to lies, then all his servants will be evil."[16] "If a ruler listens to lies, then all his servants become depraved."[17] As these renditions stand, they seem to say that a king's listening to falsehoods would somehow make his servants evil. Toy commented that, "The courtiers adjust themselves to the prince."[18] We cannot find any support in any of the versions or commentators for our feeling that something... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:13

"The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both."Cook rendered "oppressor" here as "usurer,"[19] and the last line as, "God bestows his light equally on both." This, of course, is the equivalent of, "God maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust" (Matthew 5:45). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 29:12

Proverbs 29:12. If a ruler hearken to lies— In conformity to this aphorism, Tacitus says of Claudius, "There is no safety with that prince into whose mind all things are conveyed, as it were, by infusion and direction from others." And Comines observes, that it is better to be servant to a prince whose suspicions have no end, than to one whose credulity hath no measure. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 29:13

Proverbs 29:13. The poor and the deceitful man meet together— See chap. Pro 22:2 where the sentence appears very similar. The LXX read, The usurer and debtor meet together; the Lord has the oversight of them both. The Vulgate, Houbigant, Schultens, &c. read, The poor and the rich, or, The poor and his creditor. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 29:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 29:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 29:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 29:1-27

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