E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:3
man. Hebrew. adam. App-14 . wickedness = lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. the righteous = righteous ones. read more
Proverbs 12:1-3 Niv
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:1
Proverbs 12:1"Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.""The lover of knowledge will take pleasure in the Bible, in sermons, and in conversation with good people."[1] No man is really wise who does not know and love the Bible. "He loveth correction who loveth knowledge, and he hateth instruction who is without reason."[2] read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:2
"A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.""He that is good shall draw grace from the Lord; but he that trusteth in his own devices doth wickedly."[3] This is only another way of saying that God will reward righteousness and condemn wickedness. This is the basic assumption of holy religion. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:3
"A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteousness shall not be moved.""A man cannot make himself secure by wickedness, nor can the good man's roots be disturbed."[4] No project, nor any man, can be securely established upon anything other that righteousness. The great merchant princes of America have all been men of integrity. Wickedness does not work, not even in business. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 12:1
Proverbs 12:1. Whoso loveth instruction— Or, according to others, correction, or reproof. It is well observed, that if a man cannot endure to be told of his faults, it is a shrewd sign that he is in the way to be undone, and has not yet approached so much as to the gates of wisdom. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 12:1
1. loveth knowledge—as the fruit of instruction or training ( :-). hateth reproof— ( :-). brutish—stupid, regardless of his own welfare (Psalms 49:10; Psalms 73:22). read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 12:3
3. Wickedness cannot give permanent prosperity. root . . . not be moved—firm as a flourishing tree— (Psalms 1:3; Psalms 15:5; Jeremiah 17:8). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 12:1-12
5. The value of righteousness 12:1-12 read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:1-28
4. A crown, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11; Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of a silver hoop covered with a network of strings of corals. On this net are fastened strings of gold coins.5. Two kinds of plans. 6. Their very words are an ambush, meant to cause destruction.9. Even a poor man in those days could afford to have a slave (cp. Exodus 21:32), and such a man, although... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:2
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . man. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 , wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . will He condemn: or will pronounce him guilty, as Job 40:8 . read more