Proverbs 13:4 ASV

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Proverbs 13:1-7

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. Righteousness keepeth him that is... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 13:4

Willeth not. Hebrew, "hath not." He only desires riches, or to be converted, and will not labour, chap. xxi. 25., and Ecclesiasticus v. 8. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 13:4

v. 4. The soul of the sluggard desireth, he is always ready to discourse on what he wants and ought to have, and hath nothing, he has no success, because he is too lazy to work for it; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat, as a result of their industry they possess in abundance what they need. read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 13:1-25

γ) With reference to the use of temporal good, and of the word of God as the highest goodChap. 131 A wise son hearkeneth to his father’s correction,but a scorner to no rebuke.2 By the fruit of one’s mouth doth he enjoy good,but the delight of the ungodly is violence.3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life,he that openeth wide his lips shall be destroyed.4 The sluggard desireth, but without the satisfying of his desire,but the desire of the diligent is abundantly... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 13:1-25

Verse Proverbs 13:2. Compare this with Proverbs 12:14. As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves. Verse Proverbs 13:5. The contrast here between the wicked and the righteous is intense, in that concerning the righteous man the proverb simply states he hateth lying; concerning the wicked it declares that he becomes loathsome. That is to say, a righteous man keeping himself separate from wickedness hates lying. An evil... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 13:1-6

The Righteous Prevail Through Their Knowledge Of Wisdom, Whilst The Unrighteous Go Astray Because They Reject Wisdom (Proverbs 12:25 to Proverbs 13:6 ). In the first part of the subsection there is an emphasis on guiding and learning. ‘A good word makes (the heart) glad’ (Proverbs 12:25). ‘The righteous is a guide to his neighbour’ (Proverbs 12:26). ‘A wise son listens to his father’s instruction’ (Proverbs 13:1). ‘A man will eat good by the fruit of his mouth (because he has guided people)’... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 13:1-25

A Collection Of Solomon’s Proverbs (Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 29:27 ). Solomon’s presentation of The Book of Proverbs has followed the pattern of much Wisdom literature. This commenced with the initial heading detailing the details of the author and his purpose in writing (Proverbs 1:1-7), continued with a Prologue which laid the foundation for what was to follow (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18), and was then followed by the body of the work introduced by one or more subheadings. In Solomon’s... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 13:1-25

Proverbs 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a hope that comes not ( Proverbs 13:12 and Proverbs 13:19 a). There is a new proverb relating to the faithfulness of messengers, perhaps with reference to diplomatic missions. Proverbs 13:5 . is loathsome: render “ behaves vilely.” Proverbs 13:7 . Both AV and RV obscure the point of the aphorism, which contrasts two equally obnoxious social shams.... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 13:4

Hath nothing, because he contenteth himself with lazy desires without diligent endeavours. Shall be made fat; he shall be enriched with the fruit of his own labours. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 13:4

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 13:4. Fat, i.e., abundantly satisfied. MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:4THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE SLUGGARD’S DESIRESI, The desires of the sluggard cannot be satisfied—1. Because they are contrary to the ordination of God. The Divine ordination is, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread” (Genesis 3:19), in other words, that reward shall be the result of labour. If a man is to have that which he desires, he must frame his desires in harmony with the law of the... read more