Proverbs 15:18 NIV

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:14-21

The Man Of Understanding Overcomes Adverse Circumstances And Enjoys A Life Of Pleasantness Whilst The Fool Continually Experiences Trouble (Proverbs 15:14-21 ). This subsection is in an inclusio concerning understanding and folly (Proverbs 15:14; Proverbs 15:21). The understanding seeks knowledge (Proverbs 15:14) and makes straight his going (Proverbs 15:21), the fool feeds on folly (Proverbs 15:14), and enjoys it because he lacks wisdom (Proverbs 15:21). Indeed his folly is the only... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:1-33

Proverbs 15. This chapter makes no new departure. Proverbs concerning the moral government of the world again occupy the chief place. One ( Proverbs 15:11) is noteworthy as showing an extended conception of the sphere of God’ s government. Earlier Heb. religion regarded Sheol as outside the kingdom of God; there the dead do not praise or remember Him. We have also some more psychological proverbs dealing with the value of cheerfulness. Proverbs 15:2 . uttereth aright: paraphrase rather than... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 15:18

Stirreth up strife, because he is very apt both to give and to take all occasions of contention. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 15:17-18

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 15:17. Dinner of herbs, literally “a traveller’s meal.” Proverbs 15:18. Stirreth up, lit. “mixes,” implying the reciprocal idea of giving and taking offence (Fausset). MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 15:17TWO FEASTSI. The equality here existing between the poor man and the rich man—they both have a dinner. This is as it ought to be. God gave the earth to the children of men, and when He enriched them with this large donation He intended that every living creature upon the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:1-33

Chapter 15Fifteen. I love this first one here.A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger ( Proverbs 15:1 ).How oftentimes a person comes just raging and a soft answer turns away wrath. If you rage back at them, then get out the gloves, you know, because you're soon going to be going at it. But a soft answer, how it can just mellow out a situation. Oh God, help us to respond with soft answers rather than with grievous words which only tend to stir up the whole scene.The... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 15:1-33

Proverbs 15:1 . A soft answer turneth away wrath. It bows to the tempest, it names a mitigating circumstance, it gives a favourable turn to misconstruction, it proposes a better way. My father, said the wary Syrian, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldst thou not have done it? How much rather then, when he says, wash, and be clean? Rehoboam, for the want of this wisdom, lost the ten tribes; whereas the intelligent woman on the wall, who wished to speak with Joab, saved the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:18

Pro 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife. Ver. 18. A wrathful man stirreth up strife. ] Miscet lites, he mingleth strife with his meat, and feeds upon chafing dishes. Such troublesome guests Augustine forbade his table by these two verses written round about it - “Quisquis amat dictis aliorum rodere famam, Hanc mensam vetitam noverit esse sibi.” a This is the worst music at meat that may be. But some men maledictis aluntur, ut venenis... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 15:18

wrathful: Proverbs 10:12, Proverbs 26:21, Proverbs 28:25, Proverbs 29:22, 2 Samuel 19:43, 2 Samuel 20:1, James 3:14-Nehemiah : he: Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 25:15, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Judges 8:1-Leviticus :, 1 Samuel 25:24-Acts :, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Matthew 5:9, Acts 6:1-Deuteronomy :, James 1:19, James 1:20 Reciprocal: Genesis 16:6 - Abram Genesis 32:20 - I will appease 2 Kings 14:10 - why shouldest Proverbs 14:17 - that Proverbs 14:29 - slow Proverbs 16:28 - froward Proverbs 16:32 -... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:18

18. A wrathful man Hebrew, a man of wrath. Slow to anger Long of nostril. (See note on Proverbs 14:17.) Anger makes quarrels; good nature quells them. Compare Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 26:21; Proverbs 28:25; Proverbs 29:22. read more