John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 14:1-35
1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife (Proverbs 31:10-31). 3. Of pride] RM ’for his pride.’4. Where there are no oxen men have not to labour at keeping the crib clean, but at the same time there is no profit. The men who unload coal in Calais harbour used to sing: ’The coalis black, but the money’s white.’8. The wise man’s concern is how shall he act; the foolish man’s how shall he deceive others. 9. Lit.’ the guilt-offering mocketh at fools.’ This seems to mean that fools trust... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 14:12
Without the additional light of divine revelation we might conclude that any number of courses of action will lead to good ends. Nevertheless, God’s Word helps us see the end of some of these paths so that we can avoid them. Salvation by works is one example of this. As someone once told me, "I was climbing the ladder of success, but then I discovered that it was leaning against the wrong wall." This proverb warns that apparently good roads may prove fatal to the moral life (cf. Proverbs 7:27;... read more