G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 12:1-28
Verse Proverbs 12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minister to his need. That man is in a far worse case who honors himself, that is, keeps up an appearance out of pride, while, nevertheless, he lacks bread. Verse Proverbs 12:12. The contrast here is between the feverish desire for the speculative method of obtaining, symbolized by hunting, with the... read more
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 12:1-28
β) With reference to domestic, civil and public avocationsProverbs 12:01 He that loveth correction loveth knowledge;but whosoever hateth rebuke is brutish.2 The good man obtaineth favor from Jehovah;but the man of wicked devices doth he condemn.3 A man shall not be established by wickedness;but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.4 A good wife is the crown of her husband,but one that causeth shame is as rottenness in his bones.5 The thoughts of the righteous... read more