"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
"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
"A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.""A good wife is her husband's pride and joy; but a wife who brings shame on her husband is like a cancer in his bones."[5] The Coverdale Bible translated this place, "A stedfast woman is a crowne unto her hussbonde, but she that behaveth herself unhonestly is a corruption in his bones."[6] read more
"The thoughts of the righteous are just; But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.""Honest people will treat you fairly; the wicked only want to deceive you."[7] "Good people are fair and honest in the things they plan to do. But don't trust the things an evil person tells you."[8] Some of the renditions are surprising. read more
"The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood; But the mouth of the upright shall deliver them."The antithetical contrast here regards the purpose of words: "The words of the wicked are for an evil purpose. Those of the righteous are for the purpose of delivering men."[9] read more
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
Proverbs 12:4. A virtuous woman— A strong woman, in the Hebrew, a woman of diligence or oeconomy. Solomon seems to intend by his appellation, a woman who has all the perfections of her sex; wisdom, modesty, prudence, virtue, and oeconomy and good management: and by her who maketh ashamed, he means the contrary; and particularly, a woman who dissipates her husband's substance in expensive follies; in the same manner as he called a libertine and prodigal son, a son that causeth shame. Chap.... read more
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
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
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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