Proverbs 12:14-15

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 12:14

Proverbs 12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him. Obedience to God’s will and its fruitsWheresoever goodness is, whether it bridle our tongue, or guide our hand, or regulate our fancy, it carries its satisfaction, its recompense, along with it. Our songs of praise echo back again upon us; the works of our hands follow us, and fill us with joy; and our thoughts, if goodness raise them, are comforts.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:14

Pro 12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of [his] mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him. Ver. 14. A man shall be satiated with good, &c. ] There are "empty vines that bear fruit to themselves." Hos 10:1 And as empty casks sound loudest, and base metal rings shrillest, so many empty tattlers are full of discourse - sed cui bono? as he said. Plato and Xenophon thought it fit and profitable that men’s speeches at meals should be written. And... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:15

Pro 12:15 The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise. Ver. 15. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes. ] He thinks his own wit best. Consilii satis est in me mihi; a he will not part with his commonwealth of baubles for the Tower of London. And such a fool is every natural man; Job 11:12 wise enough, haply, in his generation - so is the fox too; - wise with such a wisdom as, like the ostrich’s wings, makes him outrun others upon earth,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 12:14

satisfied: Proverbs 13:2, Proverbs 18:20, Proverbs 18:21, Psalms 63:5 and: Isaiah 3:10, Isaiah 3:11, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 16:27, 2 Thessalonians 1:6, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, Hebrews 2:2, Hebrews 11:26 Reciprocal: Proverbs 13:23 - food Proverbs 14:14 - filled Proverbs 15:23 - joy Ecclesiastes 10:12 - words read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 12:15

way: Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 14:16, Proverbs 16:2, Proverbs 16:25, Proverbs 26:12, Proverbs 26:16, Proverbs 28:11, Proverbs 30:12, Luke 18:11, Galatians 6:3 but: Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 9:9, Proverbs 19:20, Ecclesiastes 4:13, Jeremiah 38:15-Hosea : Reciprocal: Judges 17:6 - right 2 Chronicles 10:6 - took counsel Proverbs 13:10 - with Proverbs 14:12 - General read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 12:14

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.Mouth — By his pious and profitable discourses.Hands — Of his actions. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 12:15

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.Hearkeneth — That distrusts his own judgments, and seeks counsel from others. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:14

14. Satisfied… fruit of his mouth His discourse; his wholesome counsels and wise instructions. A man shall reap the fruit of these in good to himself. Shall be rendered unto him Or, He (Jehovah) shall render unto him. Compare Isaiah 3:10; Matthew 10:41-42: 2 Thessalonians 1:6. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:15

15. Way of a fool A fool is so self-conceited that he takes no advice. A wise man relies not on his own judgment alone in matters of importance. Compare Proverbs 3:5-7; Job 32:1; Isaiah 5:21; Luke 18:11. read more