Proverbs 20:2-3

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 20:3

To cease from strife; either to prevent it, or, if it be begun, to put an end to it; which, although proud and profane persons esteem dishonourable to them, is indeed their glory, because it is an evidence of their great wisdom and power over their passions, and of their respect and obedience to their sovereign Lord, in which their honour and happiness consists. Will be meddling, to wit, with matters of strife; he is always ready to begin strife, and obstinate in the continuance of it. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 20:1-4

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 20:1. Strong drink. The Hebrew word Shekhar includes every strong drink besides wine. Delitzsch translates it mead. Proverbs 20:2. The fear of a king, i.e., the dread which he inspires. Sinneth against his soul, or “forfeits his life,” so Delitzsch and Miller. Proverbs 20:3. To cease from strife. Rather, “to remain far from” it. Proverbs 20:4. Delitzsch translates this verse, “At the beginning of the harvest the sluggard ploweth not, and so when he cometh to reaping... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 20:1-30

Chapter 20Into chapter 20.Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise ( Proverbs 20:1 ).He will have more to say about wine as we move along in our study next week, chapter 23. "Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has babblings? Who has wounds without cause? Who has red eyes? They that tarry long at wine; and those that go to seek mixed wine," and so foRuth ( Proverbs 23:29-30 ). It talks about them in chapter 23. "Wine is a mocker,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 20:1-30

Proverbs 20:1 . Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging. In the book of Ecclesiasticus intoxication is connected with poverty, with harlots, with destruction: chap. Proverbs 19:1-2. Cyrus, after noticing great disorder in the court of Persia, is reported by Xenophon as saying, oh Darius, we were all kings last night. Darius, his ministers, and his cup-bearers all asleep on the carpets together. Proverbs 20:2 . The fear of a king. See on Proverbs 19:12. Many proverbs in this chapter... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 20:3

Proverbs 20:3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife.The law of honourThe rules of life by which men are ordinarily governed are the law of honour, the law of the land, and the law of God. It is the object of religious institutions and instruction to uphold the last of these as the supreme and universal rule. In doing this, it is sometimes necessary to bring the other two into a comparison with it, as standards of duty and right. There ought to be no opposition between the law of the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 20:2

Pro 20:2 The fear of a king [is] as the roaring of a lion: [whoso] provoketh him to anger sinneth [against] his own soul. Ver. 2. The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion. ] See Proverbs 16:14 ; Proverbs 19:12 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 20:3

Proverbs 20:3 [It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Ver. 3. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife. ] To stint it rather than to stir it; to be first in promoting peace and seeking reconciliation, as Abraham did in the controversy with Lot. Memento - said Aristippus to Aeschines, with whom he had a long strife - quod cum essem natu maior, prior te accesserim. a Remember, said he, that though I am the elder man, yet I first sought... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 20:2

fear: Proverbs 16:14, Proverbs 16:15, Proverbs 19:12, Ecclesiastes 10:4, Hosea 11:10, Amos 3:8 sinneth: Proverbs 8:36, 1 Kings 2:23 Reciprocal: Numbers 16:38 - sinners Esther 1:12 - was the king Proverbs 24:22 - who Proverbs 28:15 - a roaring Proverbs 29:24 - hateth Proverbs 30:31 - against Ecclesiastes 8:4 - the word Ecclesiastes 10:16 - and Daniel 2:12 - General Amos 1:2 - The Lord Romans 13:3 - rulers Romans 13:4 - be 2 Timothy 4:17 - and I 1 Peter 5:8 - as read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 20:3

an: Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 19:11, Proverbs 25:8-2 Samuel :, Ephesians 1:6-Ruth :, Ephesians 4:32, Ephesians 5:1 but: Proverbs 14:17, Proverbs 18:6, Proverbs 21:24, 2 Kings 14:9, James 3:14, James 4:1 Reciprocal: 2 Kings 14:10 - why shouldest 2 Chronicles 25:17 - let us see 2 Chronicles 25:19 - why shouldest Proverbs 18:1 - intermeddleth Proverbs 26:17 - passeth read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 20:2

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.The fear — The terror which the wrath of a king causes. read more

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