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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:12

A scorner is one that not only makes a jest of God and religion, but bids defiance to the methods employed for his conviction and reformation, and, as an evidence of that, 1. He cannot endure the checks of his own conscience, nor will he suffer it to deal plainly with him: He loves not to reprove him (so some read it); he cannot endure to retire into his own heart and commune seriously with that, will not admit of any free thought or fair reasoning with himself, nor let his own heart smite... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

Here, 1. Harmless mirth is recommended to us, as that which contributes to the health of the body, making men lively and fit for business, and to the acceptableness of the conversation, making the face to shine and rendering us pleasant one to another. A cheerful spirit, under the government of wisdom and grace, is a great ornament to religion, puts a further lustre upon the beauty of holiness, and makes men the more capable of doing good. 2. Hurtful melancholy is what we are cautioned... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:12

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him ,.... He that makes a jest of religion; scoffs at godliness and godly men; treats the Gospel and the ministers of it with contempt; makes a mock at good men, and all that is good; a pestilent fellow, as the Vulgate Latin version: such an one not only does not love, for more is intended than is expressed; but hates him that reproves him, and especially if publicly, Amos 5:10 ; he thinks ill of him; bears him a grudge, and abhors him; and speaks... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance ,.... Or, a "joyful heart" F3 לב שמח "cor gaudens", V. L. Baynus. ; that is joyful in the God of its salvation; that rejoices in Christ Jesus; is filled with joy and peace through believing in him, in his person, blood, righteousness, and sacrifice; that has a comfortable view of his justification by his righteousness, of peace and pardon by his blood, of the atonement of his sins by his sacrifice; to whom he has said, "be of good cheer,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:13

By sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken - Every kind of sorrow worketh death, but that which is the offspring of true repentance. This alone is healthful to the soul. The indulgence of a disposition to sighing tends to destroy life. Every deep sigh throws off a portion of the vital energy. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:12

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him ( Proverbs 9:8 ; Amos 5:10 ). For "scorner" the Vulgate has pestilens, and the Septuagint ἀπαίδευτος , "undisciplined." "Scorners" are spoken of elsewhere, as Proverbs 1:22 (where see note); they are conceited, arrogant persons, free-thinkers, indifferent to or sceptical of religion, and too self-opinionated to be open to advice or reproof. Neither will he go unto the wise, who would correct and teach him ( Proverbs 13:20 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:12-15

Sullen folly and cheerful wisdom I. DISLIKE OF CRITICISM . ( Proverbs 15:12 .) Often seen in those who are most critical themselves. The jiber is easily galled by a telling retort. The satirical man least loves satire upon himself. But one of the lessons we learn from truly great minds is that of willingness to turn a jest against one's self, and to find positive pleasure in a criticism of one's own character that hits the mark, provided it be good natured. But with ill nature no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. The face is the index of the condition of the mind. "In the forehead and the eye The lecture of the mind doth lie." And, again, "A blithe heart makes a blooming visage" (comp. Ecclesiasticus 13:25, etc.). Septuagint, "When the heart is glad, the face bloometh ( θάλλει )." But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken ( Proverbs 12:25 ). Happiness is shown in the outward look, but sorrow has a deeper and more abiding influence; it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

A joyous heart or a broken spirit These are the two extremes. The less we have of the one the more we tend towards the other. The first is encouraged that it may save us from the disasters of the second condition. I. THE CONDITION OF THE HEART IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE . "Out of it are the issues of life" ( Proverbs 4:23 ). The first essential for one whose life has been wrong is the creation of "a clean heart" ( Psalms 51:10 ). According as we think and feel in our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:13-17

The source of satisfaction We learn— I. THAT THERE SOMETIMES RESTS A LONG AND DEEP SHADOW ON THE PATH OF HUMAN LIFE . 1 . Sometimes a long one. "All the days of the afflicted are evil." They are not a few who have to make up their minds for many months or years of separation or pain, or even for a lifelong trouble. They know that they will carry their burden to the grave. 2 . Sometimes a deep one. "By sorrow of heart the spirit is broken." The... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:12-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:13-17

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