Deutéronome 22:12 BDS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:5-12

Here are several laws in these verses which seem to stoop very low, and to take cognizance of things mean and minute. Men's laws commonly do not so: Deut. minimis non curat lex?The law takes no cognizance of little things; but because God's providence extends itself to the smallest affairs, his precepts do so, that even in them we may be in the fear of the Lord, as we are under his eye and care. And yet the significancy and tendency of these statutes, which seem little, are such that,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:12

Thou shalt make thee fringes ,.... Though a different word is here used from that in Numbers 15:38 , yet the same things are intended, and Onkelos translates both by one and the same word, and which is no other than a corruption of the Greek word used in Matthew 23:5 . Though there have been some, whom Aben Ezra takes notice of, who supposed that this is a law by itself, and to be observed in the night, as that in Numbers 15:38 was in the day; but these he warmly opposes, and calls... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:12

Fringes - See on Numbers 15:38 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:12

Verse 12 12.This also was a part of, or accessory to, chastity, to have regard to modesty in dress; for since the thighs were then without covering, a door was thus opened to many improprieties, if the upper garments were not closed, and many, as if by accident, would have abused this, if it had been allowed, as an incentive to licentiousness; for we see that many rush into such excesses of lasciviousness, as to glory in their shame. God, therefore, would have the flaps of their gowns thus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:1-30

Divine care for sexual honor. In these, as in so many of the precepts of this book, we find civil precepts invested with religious sanctions. Nothing is more important for the honorable maintenance of social life, than that both men and women should honor each other's sex as well as their own. Those that do otherwise are an abomination to the Lord their God. There are five or six different cases supposed in the verses referred to at the heading of this Homily: Such sins would have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-12

The minutiae of conduct. The Law descends to very slight points of conduct. It keeps in view that character is made up of the result of our actions in the million trivial details of life. "Trifles," said Michael Angelo, when a friend thus characterized the slight finishing touches he was giving to a statue—"trifles make perfection." Matters which in themselves are of little moment acquire importance from the associations they awaken, the ideas they suggest, the consequences they lead up... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:8-12

Linsey-woolseys. The different directions here given may be reduced to one idea, that of genuineness . The houses were to be substantial edifices, not endangering the lives of others by defective buildings or deficient battlements. The vineyards were to be sown with pure seed, that the plants might have a fair chance of growing luxuriantly. The ploughing was not to be done by an ox and ass together, for though the oxen are so small in Palestine as to be yokeable with an ass, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:9-12

Directions in minor matters. What was, in primitive days, matter for direct revelation from God, is now ascertained by scientific observation. Herein we learn that revelation and science spring from one origin and subserve one end—the good of men. And herein we may learn God's fatherly care for his children in the days of their infancy. I. GREATEST FERTILITY IN NATURE IS TO BE SOUGHT . It is man's province to bring out the greatest productiveness in fields and fruit... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:12

(Cf. Numbers 15:38 .) Fringes ; properly, tassels . The tunic of the Hebrews appears to have been divided at the bottom in front, and back, so that four corners or wings ( כַּנְפוֹת ) were made, to each of which a tassel was appended (Greek, κράσπεδον , Matthew 9:20 ; Matthew 23:5 , etc.). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 22:12

Compare Numbers 15:38 and its note. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:5-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 22:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:6-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:8-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 22:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Deuteronomy 22:12

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