Proverbs 12:27

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:27

Here is, 1. That which may make us hate slothfulness and deceit, for the word here, as before, signifies both: The slothful deceitful man has roast meat, but that which he roasts is not what he himself took in hunting, no, it is what others took pains for, and he lives upon the fruit of their labours, like the drones in the hive. Or, if slothful deceitful men have taken any thing by hunting (as sportsmen are seldom men of business), yet they do not roast it when they have taken it; they have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting ,.... Because he takes none. The slothful man takes no pains to get anything for a livelihood, by hunting or otherwise; and though he loves to live well, and eat roast meat, yet what he roasts is not what he has got himself, but what another has laboured for. It is observed F15 Vid. Schindler. Lexic. col. 653. that fowlers burn the wings of birds taken by them, that they may not fly away; to which the allusion may be. Or,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting - Because he is a slothful man, he does not hunt for prey; therefore gets none, and cannot roast, that he may eat. There is some obscurity in the original on which the versions cast little light. Coverdale translates the whole verse thus: "A discreatfull man schal fynde no vauntage: but he that is content with what he hath, is more worth than golde." My old MS. Bible: The gylful man schal not fynd wynnynge: and the substance of a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:24-28

speak of the means of getting on in life. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man (literally, sloth ) roasteth not that which he took in hunting. There is some doubt concerning the correct meaning of the word translated "roasteth" ( חרךְ ), which occurs only in the Chaldea of Daniel 3:27 , where it signifies "burned" or "singed," according to the traditional rendering. It seems to be a proverbial saying, implying either that a lazy man will not take the trouble to hunt, or, if he does hunt, will not prepare the food which he has taken in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:27

5. Laxity and industry I. LAXITY GOES EMPTY HANDED . The proverb seems to call up the image of a hunter who is too lazy to pursue the game. II. INDUSTRY IS ITSELF A CAPITAL . Toil is as good as treasure; such seems to the force of the proverb. And we may be reminded of the parable of the farmer who indicated to his sons the treasure in the field; their persevering toil in digging led to their enrichment.—J. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:27

Proverbs 12:27. The slothful man Or, the deceitful man, as in Proverbs 12:24, who seeks to enrich himself, not by his industry and diligence, but by fraudulent and unjust practices; roasteth not that which he took in hunting Is too negligent and slothful to roast, or to take care that others roast, that which he took in hunting; so that he does not enjoy the fruit of his own labour. Or, if he has roast-meat, it is not that which he himself took, in hunting; but others have taken, or... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-28

Honest speech and honest work (12:1-28)There are further proverbs on attitudes towards criticism (12:1-2; see notes on 9:7-9), the stability of the righteous (3) and the value of a good wife (4). The righteous, besides having good principles, have the courage to speak up at risk to themselves in order to save others (5-7).If people live humbly and in keeping with their financial capacity, they may not achieve high social status, but at least they will remain free of debt. They are wiser than... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:27

roasteth not, &c. = starteth not his game (see the Oxford Gesenius). substance: i.e. that which the diligent man "starts" and obtains is substantial. The proverb is not "humorous". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:27

"The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.""The slothful man will not catch his prey, but the diligent man will get precious wealth."[38] This, of course, is another `guess,' based upon the uncertainty of the Hebrew text. read more

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