Proverbs 14:32

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:32

Here is, 1. The desperate condition of a wicked man when he goes out of the world: He is driven away in his wickedness. He cleaves so closely to the world that he cannot find in his heart to leave it, but is driven away out of it; his soul is required, is forced from him, And sin cleaves so closely to him that it is inseparable; it goes with him into another world; he is driven away in his wickedness, dies in his sins, under the guilt and power of them, unjustified, unsanctified. His... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness ,.... That is, at death, as the opposite clause shows; he is driven out of the world, his heart is so much set on; from all the good things of it, which are his all, his portion; from the place of his abode, which will know him no more; and from all his friends and acquaintance, with whom he has lived a merry and jovial life; he shall be driven out of light into darkness, even into outer darkness; into hell, which is a place of torment, a prison, a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness - He does not leave life cheerfully. Poor soul! Thou hast no hope in the other world, and thou leavest the present with the utmost regret! Thou wilt not go off; but God will drive thee. But the righteous hath hope in his death - He rejoiceth to depart and be with Christ: to him death is gain; he is not reluctant to go - he flies at the call of God. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:28-35

Life contrasts I. IN PUBLIC LIFE . 1 . Fulness and scantiness of population. ( Proverbs 14:28 .) The Hebrew had a deep sense of the value of fruitfulness in the wedded life, and of increase in the nation. The majesty of the monarch is the reflection of the greatness of his people, and the decay must represent itself in his feebleness for action. It is our duty as Christian men to study with intelligence political questions, and to support all measures which tend to freedom... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness. So the Greek and Latin Versions. In his very act of sin, flagrante delicto, the wicked is defeated, driven from hope and life; as the Revised Version renders, "The wicked is thrust down in his evil doing;" i.e. there is some element of weakness in an evil deed which occasions its discovery and punishment, sooner or later. Thus "murder will out," we say. But the contrast is better emphasized by taking ra in its other sense of "calamity,"... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 14:32

Proverbs 14:32. The wicked is driven away From God’s favour and presence, and from the society of the righteous, and from all his hopes of happiness, both in this life and in the next; in his wickedness Or, for his wickedness. The Hebrew, however, ברעת , is literally, in his evil; and may be understood of the evil of punishment: in the day of his trouble, when he shall flee to God for help, he shall be driven away from him. But the righteous hath hope in his death In his greatest... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 14:1-35

Hidden feelings and motives (14:1-35)Wisdom builds, but folly destroys. People’s actions reveal their attitude to God (14:1-2). The wisdom of their speech and their commitment to hard work are among the things that determine whether they progress or come to ruin (3-5). Those who think they know everything can never become truly wise and therefore can never have right discernment in the moral issues of life (6-8).Good people may prosper and evil people may suffer loss, but outward appearances do... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 14:32

The wicked = A lawless one. Heb rasha . driven away in his wickedness = thrust down in his evil-doing. Illustrations: Dathan (Numbers 16:33 ); Israel (Exodus 32:28 . 1 Corinthians 10:7 ); Balaam (Numbers 31:8 , Numbers 31:10 . Revelation 2:14 ). Canaanites (Joshua 2:9 ; Joshua 5:1 ; Joshua 5:10 . Deuteronomy 9:5 ); Hophni and Phinehas (1 Samuel 4:11 ); Baal's prophets (1 Kings 18:40 ); Belshazzar (Daniel 5:2-6 , Daniel 5:30 ). wickedness = lawlessness, as above. hath hope in his death.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 14:32

"The wicked is thrust down in his evil-doing; But the righteous hath a refuge in his death."Keil's translation of this is: "When misfortune befalls him, the godless is overthrown; but the righteous remains hopeful in his death."[36] What is this hope that the righteous have in death? It is the hope of eternal life with God. This proverb teaches that, "There is a deep and essential distinction between the deaths of the godless and the righteous."[37] There is a glimpse here of that life and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 14:32

32. driven—thrust out violently (compare Psalms 35:5; Psalms 35:6). hath hope—trusteth (Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 11:4; Psalms 2:12), implying assurance of help. read more

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