William Nicoll Sin and Its Mockers Proverbs 14:9 It is one thing to mock in such a fashion as that the sinning person shall say, 'This thing which the mirror holds up to me is base, contemptible, unprofitable, and I will henceforth abjure it'; and another thing to laugh in such a fashion as to make him imagine 'This thing is trivial, it is of no serious import whatsoever, and I will therefore conduct myself as I like. The first kind of mockery is the austere, if somewhat cynical, expression of moral... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 14:6
6. An humble, teachable spirit succeeds in seeking (Proverbs 8:9; John 7:17; James 1:5; James 1:6). read more