Proverbs 15:15 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:15

See here what a great difference there is between the condition and temper of some and others of the children of men. 1. Some are much in affliction, and of a sorrowful spirit, and all their days are evil days, like those of old age, and days of which they say they have no pleasure in them. They eat in darkness (Eccl. 5:17) and never eat with pleasure, Job 21:25. How many are the afflictions of the afflicted in this world! Such are not to be censured or despised, but pitied and prayed for,... read more

John Gill

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

All the days of the afflicted are evil ,.... And some are afflicted all their days, from their youth up; so that not only the days of old age are evil days, in which they have no pleasure, but even the days of their youth; all their days, as Jacob says, "few and evil have the days of the years of my life been", Genesis 47:9 ; because they had been filled up with affliction and trouble of one sort or another. Or, "all the days of the poor" F6 עני "pauperis", V. L. Pagninus, Junius... 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 15:13-17

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the afflicted are evil. "The days of the poor are evil," says the Talmud ('Dukes,' 73); but in our verse the contrasted clause restricts the sense of "the afflicted" to mental, not material, evil. The Vulgate pauperis gives a wrong impression. The persons intended are such as take a gloomy view of things, who are always in low spirits, and cannot rise superior to present circumstances. These never have a happy moment; they are always taking anxious thought ( Matthew 6:25 ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 15:13-15

Proverbs 15:13-15. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance; &c. “When the mind of a man is inwardly satisfied, and full of joy, it does good to his body too, as appears in his cheerful countenance: but when grief seizes on the heart, it detects, enfeebles, and breaks the most courageous spirit.” All the days of the afflicted Of those troubled in mind, as the meaning of this general expression may be very fitly restrained from the following clause; are evil Tedious and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:1-33

Bringing joy to others (15:1-33)Words can easily cheer others or enrage them, help them or hinder them. Therefore, people should think carefully about what they say (15:1-5). In addition to being wise in their speech, they must be honest in the way they earn their income (6-7). In fact, they must be upright in all aspects of their daily lives. Only then will God, from whom nothing can be hidden, accept their sacrifices and prayers (8-11). Another matter concerning habits of speech is that those... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 15:15

afflicted. Hebrew. 'anah. See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 . evil = sad. Same word as in Proverbs 15:3 . merry = good. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 15:15

"All the days of the afflicted are evil; But he that is of a cheerful heart hath a continual feast."This proverb stresses the fact that time passes slowly for the suffering or the distressed, and that time passes swiftly for those in the midst of joy. This writer attended an Armistice Day Celebration in 1932 at Lawton, Oklahoma. Totally disabled veterans of World War I were in attendance. The speaker began by saying; "It is now over fourteen years since the thundering canons in France were... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 15:15

Proverbs 15:15. He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast— A mind conscious of good intentions, though success be wanting, affords truer and purer joy, than all that this world can furnish a man with, either for the enjoyment of his desires, or the repose of his mind. Lord Bacon. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:15

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:12-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 15:13-15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:1-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 15:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 15:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 15:15

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