Proverbs 18:12-13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 18:12

Note, 1. Pride is the presage of ruin, and ruin will at last be the punishment of pride; for before destruction men are commonly so infatuated by the just judgment of God that they are more haughty than ever, that their ruin may be the sorer and the more surprising. Of, if that do not always hold, yet after the heart has been lifted up with pride, a fall comes, Prov. 16:18. 2. Humility is the presage of honour and prepares men for it, and honour shall at length be the reward of humility, as he... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 18:13

See here how men often expose themselves by that very thing by which they hope to gain applause. 1. Some take a pride in being quick. They answer a matter before they hear it, hear it out, nay, as soon as they but hear of it. They think it is their honour to take up a cause suddenly; and, when they have heard one side, they think the matter so plain that they need not trouble themselves to hear the other; they are already apprized of it, and masters of all the merits of the cause. Whereas,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty ,.... Lifted up with his riches. Rich men are apt to be highminded, and therefore are to be charged and cautioned against it; they are apt to look above their poor neighbours, and with contempt upon them; and very often this haughtiness of theirs is a presage of their ruin and destruction: and those haughty airs are put on from the pride of their hearts, when a "breach" is near, as the word F21 לפני שבר "ante confractionem", Junius &... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 18:13

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it ,.... Who is impatient, and cannot wait to hear it out, but breaks in upon the speaker before he has finished what he has to say; or is rash and precipitate, and returns an answer at once, without weighing and considering, and thoroughly understanding, what is said: it is folly and shame unto him ; his answer must be a foolish one, and bring shame and confusion upon him; men should be "swift to hear", and "slow to speak", James 1:9 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction - See on Proverbs 11:2 ; (note); Proverbs 16:18 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 18:13

He that answereth a matter - This is a common case; before a man can tell out his story, another will begin his. Before a man has made his response, the other wishes to confute piecemeal, though he has had his own speech already. This is foolishness to them. They are ill-bred. There are many also that give judgment before they hear the whole of the cause, and express an opinion before they hear the state of the case. How absurd, stupid, and foolish! read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 18:10-16

Some conditions of weal and woe I. CONSTITUTIONS OF LIFE WEAL . 1 . First and foremost, religion ( Proverbs 18:10 ) and humility ( Proverbs 18:12 ). The Name of Jehovah stands for all that God is (the "I am"). Trust in the Eternal is the real ground of confidence for a creature so transient and frail as man. To put the same truth in another way, it is religious principle which can alone sustain the soul calm and erect amidst distress. And with true religion is ever... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 18:12

(Comp. Proverbs 16:18 ; Proverbs 15:33 ; where the maxims are found in almost the same words.) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 18:12

(See homily on Proverbs 16:18 .)—C. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 18:13

He that answereth a matter, etc. Thus Ecclesiasticus 11:8, "Answer not before thou hast heard the, cause; neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk." A reminiscence of the passage occurs in the Talmud ('Aboth.' 5. 10), "I weighed all things in the balance, and found nothing lighter than meal; lighter than meal is the betrothed man who dwells in the house of his intended father-in-law; lighter than he is a guest who introduces a friend; and lighter than he is the man who answers... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 18:12

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 18:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 18:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 18:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 18:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 18:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 18:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 18:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 18:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 18:13

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