Proverbs 19:11 KJV

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Proverbs 19:10-12

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. Of what king doth the scriptures here speak but of Jesus? Of his wrath we have a striking account, Psalms 2:12 . And both the wrath of the Lamb, and the lion of the tribe of Judah, are characters under which Jesus is spoken of.... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:11

Wrongs. The wise man is not vindictive or punctilious. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 19:11

v. 11. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; if he always follows the dictates of prudence, he will delay his anger and show all due patience with the erring; and it is his glory, it adds to his honorable reputation, to pass over a transgression, not by condoning and ignoring it, but by keeping it from becoming public property, to be made a morsel of defaming tongues. read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 19:1-29

δ) Admonition to humility, mildness, and gentlenessChap. 191 Better is the poor that walketh in his integritythan he that is perverse in speech and is a fool.2 Where the soul hath no knowledge there likewise is no good,and he that is of a hasty foot goeth astray.3 The foolishness of man ruineth his way,yet against Jehovah is his heart angry.4 Wealth maketh many friends,but the poor is parted from his friend.5 A false witness shall not go unpunished,and he that speaketh lies... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 19:1-29

Verse Proverbs 19:7. This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that the third clause is incomplete. Something has been lost. If this be not so, then the proverb which sets forth the extremely pitiable condition of the poor ends by declaring that to him the promises of friends are not fulfilled. Verse Proverbs 19:16. Here "he that is careless of his ways" simply means, of course, "he that keepeth not the commandment."... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 19:1-29

Proverbs Of Solomon Part 2 (Proverbs 15:22 to Proverbs 22:16 ). At this point there is a sudden switch from proverbs which contrast one thing with another, which have been predominant since Proverbs 10:1, to proverbs where the second clause adds something to the first. Whilst we still find some contrasting proverbs, especially at the beginning, they are not so common. This may suggest a deliberate intention by Solomon to separate his proverbs into two parts. Furthermore such a change at this... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 19:1-29

Proverbs 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government of the world which we find in Job. Proverbs 19:1 . fool: read “ rich,” as in Proverbs 28:6. Proverbs 19:2 a. Both RV and RVm are unsound grammatically. The lit. rendering shows that the clause is defective, “ Also without knowledge of the soul . . . is not good.” Some verb expressing action is required. Proverbs 19:2 b. sinneth: read mg. The idea... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 19:11

This is opposed to the perverse judgment of worldly men, who account it folly and stupidity not quickly to resent a provocation, and a dishonour and reproach not to revenge it. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 19:11-12

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 19:11. Discretion, or “intelligence.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:11-12TWO KINGSI. The man who exercises despotic power over the destinies of his fellow creatures. The similitudes by which Solomon describes the power that is sometimes lodged in a kingly hand are very strong, and were more true in his day than they are in ours. The wrath of a despot is like the roaring of a lion because it is an indication of the destructive power that lies behind it. That roar is not... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:1-29

Chapter 19Better is the poor that walks in his integrity [or in honesty], than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is even separated from his neighbor ( Proverbs 19:1-4 ).If you're rich, you have a lot of people coming around. But you really don't know. It... read more