Proverbs 27:2-4 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:2

Self-praise I. SELF - PRAISE IS ILL FOUNDED . It may be true to fact, but we cannot be sure that it is. 1 . Possibly it is insincere . So many motives of vanity and self-interest urge a person to pretend to be better than he is, that a certificate of merit given by himself on behalf of himself cannot be taken at a high value. 2 . Probably it is delusive . Even when it is perfectly sincere it is likely to be perverted by unconscious misconceptions. It is very easy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:2-21

The praise of man How far we should go in praising others, and in what spirit we should accept their praise, is a matter of no small importance in the conduct of life. I. THE DUTY OF PRAISING OTHERS . "Let another man praise thee" can hardly be said to be imperative so far as he is concerned. But it suggests the propriety of another man speaking in words of commendation. And the duty of praising those who have done well is a much-forgotten and neglected virtue. I. It is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; literally, heaviness of a stone , weight of the sand . The substantives are more forcible than the corresponding adjectives would be: the versions rather weaken the form of the expression by rendering, Grave est saxum , etc. The quality in the things mentioned is weight, heaviness, ponderosity; that is what we are bidden regard. A fool's wrath is heavier than them both. The ill temper and anger of a headstrong fool, which he vents on those... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous. Again substantives are used, as in Proverbs 27:3 , "Cruelty of wrath, and overflowing of anger." Figure to yourself the fierceness and cruelty of a sudden excitement of anger, or the bursting forth of passion which, like a flood, carries all before it; these may be violent for a time, yet they will subside when they have spent themselves. But who is able to stand before envy? or rather, jealousy . The reference is not so much to the general... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 27:2

Proverbs 27:2. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth Except it be really necessary, either for thy own just vindication, or for the honour of God, or for the edification of others, in which cases this hath been allowed and practised by wise and virtuous men, as particularly by St. Paul, 2 Corinthians 11:12. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 27:3

Proverbs 27:3. A stone is heavy, &c., but a fool’s wrath is heavier More grievous and intolerable, as being without cause, without measure, and without end. “Fools and unskilful people,” says Melancthon, “are more apt to be angry than others, because they consider not the infirmity of mankind, and that there are many errors of others which ought to be borne withal, and cured after a gentle manner. For, as goodness is most eminent in God, who himself bears with many evils in us, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 27:4

Proverbs 27:4. Wrath is cruel And doth many barbarous things; and anger is outrageous Often depriving a man of the proper use of his reason, and hurrying him into many mischiefs and miseries; but who is able to stand before envy? Envy is worse than both of them, 1st, Because it is more unjust and unreasonable, as not being caused by any provocation, as wrath and anger are; but proceeding from mere malignity of mind, whereby a man is grieved for another man’s happiness, in which he ought... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:1-27

The valuable things of life (27:1-27)Over-confidence, self-praise, stupidity and jealousy must all be avoided (27:1-4). True friends will show the inner love they have for each other by being open and honest with each other. Over-pleasantness may be a sign of a deceitful heart (5-6). Those with many possessions do not find contentment; the poor are more than satisfied if they can get what the rich throw away (7). Among the most priceless of possessions are a happy home and faithful friends... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise thee. Illustrations: Centurion (Matthew 8:10 ); John (Matthew 11:11 . Joh 5:35 ); Luke (Co Proverbs 1:4 , Proverbs 1:14 . 2 Timothy 4:11 ); Epaphroditus (Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:25 ). No Hebrew for "man", here. thee . . . thine. Second person. stranger = one unknown. Hebrew. nakar. See note on Proverbs 2:16 ; Proverbs 5:10 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 27:3

fool's. Hebrew. 'evil. See note on Proverbs 1:7 . them. Should be "they". read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:2-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 27:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 27:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 27:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:1-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 27:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 27:3

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