Proverbs 29:6-7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-27

Authority with justice (29:1-27)Many themes that we have already met in Proverbs are repeated in this section: stubbornness, good and bad government, family values, prostitution, justice, flattery, cunning and concern for the poor (29:1-7). Scoffers are more than just fools; they are trouble-makers. They are not open to reason and cannot control their temper (8-11).Unjust rulers oppress innocent citizens, and the rich persecute the poor, but good and bad alike receive the blessings that God... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 29:6

the righteous = a righteous one. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 29:7

considereth. Hebrew "knoweth", put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for the result of knowing. Illustrations: Job (Job 29:13-16 . Compare Psalms 37:26 ; Psalms 112:5 . Pro 29:31 , Proverbs 29:20 ); Josiah (Jeremiah 22:16 ). the poor = weak ones. Hebrew. dal. See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 . regardeth not to know it: i.e. makes no attempt to know it; or, knowing it, does not consider it. Illustrations: Jews (Jeremiah 5:28 . Compare Luke 10:31 , Luke 10:32 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:6

"In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.""The snare is that the sinner is caught and held fast by his sin. It becomes a habit which he is unwilling or unable to break."[5] The contrast here is not very obvious. "It means (1) either that the good man has a peaceful conscience free of the snare of sin, or (2) that, although the righteous man has also sinned, he has repented; God has forgiven him, and therefore he sings."[6] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:7

"The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know it.""The righteous man is concerned for the cause of the helpless, but the wicked understand no such concern."[7] There is no test that separates the wicked from the righteous as effectively as this one. The Christ himself said, "Blessed are ye poor"; and to ignore the rights and necessities of the poor, in all dispensations of God's love, is the invariable hallmark of the wicked. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:6

6. In—or, "By" the transgression—he is brought into difficulty ( :-), but the righteous go on prospering, and so sing or rejoice. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:7

7. considereth—literally, "knows," as Psalms 1:6. the cause—that is, in courts of justice (compare Psalms 1:6- :). The voluntary neglect of it by the wicked (Psalms 1:6- :) occasions oppression. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 29:1-27

D. Instructive Contrasts chs. 28-29Most of the proverbs in this section are couplets, and most of them set forth a truth by means of a contrast. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 29:1-27

Kings and Fathers3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15). 6. His transgression is the snare which catches and ruins him. 9. If a wise man has a lawsuit with a fool the latter will exhibit the most diverse moods, but one thing he will not do, and that is to listen quietly. 10. RM ’But the upright care for his soul.’12. They argue that truth does not pay. 13. To the poor and ’the oppressor’ (RV), to all classes alike, God gives the light of life (Psalms 13:3; Psalms 38:10). 17. ’Better the child weep... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 29:6

(6) In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare.—For he knows not how by repentance to escape God’s wrath.But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.—Being assured of God’s mercy to those who repent, lie rejoices because his conscience is clear, and the “peace of God” (Philippians 4:7) keeps his heart. read more

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