Proverbs 6:6-19 KJV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:14

Frowardness is in his heart ,.... Or perverse things; evil habits and principles of sin; all manner of wickedness, errors and heresies; things contrary to right reason, repugnant to the will and law of God, and the reverse of sound doctrine; all evil thoughts and evil things; see Matthew 15:19 ; he deviseth mischief continually ; against his neighbours, and especially against good men; he is continually planning schemes, contriving methods, ways, and means, how to disturb, distress,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:15

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly ,.... Unthought of and unexpected: he that deviseth mischief to others secretly shall have no warning of his own ruin, nor time and means of preventing it; the destruction of antichrist will be sudden, and of all wicked men at the coming of Christ, 1 Thessalonians 5:3 ; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy ; or, "and there shall be no healing" F2 ואין מרפא "et non sanitas", Pagninus, Montanus; "curatio", Junius & Tremellius;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:16

These six things doth the Lord hate ,.... That is, the six following, which are all to be found in a man of Belial, a wicked man before described. There are other things besides these that God hates, and indeed more so; as sins against the first table, which more immediately strike at his being, horror, and glory; these being such as are against the second table, but are mentioned, as more especially appearing in the character of the above person; and must be hateful to God, as contrary to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:17

A proud look ,.... Or, "eyes elated" F4 עינים רמות "oculi clati", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Michaelis. ; scorning to look down upon others; or looking upon them with disdain; or reckoning them as unworthy to be looked upon, having an high opinion of their own worth and merit. Pride is the first of the hateful things mentioned; it being the first sin committed, as is probable, the sin of the angels, and of the first man; and is a predominant evil in human nature, and is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:18

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations ,.... Or, "thoughts of wickedness" F5 מחשבות און "cogitationes iniquitatis", Montanus; "cogitationes vanitatis", Cocceius. ; which are framed and formed in the heart: and this being the source and fountain of all wickedness, is placed in the midst of these hateful and abominable things; See Gill on Proverbs 6:14 ; evil thoughts and designs, both against God and men, are intended, which are forged and fabricated in the wicked heart of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:19

A false witness that speaketh lies ,.... Or, "that speaketh lies, even a false witness" F6 So Vatablus, Mercerus, &c.; ; and so this is distinguished from a lying tongue, the second of these evils: this is the sin of bearing false witness against one's neighbour, a breach of the eighth command. It may be rendered, "he that bloweth lies" F7 יפיח כזבים "qui efflat mendacia", Piscator, Michaelis. ; that raises lies, and spreads them abroad, and swears to them, to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, thou sluggard - נמלה nemalah , the ant, is a remarkable creature for foresight, industry, and economy. At the proper seasons they collect their food - not in the summer to lay up for the winter; for they sleep during the winter, and eat not; and therefore such hoards would be to them useless; but when the food necessary for them is most plentiful, then they collect it for their consumption in the proper seasons. No insect is more laborious, not even the bee itself; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:10

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber - This, if not the language, is the feeling of the sluggard. The ant gathers its food in summer and in harvest, and sleeps in winter when it has no work to do. If the sluggard would work in the day, and sleep at night, it would be all proper. The ant yields him a lesson of reproach. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:11

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth - That is, with slow, but surely approaching steps. Thy want as an armed man - That is, with irresistible fury; and thou art not prepared to oppose it. The Vulgate, Septuagint, and Arabic add the following clause to this verse: - "But if thou wilt be diligent, thy harvest shall be as a fountain; and poverty shall flee far away from thee." It is also thus in the Old MS. Bible: If forsothe unslow thou shul ben; shul comen as a welle thi... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:12

A naughty person - בליעל אדם adam beliyal , "Adam good for nothing." When he lost his innocence. A man apostata ; Old MS. Bible. A wicked man - און איש ish aven . He soon became a general transgressor after having departed from his God. All his posterity, unless restored by Divine grace, are men of Belial, and sinners by trade; and most of them, in one form or other, answer the character here given. They yield their members instruments of unrighteousness unto sin. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 6:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:12

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