Proverbs 12:6 ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

In the foregoing verse the thoughts of the wicked and righteous were compared; here their words, and those are as the abundance of the heart is. 1. Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours; and wicked indeed those are whose words are to lie in wait for blood; their tongues are swords to those that stand in their way, to good men whom they hate and persecute. See an instance, Luke 20:20, 21. 2. Good men speak help to their neighbours: The mouth of the upright is ready to be opened in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood ,.... Which some understand of perjury and false witness, as Jarchi, whereby the lives of innocent persons are taken away: or it may be interpreted either of the smooth words and fair speeches, and secret artifices, antichrist and his emissaries make use of to entrap the innocent, and draw them into their net, to their ruin; see Psalm 10:7 ; as the Jews attempted to deal with Christ, Luke 20:20 ; or of the laws and edicts of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-15

The downward and the upward paths Whether we are daily ascending or descending depends very much on whether we are ready or are refusing to learn The man of open mind is he who moves up, but the man whose soul is shut against the light is he who is going down. I. THE DOWNWARD PATH . We strike one point in this path when we come to: 1 . The forming of a false estimate of ourself. When "our way is right in our own eyes" ( Proverbs 12:15 ), and that way is the wrong one,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:3-12

Strength and fruitfulness Concerning the righteous man two things are here affirmed. I. IN HIM IS STRENGTH . "The root of the righteous shall never be moved." The strong wind comes and blows down the tree which has not struck its roots far into the foil; it tears it up by the roots and stretches it prone upon the ground. It has no strength to stand because its root is easily moved. The righteous man is a tree of another kind; his root shall never be moved; he will stand... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:4-11

Blessings and miseries of domestic life I. ELEMENTS OF HAPPINESS IN THE HOME . 1 . The virtuous wife. ( Proverbs 12:4 .) The word is literally "a woman of power, " and the idea of force lies in the word and the idea of virtue. Her moral force and influence makes itself felt in all the life of the household ( Proverbs 31:10 ; Ruth 3:11 ). She is her husband's "crown of rejoicing", his glory and pride. "A thousand decencies do daily flow From all her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:4-12

Proverbs 12:4-12 contain proverbs concerning the management of a house and business. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait —a lying in wait—for blood (see Proverbs 1:11 ). The wicked, by their lies, slanders, false accusations, etc; endanger men's lives, as Jezebel compassed Naboth's death by false witness ( 1 Kings 21:13 ). The mouth of the upright shall deliver them; i.e. the innocent whose blood the wicked seek. The good plead the cause of the oppressed, using their eloquence in their favour, as in the Apocryphal Story of Susannah, Daniel saved the accused... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:5-7

Proverbs 12:5-7. The thoughts of the righteous are right His constant purpose is to be upright before God, and just and true in all his dealings with men. But the counsels of the wicked are deceit His great care and contrivance are to deceive and wrong others by fair pretence and cunning artifices. The words of the wicked are to lie in wait, &c. Are designed and ordered to entrap or deceive others, and to destroy them; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them Namely, from... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-28

Honest speech and honest work (12:1-28)There are further proverbs on attitudes towards criticism (12:1-2; see notes on 9:7-9), the stability of the righteous (3) and the value of a good wife (4). The righteous, besides having good principles, have the courage to speak up at risk to themselves in order to save others (5-7).If people live humbly and in keeping with their financial capacity, they may not achieve high social status, but at least they will remain free of debt. They are wiser than... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:6

words. Hebrew. dabar. App-73 . the upright = upright ones. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:3-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:4-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:4-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 12:5-7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:6

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