Proverbs 21:17-18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:17

Here is an argument against a voluptuous luxurious life, taken from the ruin it brings upon men's temporal interests. Here is 1. The description of an epicure: He loves pleasure. God allows us to use the delights of sense soberly and temperately, wine to make glad the heart and put vigour into the spirits, and oil to make the face to shine and beautify the countenance; but he that loves these, that sets his heart upon them, covets them earnestly, is solicitous to have all the delights of sense... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:18

This intimates, 1. What should be done by the justice of men: The wicked, that are the troublers of a land, ought to be punished, for the preventing and turning away of those national judgments which otherwise will be inflicted and in which even the righteous are many times involved. Thus when Achan was stoned he was a ransom for the camp of righteous Israel; and the seven sons of Saul, when they were hanged, were a ransom for the kingdom of righteous David. 2. What is often done by the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:17

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man ,.... Or "sport" F3 שמחה "laetitiam", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Mercerus, Cocceius, Schultens. and pastime, music and dancing, cards and dice, hunting and hawking, and other sensual gratifications; a man that indulges himself in these things, and spends his time and his money in such a way, is very likely to be a poor man, and generally is so in the issue; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:18

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous ,.... Not to make satisfaction for them, as Christ is a ransom for his people; but as a ransom is in the room of another, so the wicked cometh in the stead of the righteous, and into the trouble he is delivered from; as Haman for Mordecai, which instance Jarchi mentions; see Proverbs 11:8 ; or when a body of people are threatened with divine vengeance; and this falls upon the wicked, whose sins caused it, and the righteous are delivered from... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:17

He that loveth pleasure - That follows gaming, fowling, hunting, coursing, etc., when he should be attending to the culture of the fields, shall be a poor man; and, I may safely add, shall be so deservedly poor, as to have none to pity him. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:18

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous - God often in his judgments cuts off the wicked, in order to prevent them from destroying the righteous. And in general, we find that the wicked fall into the traps and pits they have digged for the righteous. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:14-17

Lights and shades of the earthly scene I. THE POWER OF GIFTS . ( Proverbs 21:14 .) They are neither good nor evil in themselves, but may be employed for good or evil ends. Let us make a good use of this text. We learn that gifts should be quiet, unobtrusive, unobserved ; and the same is true of all acts of kindness which are real gilts from the heart. They should neither irritate pride nor depress independence. By such little attentions and marks at love, how much evil may... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:17

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; qui diligit epulas, Vulgate; for feasts are chiefly, though not exclusively, intended. He shall become "a man of want" ( machesor ) as Proverbs 11:24 . He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. "Wine and oil" were the usual adjuncts of banquets ( Psalms 23:5 ; Psalms 104:15 ). Some unguents used for anointing honoured guests were very costly. The pound of spikenard expended by Mary of Bethany was worth mere than three hundred... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:17

The love of pleasure The love of pleasure is here described as a cause of poverty. No doubt this was meant to refer to physical destitution. But we cannot fail to see many other forms of poverty resulting from the same foolish infatuation. I. IT IMPOVERISHES A MAN 'S PURSE . This direct meaning of the text is not without its valise. No man desires to come down in the social scale and to lose the comforts of life. But least of all will the pleasure lover welcome such a prospect.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:18

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous. The same thought occurs in Proverbs 11:8 (where see note). כֹּפֶר ( kopher ) , "price of atonement," means of reconciliation. Delitzsch instances that the great movement which gathered the nations together for the destruction of Babylon put an end to Israel's exile; and that Cyrus, the scourge of so many heathen peoples, was the liberator of the Jews (comp. Isaiah 44:28 ). And the transgressor for the upright. The faithless takes... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:17

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 21:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:14-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:18

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