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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 21:8

This shows that as men are so is their way. 1. Evil men have evil ways. If the man be froward, his way also is strange; and this is the way of most men, such is the general corruption of mankind. They have all gone aside (Ps. 14:2, 3); all flesh have perverted their way. But the froward man, the man of deceit, that acts by craft and trick in all he does, his way is strange, contrary to all the rules of honour and honesty. It is strange, for you know not where to find him nor when you have him;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:8

The way of man is froward and strange ,.... Not the way of any and every man; not the way of righteous and good men, of believers in Christ; who know him, the way, and walk in him and after him, and being led by him; who have his spirit to be their guide, and do walk in his ways, and find pleasure in them; the way of such is not froward or perverse, but upright and even, and is not strange, for the Lord knows and approves of it: but the way of wicked and impure men, as may be learned from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:4-9

A family of vices There is a kinship between all vices as between all virtues. All sins spring from a disturbance of our true relations to God, as all virtues rest upon the deep consciousness of that relation. I. THE SIN OF PRIDE . ( Proverbs 21:4 .) Its aspect— the lofty eyes, the haughty glance—and its principle in the heart are struck by the Divine rebuke. The meaning of the second clause is not quite clear; probably it is, "The light of the wicked is only sin," i.e. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:6-8

Marks of sin Here we have four marks of that many-sided evil which God condemns as sin. I. ITS MANIFOLDNESS OF FORM . Of its varied developments we have four forms here specified. 1 . Falsehood, with a view to temporal enrichment, or the sin of cheating—a crime which has dishonoured the markets and counting houses of every land. 2 . Violence, with the same end in view—the breaking into the neighbour's treasury, or the assault committed on his person. 3 . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 21:8

The way of man is froward and strange; Vulgate, Perversa via viri, aliens est . Both this and the Authorized Version miss the antithesis between the guilty and the pure man, which is intended. In וזר , translated "and strange" (which seems to mean "alien from what is right"), the vav is not the copulative, but part of the word, which is an adjective signifying "laden with guilt;" so that the clause ought to be rendered, "Crooked is the way of a guilty man" (see note on Proverbs 2:15 ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 21:7-8

Proverbs 21:7-8. The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them The injury which they do to others shall, either by God or men, be returned upon their own heads; because they refuse to do judgment They wilfully and obstinately give up themselves to unrighteous practices. The way of man The course of man’s life, of the life of every man, as he is by nature, or in his corrupt state; is froward and strange Perverse and estranged from God, and from man’s primitive integrity, and from the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 21:1-31

God at work in people’s lives (21:1-31)As God directs the course along which a stream flows, so he guides the decisions of national rulers according to his plan (21:1). God knows people’s motives and he will not accept their sacrifices if their thoughts and actions are wrong (2-4). Prosperity that comes through diligence is a fitting reward, but prosperity that comes through greed, lying and violence is a deadly trap (5-8). Some people make life unpleasant for those who live in the same house,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 21:8

The way, &c. Render, "The way of a man laden with guilt is unsteady". Some codices, with Aramaean and Syriac, read "of a man who is an alien". pure = upright. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 21:8

"The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked. But as for the pure, his work is right."The word `straight' is given as an alternative reading in the American Standard Version margin for the word `right.' It would, of course, make a more accurate contrast with the word `crooked' in the first line. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 21:8

Proverbs 21:8. The way of man is froward and strange— The true rendering is this, The way of the strange man is froward, but as for the pure his work is right. Grey. read more

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