Proverbs 24:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:7-9

Here is the description, 1. Of a weak man: Wisdom is too high for him; he thinks it so, and therefore, despairing to attain it, he will take no pains in the pursuit of it, but sit down content without it. And really it is so; he has not capacity for it, and therefore the advantages he has for getting it are all in vain to him. It is no easy thing to get wisdom; those that have natural parts good enough, yet if they be foolish, that is, if they be slothful and will not take pains, if they be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool ,.... It is out of his reach, he cannot attain it; natural wisdom, or the knowledge of many things in nature; at least it seems so to himself, and therefore will not take any pains, or make use of any means, to obtain it; as the knowledge of human laws; of medicine, of philosophy, of languages, or of any of the liberal arts and sciences; or he has not really a capacity for it. This is more especially true of spiritual wisdom, or of the knowledge of divine... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 24:7

A fool - openeth not his mouth in the gate - Is not put into public offices of trust and responsibility. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool. It is beyond his reach, he cannot follow its lead, and has nothing to say when his counsel is asked, and no ability to judge of any question presented to him. "Wisdom" ( chochmoth ) is in the plural number, intimating the various attributes connoted by it, or the different aspects in which it may be regarded (see note on Proverbs 1:20 ). "Too high" ( ראמוֹת , ramoth ) is also plural; and Delitzsch and Nowack take it to mean, not so much "high... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:7-10

Some distichs now follow, concerned with wisdom and its opposite. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:7-10

Some traits of folly and sin I. THE GROVELLING MIND . ( Proverbs 24:7 .) Wisdom is too high for the indolent to climb to, for the sensual and earthly to admire and love. They are like Muck-rake, in Bunyan's parable. From such no good counsel ever comes. They are dumb "in the gate," on every important occasion, when help, light, sympathy, are needed. The base prudence which inspires many popular proverbs—the prudence "which adores the rule of three, which never subscribes, never... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 24:7

Proverbs 24:7. Wisdom is too high for a fool For a wicked man, whose sins enfeeble his mind, and make it incapable of wisdom. Or, he judges it too difficult for him to understand: he despairs of attaining it, because he will not put away his sins, and be at the trouble of using the means necessary in order to that end: as, on the contrary, wisdom is said to be easy to him that understandeth, Proverbs 14:6, because he seriously gives his mind to it, and therefore easily and certainly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:1-34

Godly and ungodly citizens (24:1-34)In contrast to the destructive schemes of the wicked are the constructive acts of the wise. A life built by wisdom is likened to a strongly built and richly furnished house (24:1-4). Wisdom gives people real strength and success, but folly gives them nothing worthwhile, not even sensible words that can benefit their fellow citizens (5-7). (In ancient times the place where citizens liked to gather was the open area just inside the city gate; v. 7. There they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom. Hebrew, plural = true wisdom. See notes on Proverbs 1:20 ; Proverbs 9:1 ; and Compare Proverbs 14:1 . is too high = seems to be, or is regarded as coral: i.e. as an ornament costly, and, to him, unattainable. Occurs three times (here, Job 28:18 , and Ezekiel 27:16 ). fool. Hebrew. 'evil. See note on Proverbs 1:7 . openeth not his mouth in the gate: i.e. where the judges sit. A fool is not appointed as a judge. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 24:7

22"Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate."In ancient cities, the elders of the people, or the rulers and principle men of the city, were accustomed to have their assemblies in the city gate, where open spaces were available. A fool would not dare to speak in the presence of the wise men. "Wisdom and a fool are incompatible."[4] read more

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