Proverbs 27:22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 27:22

Solomon had said (Prov. 22:15), The foolishness which is bound in the heart of a child may be driven out by the rod of correction, for then the mind is to be moulded, the vicious habits not having taken root; but here he shows that, if it be not done then, it will be next to impossible to do it afterwards; if the disease be inveterate, there is a danger of its being incurable. Can the Ethiopian change his skin? Observe, 1. Some are so bad that rough and severe methods must be used with them,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:22

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle ,.... As the manna was, Numbers 11:8 ; and as wheat beat and bruised in a mortar, or ground in a mill, retains its own nature; so, let a wicked man be used ever so roughly or severely, by words, admonitions, reproofs, and counsels; or by deeds, by corrections and punishment, by hard words or blows, whether publicly or privately; in the midst of the congregation, as the Targum and Syriac version; or of the sanhedrim and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 27:22

Though thou shouldest bray a fool - Leaving all other conjectures, of which commentators are full, I would propose, that this is a metaphor taken from pounding metallic ores in very large mortars, such as are still common in the East, in order that, when subjected to the action of the fire, the metal may be the more easily separated from the ore. However you may try, by precept or example, or both, to instruct a stupid man, your labor is lost; his foolishness cannot be separated from him.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:17-22

Wisdom for self and for others I. THE BENEFIT OF INTELLIGENT SOCIETY . ( Proverbs 27:17 , Proverbs 27:19 .) 1 . The collision of mind with mind elicits truth , strikes out flashes of new perception . A man may grow wiser by an hour's discourse than by a day's meditation. "Speech is like embroidered cloth opened and put abroad," said the mistochs to the King of Persia. In the collision of minds the man brings his own thoughts to light, and whets his wits against a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:22

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle. "To bray" is to pound or beat small. "Wheat," רִיפוֹת , riphoth (only in 2 Samuel 17:19 ), "bruised corn." Vulgate, In pila quasi ptisanas (barley groats) feriente ; Aquila and Theodotion, ἐν μέσῳ ἐμπτισσομένων "In the midst of grains of corn being pounded." The LXX ; reading, differently, has, "Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him ( ἐν μεσῳ συνεδρίου ) in the midst of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 27:22

Proverbs 27:22. Though thou shouldest bray, &c. “The folly and wickedness of some men are so incurable, that though unto reproofs, and chidings, and threatenings, you should add stripes and blows, they would not grow a whit the wiser or better for it.” Not natural, but moral and wilful fools are here intended, who, by long continuance in sin, are hardened and stupified, and so are become incorrigible under all the means of amendment. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:1-27

The valuable things of life (27:1-27)Over-confidence, self-praise, stupidity and jealousy must all be avoided (27:1-4). True friends will show the inner love they have for each other by being open and honest with each other. Over-pleasantness may be a sign of a deceitful heart (5-6). Those with many possessions do not find contentment; the poor are more than satisfied if they can get what the rich throw away (7). Among the most priceless of possessions are a happy home and faithful friends... read more

E.W. Bullinger

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 27:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 27:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:17-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 27:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 27:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:1-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 27:22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 27:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 27:22

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