Proverbs 29:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 29:6

Here is, 1. The peril of a sinful way. There is not only a punishment at the end of it, but a snare in it. One sin is a temptation to another, and there are troubles which, as a snare, come suddenly upon evil men in the midst of their transgressions; nay, their transgression itself often involves them in vexations; their sin is their punishment, and they are holden in the cords of their own iniquity, Prov. 5:22. 2. The pleasantness of the way of holiness. The snare that is in the transgression... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare ,.... Or, according to the accents in some copies, "in the transgression of a man is an evil snare", as Aben Ezra observes the words may be read; there is a snare in sin to man himself; one sin leads on to another, and a man is snared by the works of his own hands, and is implicated and held in the cords of his own iniquity, and falls into the snare of the devil, out of which he is not easily recovered; and the transgression of one man... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-7

Private morality and the public weal I. TRUTHS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT . 1 . The obstinate offender and his doom . ( Proverbs 29:1 .) The repeated complaint against Israel was that they were a "stiff-necked people." Self-willed, haughty, persistent, defying rebuke and chastisement, is the habit described. It invites judgment. "When lesser warnings will not serve, God looks into his quiver for deadly arrows." They who will not bend before the gentle persuasions of God's Holy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare ( Proverbs 12:13 ). The snare is that the sinner is caught and held fast by his sin, and cannot escape, as he knows nothing of repentance, and has no will to cast off evil habits ( Proverbs 24:16 ). (For "snare," comp. Proverbs 18:7 ; Proverbs 20:25 ; Proverbs 22:25 .) Septuagint, "For a man sinning there lies a great snare." But the righteous doth sing and rejoice. The antithesis is not very obvious. It may mean that the good... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 29:5-6

Proverbs 29:5-6. A man that flattereth his neighbour That praiseth, or applaudeth, another in a sinful state or practice; spreadeth a net for his feet Kills him under a pretence of kindness; is an occasion of his sin, and consequently of his destruction, which possibly he might design to accomplish by that means. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare His sin will bring him to dreadful horrors and certain ruin. But the righteous doth sing and rejoice Because he hath... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 29:1-27

Authority with justice (29:1-27)Many themes that we have already met in Proverbs are repeated in this section: stubbornness, good and bad government, family values, prostitution, justice, flattery, cunning and concern for the poor (29:1-7). Scoffers are more than just fools; they are trouble-makers. They are not open to reason and cannot control their temper (8-11).Unjust rulers oppress innocent citizens, and the rich persecute the poor, but good and bad alike receive the blessings that God... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 29:6

the righteous = a righteous one. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 29:6

"In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.""The snare is that the sinner is caught and held fast by his sin. It becomes a habit which he is unwilling or unable to break."[5] The contrast here is not very obvious. "It means (1) either that the good man has a peaceful conscience free of the snare of sin, or (2) that, although the righteous man has also sinned, he has repented; God has forgiven him, and therefore he sings."[6] read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 29:6

6. In—or, "By" the transgression—he is brought into difficulty ( :-), but the righteous go on prospering, and so sing or rejoice. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 29:1-27

D. Instructive Contrasts chs. 28-29Most of the proverbs in this section are couplets, and most of them set forth a truth by means of a contrast. read more