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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:16

Note, 1. Passion is folly: A fool is known by his anger (so some read it); not but that a wise man may be angry when there is just cause for it, but then he has his anger under check and direction, is lord of his anger, whereas a fool's anger lords it over him. He that, when he is provoked, breaks out into indecent expressions, in words or behaviour, whose passion alters his countenance, makes him outrageous, and leads him to forget himself, Nabal certainly is his name and folly is with him. A... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:6

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood ,.... Which some understand of perjury and false witness, as Jarchi, whereby the lives of innocent persons are taken away: or it may be interpreted either of the smooth words and fair speeches, and secret artifices, antichrist and his emissaries make use of to entrap the innocent, and draw them into their net, to their ruin; see Psalm 10:7 ; as the Jews attempted to deal with Christ, Luke 20:20 ; or of the laws and edicts of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown, and are not ,.... With such an overthrow as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. The kingdom of the beast shall not only be full of darkness, as at the pouring of the fifth vial, and be in the utmost confusion, but it shall be brought to ruin and destruction; which stands opposed to "the house of the righteous", in the next clause: the ten kings, the supporters of antichrist, shall be overcome by the Lamb, with whom they will make war; the beast, and the false... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:8

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom ,.... Not according to his birth and pedigree; not according to his riches and wealth; not according to the places of honour and trust he may be in; but according to his wisdom, which he discovers in his words and actions, in his life and conversation: not according to the wisdom that is earthly, sensual, and devilish; not according to the wisdom of the world, which comes to nought, either natural or civil; especially that which lies in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:9

He that is despised, and hath a servant ,.... Meaning not the same person as before, but one in mean circumstances of life; and because he has not that substance as others have, at least does not make that show and figure in the world as some; and mean in his own eyes, as Jarchi; and does not affect grandeur, and to look greater than he is; has just sufficiency to keep a servant to wait upon him; or, as some render it, is "a servant to himself" F16 עבד לו "servus sibiipsi",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:10

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast ,.... Or "knoweth" it F17 יודע "novit", Mercerus, Michaelis; so Vulgate Latin. ; knows the worth of it and values it, and takes care of it, and is concerned for the preservation of it; he provides sufficient food for it, and gives it; he does not overwork it, but allows it proper rest from labour; and, if in any disorder, will make use of all suitable means to heal it; see an instance of the care of Jacob, that righteous man, of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:11

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread ,.... This was man's work in innocence; this he was doomed to do with the sweat of his brow after his fall; every man has his land to till, or some calling, work, or business, to be employed in, either civil or sacred; and it becomes him to be diligent therein, and such as are shall not want bread, but shall have a sufficiency of it; but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding : that neglects his business, loiters... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:12

The wicked desireth the net of evil men ,.... To be master of all the wicked arts and methods evil men use to ensnare and oppress others; to get them and their substance into their hands; or "desireth the evil net", as the Targum; the evil net of antichrist, which he lays for the poor, whom he draws into it and catches them; see Psalm 10:9 . Jarchi understands it of "hunting" F20 מצוד "venationem", Munster, Schultens; "venatum", Tigurine version. and of wicked men desiring to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:13

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips ,.... A wicked man often brings himself into trouble by giving his tongue too great a liberty, and by making free with the characters of others; sometimes by treasonable speeches against his sovereign; sometimes by bearing false Witness, and by lies and perjuries, of which he is convicted in open court; and by calumnies, reproaches, detraction, and scandal raised by him, and cast on his neighbour, who sues him for these things: or "in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:14

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth ,.... The wholesome advice, the good instruction, and sound doctrine he delivers to others, which are the fruit of his lips, and come forth by them from his heart; these redound to his own advantage, are not only a satisfaction to his mind upon reflection, but because of these he is filled with good things, even to satiety, both in this life and that to come; see 1 Timothy 4:6 ; or a "man shall be satisfied with good from the... read more

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