proverbs-22:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:13

Excuses Few things are oftener on human lips than excuses. Men are continually excusing themselves from doing what they know in their hearts they ought to do. There is no sphere from which they are excluded, and there is hardly any evil to which they do not lead. I. THE SPHERES IS WHICH THEY ARE FOUND . The child excuses himself from the obedience which he should be rendering to his parents; the scholar, from the application he should be giving to his studies; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:13-16

Hindrances to the attainment of a good name I. SLOTH . ( Proverbs 22:13 .) It is full of ridiculous excuses here satirized. While a noble energy refuses to own the word "impossible," it is ever on the lips of the indolent. As in the Arabic fable of the ostrich, or "camel bird," they said to it, "Carry!" It answered, "I cannot, for I am a bird." They said, "Fly!" It answered, "I cannot, for I am a camel." Always, "I cannot !" He who in false regard to his own soul refuses to go... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:14

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit. The hemistich reappears in a slightly altered form at Proverbs 23:27 . (For "strange woman" as equivalent to "a harlot" or "adulteress," see note on Proverbs 2:16 .) By her "mouth" is meant her wanton, seductive words, which entice a man to destruction of body and soul. It may be that theology rather than morals is signified here—rather false doctrines than evil practice. In this ease the mention of the strange or foreign woman is very... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child. Foolishness ( ivveleth ) here implies the love of mischief, the waywardness and self-will, belonging to children, bound up in their very nature. Septuagint, "Folly is attached ( ἐξῆπται ) to the heart of the young," in which version Cornelius a Lapide sees an allusion to the ornament hung by fond parents round the neck of a child whom they were inclined to spoil rather than to train in self-denying ways. To such a child folly adheres as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:15

(See homily on Proverbs 13:24 .)—C. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 22:13

Proverbs 22:13. The slothful man saith Alleges as his excuse to them who upbraid him with idleness, or persuade him to diligence; There is a lion without There are extreme dangers and invincible difficulties in my way; I shall be slain By that lion, or some other way; in the streets This is added to show the ridiculousness of his excuse; for lions abide in the woods, or fields, not in the streets of towns or cities. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 22:14

Proverbs 22:14. The mouth of strange women Their fair and flattering speeches, wherewith they entice men into sin, as is observed Proverbs 7:21, into which it is easy to fall, but out of which it is hard, if not impossible, to be rescued. For it is a rare thing for any person, who has once entered into a course of lewdness: to recover himself from it, Proverbs 2:19. He that is abhorred of the Lord Namely, in a high and singular manner; who by his former impieties, and contempt of God and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 22:15

Proverbs 22:15. Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child Is fixed and settled there, as being born with him, and rooted in his very nature; but the rod, &c., shall drive it far from him The smart of punishment will make him weary of his sin, and watchful against it. “Ignorance, weakness, inclination to evil, corruption of heart,” says Calmet, “are maladies which accompany all men from their birth; education, instruction, correction,” to which we must add divine grace, earnestly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:1-16

Children and adults (22:1-16)People vary in reputation and status, but they should respect one another as being equally God’s creatures (22:1-2). Wise people will act with caution and humility. They will bring up their children in a way that prepares them for the experiences they will face in the life ahead (3-6). Those who borrow will fall into the power of the lenders, and this can lead to unjust treatment of the poor by the rich. Such oppression will be punished, but generosity will be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 22:13

streets = open places. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:13-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 22:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 22:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 22:15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 22:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 22:13

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