Proverbs 14:1-26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 14:26

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence - From this, and from genuine Christian experience, we find that the fear of God is highly consistent with the strongest confidence in his mercy and goodness. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have an important influence, and exercise it beneficially. γυναικὸς ἐσθλῆς ἐστὶ σώζειν οἰκίαν . "A good wife is the saving of a house." The versions render as above. A different pointing of the word translated "wise" ( chakhmoth ) will give "wisdom" ( chokhmoth ) , which it seems best to read here, as the parallel to the abstract term "folly" in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:1

Woman as a builder Where the light of revelation has shone, woman has had a position and a power, an honor and a happiness, such as she has not enjoyed elsewhere. Under the teaching of Christian truth she has been, or is being, rapidly raised to her rightful place, and is becoming all that the Creator intended her to be. We cannot forecast the future, but we may predict that her own especial province, the sphere where she will always shine, will be, as it is now, the home. It is " her ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:1-7

Traits of wisdom and folly I. FEMININE WISDOM . ( Proverbs 14:1 .) 1 . Its peculiar scope is the home. Women are physically and morally constructed with a view to the stationary life and settled pursuits of home. Its comfort, the strength of the race, the well being of society, are rooted, more than in any other human means, in the character, the principle, the love and truth of the wife and mother. 2 . The absence of it is one of the commonest causes of domestic misery.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:2

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord. So the Septuagint. He who lives an upright life does so because he fears the Lord; and his holy conversation is an evidence that he is influenced by religious motives. The outward conduct shows the inward feeling. So he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him —the Lord. A man is evil in his actions because he has cast off the fear of God; and such wickedness is a proof that he has lost all reverence for God and care to please him.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride. חֹטֶר ( choter ) , "rod," or "shoot," is found also in Isaiah 11:1 . From the mouth of the arrogant fool proceeds a growth of vaunting and conceit, accompanied with insolence towards others, for which he is often chastised. So the tongue is compared to a sword ( e.g. Psalms 57:4 ; Psalms 64:3 ; Jeremiah 18:18 ; Revelation 1:16 . St. Gregory ('Mor. in Job.,' 24) applies this sentence to haughty preachers, who are anxious to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:4

Where no oxen ( cattle ) are, the crib is clean. This does not mean, as some take it, that labour has its rough, disagreeable side, yet in the end brings profit; but rather that without bullocks to labour in the fields, or cows to supply milk—that is, without toil and industry, and necessary instruments—the crib is empty, there is nothing to put in the granary, there are no beasts to fatten. The means must be adapted to the end. Much increase is by the strength of the ox. This,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:4

Daintiness and usefulness It is a very great thing to prefer the greater to the smaller, the more serious to the less serious, in the regulation of our life. It makes all the difference between success and failure, between wisdom and folly. I. A SERIOUS MISTAKE , to prefer nicety or daintiness to fruitfulness or usefulness. This grave mistake is made by the farmer who would rather have a clean crib than a quantity of valuable manure; by the housewife who cares more for the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:5

A repetition of Proverbs 12:17 (see also Proverbs 6:19 ). A faithful witness cannot be induced to swerve from the truth by threat or bribe. Will utter; Hebrew, breatheth forth. A false witness with no compulsion, as it were naturally, puts forth lies (comp. Proverbs 12:25 ; Proverbs 19:5 ). Septuagint, " An unrighteous witness kindleth ( ἐκκαίει ) falsehood." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 14:6

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not; literally, it is not—there is none ( Proverbs 13:7 ). A scorner may affect to be seeking wisdom, but he can never attain to it, because it is given only to him who is meek and fears the Lord ( Psalms 25:9 ). Wis. 1:4, "Into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter; nor dwell in the body that is pledged to sin" (comp. Psalms 111:10 ). True wisdom is not to be won by those who are too conceited to receive instruction, and presume to depend... read more

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