Proverbs 13:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:9

Joy and gloom I. LIGHT IS THE SYMBOL OF JOY . II. HENCE THE CHEERFUL BURNING OF A LIGHT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE GOOD MAN 'S HEART . He sits in the centre and enjoys clear day. III. GLOOM IS THE NATURAL EMBLEM OF SORROW . IV. THE PUTTING OUT OF A LAMP IN DARKNESS IS THE EMBLEM OF THE EXTINCTION OF JOY , OF HOPE —Of all that makes life worth having, and of life itself.—J. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:10

Only by pride cometh contention. Some render "surely" ( raq ) for only, as in Genesis 20:11 . Others rightly translate, "By pride cometh only, nothing but, contention." Vulgate, "Between the proud disputes are always rife." One who is haughty and overbearing, or who is too conceited to receive advice, is sure to quarrel with others. Septuagint, "An evil man with insult doeth evil." With the well advised is wisdom; those who are not, like the proud, above taking advice and following... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:10

Pride and contention I. THE REASONS WHY PRIDE PRODUCES CONTENTION . 1 . It is self-assertive. The proud man claims a large and prominent place for himself. He will not endure a secondary position. He demands his fights not so much because he really wishes to enjoy them, as because they are his rights. He will not forego them even when he gains no advantage by the exercise of them. Now, this self-assertiveness threatens the supposed rights of others where the boundary... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:10

Pride and teachableness I. PRIDE BEGETS CONTROVERSY , WHICH CAN SELDOM BE CARRIED ON LONG WITHOUT DEGENERATING INTO EGOTISM . 1 . There is contention for contention's sake, which is ever idle and baneful. 2 . There is contention for truth's sake. But in the latter lie many dangers to purity of temper. Whenever we become angry in controversy, as a great man said, we cease to contend for the truth, and begin to contend for ourselves.—J. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:11

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; literally, wealth by a breath ; i.e. wealth obtained without labour and exertion, or by illegitimate and dishonest means, is soon dissipated, is not blessed by God, and has no stability. Vulgate, "riches acquired hastily;" Septuagint, "substance gotten hastily with iniquity." This makes the antithesis more marked, the contrast being between wealth gotten hastily and that acquired by diligent labour. Cito nata, cito pereunt, "Quickly won,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:11

Fraudulent gain I. THE DELUSIVE APPEARANCE OF FRAUDULENT GAIN . This looks very different from coarse, vulgar robbery. The sleek swindler owns no common brotherhood with the brutal burglar. Fraudulent gain is got in the way of business; it is not at all like the money directly stolen from a man's pocket. The process is so very roundabout that it is difficult to trace the transition from fair dealing to cheating. The decorous thief would be horrified at hearing his true name. He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. Delay in the accomplishment of some much-desired good occasions sinking of the spirits, languor, and despondence. Many refer this sentence to the impatient longing for heaven which holy men feel, such as we may read in 'De Imitatione,' 3.48, 49, and in the hymns, "For thee, O dear, dear country;" and "We've no abiding city," etc. And St. Paul can exclaim ( Romans 7:24 ), "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred I. THE HOPE THAT IS DEFERRED . Most men who live to any purpose live by hope. It is scarcely possible to press forward with energy to a future that is wholly dark. The prospect of some future good is a present inspiration. Thus hope takes a large place in the heart of man. Note some of its forms. 1 . The hope of youth. It is natural for youth to believe in the future, to treat its possibilities as certainties, and to colour its grey outline with the gorgeous... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:12

The sickness of disappointment and the joy of fruition I. HOPE DELAYED . Who has not known that sickness of the heart, that slow-consuming misery of which the text speaks? It is a sorrow of every age. Life itself is by some spent in this still lingering delay. The stern experience of the course of the world teaches us that the sentimental and romantic view of the future, so natural to youth, must give way to realities. II. HOPE DELAYED IS THE TRAIL OF FAITH . The ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 13:12

with Proverbs 13:9 (first part) and Proverbs 13:19 (first part) Hope and disappointment We learn that— I. HOPE IS PLANTED AS AN INSTINCT IN THE HUMAN HEART , "Thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts," says the psalmist ( Psalms 22:9 ). We start on our course with a precious store of hopefulness in our soul; and it takes much to kill or to exhaust it. It lasts most men through life, though the troublous experiences we pass through weaken... read more

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