John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 19:20
Pro 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. Ver. 20. Hear counsel, and receive instruction. ] Or, Correction. Here he directs his speech to the younger sort, and exhorts them. (1.) To hear counsel, that is, to keep the commandment, as Proverbs 19:16 : (2.) To receive correction of parents, as Proverbs 19:18 , as the only way to sound and lasting wisdom: for Vexatio dat intellectum; Piscator ictus sapit; Quae nocent docent. Or Solomon may here... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 19:19
Pro 19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again. Ver. 19. A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment. ] He that lays the reins on the neck, and sets no bounds to his wrath, whether in chastising his child, or otherwise, shall be sure to smart for it: shall bring himself and his friends into great trouble. Such, therefore, as are choleric should pray much, and prevent all occasions of wrath; as Callius and Cotis, because they would... read more