Read & Study the Bible Online - Bible Portal
Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 19:2

Two things are here declared to be of bad consequence:?1. Ignorance: To be without the knowledge of the soul is not good, so some read it. Know we not our own selves, our own hearts? A soul without knowledge is not good; it is a great privilege that we have souls, but, if these souls have not knowledge, what the better are we? If man has not understanding, he is as the beasts, Ps. 49:20. An ignorant soul cannot be a good soul. That the soul be without knowledge is not safe, nor pleasant; what... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 19:3

We have here two instances of men's folly:?1. That they bring themselves into straits and troubles, and run themselves a-ground, and embarrass themselves: The foolishness of man perverts his way. Men meet with crosses and disappointments in their affairs, and things do not succeed as they expected and wished, and it is owing to themselves and their own folly; it is their own iniquity that corrects them. 2. That when they have done so they lay the blame upon God, and their hearts fret against... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:2

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good ,.... Without knowledge of things natural and civil, especially without the knowledge of God and Christ, and divine and spiritual things; to be without this is not good, yea, very bad; for men without such knowledge and understanding are, like the beasts that perish, and for lack of it do. Jarchi interprets it, without the law. Or, "to be without the knowledge of the soul is not good" F5 So Vatablus; or "without care of it",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of man perverteth his way ,.... The sinfulness of his heart and nature; the folly which is bound up in it causes him to go astray out of the way in which he should go, or makes things go cross with him; so that the ways he takes do not prosper, nor his schemes succeed; but everything goes against him, and he is brought into straits and difficulties; and his heart fretteth against the Lord ; laying all the blame on him; and ascribing his ill success, not to his own sin and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 19:2

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good - Would it not be plainer, as it is more literal, to say, "Also, to be without knowledge, is not good for the soul?" The soul was made for God; and to be without his knowledge, to be unacquainted with him, is not only not good, but the greatest evil the soul can suffer, for it involves all other evils. The Chaldee and Syriac have: "He who knows not his own soul, it is not good to him." "Where no discretion is, there the soul is not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of man - Most men complain of cross providences, because they get into straits and difficulties through the perverseness of their ways; and thus they fret against God; whereas, in every instance, they are the causes of their own calamities. O how inconsistent is man! read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:1-7

The lowly and gentle life He who is truly humble before his God will be sweet, kind, and peaceable in his relations to men. I. THE ATTRIBUTES OF THIS LIFE . ( Proverbs 19:1-3 .) 1 . It is the life of innocence, in the seeking to have a conscience "void of offence toward God and toward men." This makes poverty rich and privation blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is for such. The consciousness of being dear to God is the true wealth of the soul; the sense of being... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:2

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good. "Also" ( gam ), Wordsworth would render "even," "even the soul, i.e. life itself, without knowledge is not a blessing;" it is βίπς οὐ βιωτός . At first sight it looks as if some verse, to which this one was appended, had fallen out; but there is no trace in the versions of any such loss. We have had a verse beginning in the same manner ( Proverbs 17:26 ), and here it seems to emphasize what follows—folly is bad, so is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:2

The evil of ignorance Manifold are the evils of ignorance. All evil of all kinds has been resolved into error; but, if we do not go so far as this, we may truly say— I. THAT IGNORANCE OF GOD IS FATAL . "This is life eternal, to know God;" and if the knowledge of God is life, what must the ignorance of him be? History and observation only too fully assure us what it is: it is spiritual and moral death; the departure of the soul from all that enlightens and elevates, and its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 19:3

The foolishness of man perverteth his way; rather, overturns, turns from the right direction and causes a man to fall ( Proverbs 13:6 ). It is his own folly that leads him to his ruin; but he will not see this, and blames the providence of God. And his heart fretteth against the Lord. Septuagint, "He accuseth God in his heart" (comp. Ezekiel 18:25 , Ezekiel 18:29 ; Ezekiel 33:17 , Ezekiel 33:20 ). Ec Proverbs 15:11 , etc; "Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I foil... read more

Grupo de Marcas