Proverbs Chapter 12
1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Commentary for Proverbs 12
1 Those who have grace,
will delight in the instructions given them. Those that stifle their
convictions, are like brutes. #2|. The man who covers selfish and
vicious designs under a profession of religion or friendship, will be
condemned. #3|. Though men may advance themselves by sinful arts, they
cannot settle and secure themselves. But those who by faith are rooted
in Christ, are firmly fixed. #4|. A wife who is pious, prudent, and
looks well to the ways of her household, who makes conscience of her
duty, and can bear crosses; such a one is an honour and comfort to her
husband. She that is the reverse of this, preys upon him, and consumes
him. #5|. Thoughts are not free; they are under the Divine knowledge,
therefore under the Divine command. It is a man's shame to act with
deceit, with trick and design. #6|. Wicked people speak mischief to
their neighbours. A man may sometimes do a good work with one good word.
#7|. God's blessing is often continued to the families of godly men,
while the wicked are overthrown. #8|. The apostles showed wisdom by
glorying in shame for the name of Christ. #9|. He that lives in a humble
state, who has no one to wait upon him, but gets bread by his own
labour, is happier than he that glories in high birth or gay attire, and
wants necessaries. 10|. A godly man would not put even an animal to
needless pain. But the wicked often speak of others as well used, when
they would not endure like treatment for a single day. #11|. It is men's
wisdom to mind their business, and follow an honest calling. But it is
folly to neglect business; and the grace of God teaches men to disdain
nothing but sin. #12|. When the ungodly see others prosper by sin, they
wish they could act in the same way. But the root of Divine grace, in
the heart of the righteous, produces other desires and purposes. #13|.
Many a man has paid dear in this world for the transgression of his
lips. 14|. When men use their tongues aright, to teach and comfort
others, they enjoy acceptance through Christ Jesus; and the testimony of
their conscience, that they in some measure answer the end of their
being. #15|. A fool, in the sense of Scripture, means a wicked man, one
who acts contrary to the wisdom that is from above. His rule is, to do
what is right in his own eyes. 16|. A foolish man is soon angry, and is
hasty in expressing it; he is ever in trouble and running into mischief.
It is kindness to ourselves to make light of injuries and affronts,
instead of making the worst of them. #17|. It is good for all to dread
and detest the sin of lying, and to be governed by honesty. #18|.
Whisperings and evil surmises, like a sword, separate those that have
been dear to each other. The tongue of the wise is health, making all
whole. #19|. If truth be spoken, it will hold good; whoever may be
disobliged, still it will keep its ground. #20|. Deceit and falsehood
bring terrors and perplexities. But those who consult the peace and
happiness of others have joy in their own minds. #21|. If men are
sincerely righteous, the righteous God has engaged that no evil shall
happen to them. But they that delight in mischief shall have enough of
it. #22|. Make conscience of truth, not only in words, but in actions.
#23|. Foolish men proclaim to all the folly and emptiness of their
minds. #24|. Those who will not take pains in an honest calling, living
by tricks and dishonesty, are paltry and beggarly. #25|. Care, fear, and
sorrow, upon the spirits, deprive men of vigour in what is to be done,
or courage in what is to be borne. A good word from God, applied by
faith, makes the heart glad. #26|. The righteous is abundant; though not
in this world's goods, yet in the graces and comforts of the Spirit,
which are the true riches. Evil men vainly flatter themselves that their
ways are not wrong. #27|. The slothful man makes no good use of the
advantages Providence puts in his way, and has no comfort in them. The
substance of a diligent man, though not great, does good to him and his
family. He sees that God gives it to him in answer to prayer. #28|. The
way of religion is a straight, plain way; it is the way of
righteousness. There is not only life at the end, but life in the way;
all true comfort.
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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