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i. e., The empty-hearted, rejoicing in folly, goes the wrong way; the
man of understanding, rejoicing in wisdom, goes the right way....
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CHAPTER 15 THE BETTER THINGS
One can read through the proverbs recorded in this chapter and ask the
question, What are the better things?
A soft answer which turneth away wrath is better than grievou...
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PROVERBS 15. This chapter makes no new departure. Proverbs concerning
the moral government of the world again occupy the chief place. One
(Proverbs 15:11) is noteworthy as showing an extended concepti...
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WISDOM. Hebrew. _leb =_ "heart", put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_
(of Adjunct), App-6, for the knowledge it should possess. See note on
Proverbs 1:2....
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_wisdom_ Lit. HEART, as in Proverbs 11:12.
_walketh uprightly_ Lit. MAKETH STRAIGHT HIS GOING. The parallelism
consists in the contrast between the reckless "joy" with which the
heartless fool revels...
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TEXT Proverbs 15:12-22
12.
A scoffer loveth not to be reproved;
He will not go unto the wise.
13.
A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance;
But by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.
14.
T...
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Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of
understanding walketh uprightly.
FOLLY (IS) JOY TO (HIM THAT IS) DESTITUTE OF WISDOM - (.) "Folly,"
i:e., sin.
BUT A MAN OF UNDERSTAN...
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15:21 sense; (b-10) Strictly, 'heart.' see chs. 6.32; 11.12. walk.
(c-18) Or 'walketh straight forwards,' or 'uprightly.'...
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1. GRIEVOUS] i.e. annoying. 'If one pour in hot water let the other
pour in cold.'...
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RV 'maketh straight his going': i.e. acts straightforwardly....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 15
V1 A quiet answer reduces anger.
But an impatient word increases anger....
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If someone is not wise, then foolish (evil) things attract him. This
is like a traveller who chooses the wrong route for a journey. Some
people love to do evil things. They gladly choose to do evil th...
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FOLLY. — Shown in wasted opportunities, and the commission of evil
(Proverbs 10:23), while the “man of understanding” directs his way
in accordance with the will of God....
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אִ֭וֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָ֣ה לַ חֲסַר ־לֵ֑ב וְ
אִ֥ישׁ
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CHAPTER 16
A PASSIONATE DISPOSITION
"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but a grievous word stirreth up
anger." In the LXX there is another clause inserted at the beginning.-
Proverbs 15:1
"A meek t...
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WORDS IN SEASON
Proverbs 15:18-33
Learn to be slow to anger. This paragraph describes the even temper
which is blessed to live with and blessed to die with. Temper is said
to be nine-tenths of Christ...
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Verse Proverbs 15:11. This is a simple method of drawing attention to
God's perfect knowledge of all the deepest and hidden things. If that
which is most full of mystery to us is perfectly known to Hi...
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_Fool. He thinks himself the most happy of mortals. (Calmet) ---
Septuagint, "the ways of the fools are senseless." (Haydock)_...
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A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger
appeaseth strife. The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of
thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. A wise son maketh
a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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FOLLY [IS] JOY TO [HIM THAT IS] DESTITUTE OF WISDOM,.... Or "that
wants a heart" q, a wise and understanding one; by "folly" is meant
sin, for all sin is folly; and that is very pleasing and joyous to...
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Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of
understanding walketh uprightly.
Ver. 21. _Folly is joy to him that is destitute of understanding._]
_See Trapp on "_ Pro 10:23 _"_...
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_A wise son_, &c. See the note on chap. 10:1, where we have the same
proverb. _Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom _
He not only works wickedness, but takes pleasure in doing it; _but a
m...
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DESTITUTE OF WISDOM:
_ Heb._ void of heart...
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IS JOY; he doth not only work wickedness, but taketh pleasure in it.
WALKETH UPRIGHTLY, Heb. _directeth_ or _maketh straight his going_,
i.e. ordereth all his actions by the rule of God's word, and
de...
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Proverbs 15:21 Folly H200 joy H8057 destitute H2638 discernment H3820
man H376 understanding H8394 walks H3212 (H8800
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THE MAN OF UNDERSTANDING OVERCOMES ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES AND ENJOYS A
LIFE OF PLEASANTNESS WHILST THE FOOL CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES TROUBLE
(PROVERBS 15:14).
This subsection is in an inclusio concernin...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The course of the wicked man is an abomination to God,
neither is there any offering he can make to God that can be accepte...
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Proverbs 15:1. _A soft answer turneth away wrath._ It bows to the
tempest, it names a mitigating circumstance, it gives a favourable
turn to misconstruction, it proposes a better way. My father, said...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 15:21. WALKETH UPRIGHTLY, rather “goes straightforward.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 15:21_
OPPOSITE TASTES
I. JOY IS A REVEALER OF HUMAN CHARACTER. A stone cast into a l...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 15:1
A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH. Two things are here to be observed:
an answer should be given—the injured person should not wrap himself
in sullen silence; and that answer...
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Fifteen. I love this first one here.
A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger
(Proverbs 15:1).
How oftentimes a person comes just raging and a soft answer turns away
wrath. If...
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Ephesians 5:15; James 3:13; Job 28:28; Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 11:12