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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Proverbs 19:14

Is vouchsafed to a man by the singular providence of God, who is the only searcher and ruler of hearts, exactly discerning who are prudent or pious, in which even wise men's judgments are commonly mistaken, and inclining the minds and hearts of persons one towards another.

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See also Proverbs 19:14 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 19:14. _A PRUDENT WIFE_ IS _FROM THE LORD._] One who has a good understanding, אשה משכלת _ishshah mascaleth_; who avoids complaining, though she may often have cause for it....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 19:1-19 FURTHER PROVERBS ON PERSONAL INSTRUCTION One may be poor, but walking in integrity, he is far ahead of him who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. Then we find proverbs about frett...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PROVERBS 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government of the world which we find in Job. PROVERBS 19:1. FOO...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    A PRUDENT WIFE. See Proverbs 18:22....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the inheritance of_ Rather, AN INHERITANCE FROM (R.V.); i.e. derived from. _And_ Rather, BUT. οἶκον καὶ ὕπαρξιν μερίζουσι πατέρες παισὶ, παρὰ δὲ κυρίου ἁρμόζεται γυνὴ ἀνδρί, LXX. Domus et divitiæ da...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT Proverbs 19:11-20 11. The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12. The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. HOUSE AND RICHES (ARE) THE INHERITANCE OF FATHERS - i:e., are to be obtained by inheritance from them. They ar...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    1. FOOL] read, 'rich' (Proverbs 28:6)....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    This man has a wise wife and careful parents. His parents have saved money to provide for him. His wife is the gift of God. This man has a good life, because of his wise wife and wise parents. Paren...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 19 V1 A man may be poor but he still remains honest. He is better than the fool, whose words are false....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בַּ֣יִת וָ֭ הֹון נַחֲלַ֣ת אָבֹ֑ות וּ֝ מֵ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 20 HUMAN FREEDOM "The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the Lord."- Proverbs 19:3 THERE is such a valuable expansion and commentary on this proverb in th...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Verse Proverbs 19:7. This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that the third clause is incomplete. Something has been lost...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Properly. Septuagint, "fitted by." (Haydock) --- Hence the Fathers dissuade marrying with infidels. (St. Ambrose in Luke xvi.) --- All good comes from God._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. Slothfulness...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    HOUSES AND RICHES [ARE] THE INHERITANCE OF FATHERS,.... Which they are careful to provide and leave to their children. This they may and often do, build or purchase houses, and procure great riches, a...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD. Ver. 14. _House and riches are the inheritance of the fathers._] Viz., More immediately. God gives them to th...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _House and riches are the inheritance of fathers_, &c. Parents may bestow on their children houses, and lands, and riches; _but a prudent wife is from the Lord_ Is vouchsafed to a man by the singular...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    V. 14. HOUSE AND RICHES ARE THE INHERITANCE OF FATHERS, it is possible to get into possession of them by the fact of one's being an heir; AND A PRUDENT WIFE IS FROM THE LORD, a special gift of His kin...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 19:14 Houses H1004 riches H1952 inheritance H5159 fathers H1 prudent H7919 (H8688) wife H802 LORD H3068

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: If we keep God's Word, God's Word will keep us from all things that are really hurtful. Those who despise the ways of His W...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 19:1. _Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,_ in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and whose body is swoln with corpulency. The contrast of me...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And a prudent wife is from the Lord._ DIVINE DIRECTION NEEDED IN THE CHOICE OF A WIFE In the choice of a wife, first of all seek Divine direction. About thirty-five years ago, when Martin Farquhar T...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:13 Verse Proverbs 19:13 balances v. Proverbs 19:14 by recognizing that

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 19:13. CALAMITY. The word so translated is in the plural form, so as to express the continuance of the trouble. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 19:13; Proverbs 19:18_ DOM

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PROVERBS 19:1 BETTER IS THE POOR THAT WALKTH IN HIS INTEGRITY. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7, Proverbs 19:22, _rash, _which signifie

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Better is the poor that walks in his integrity [or in honesty], than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Corinthians 12:14; Deuteronomy 21:16; Genesis 24:7; Genesis 28:1;...

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