Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Proverbs 17:27
Is of an excellent spirit— Or, will be cool in his temper. He who hath prudence moderates his spirit. Houbigant.
Is of an excellent spirit— Or, will be cool in his temper. He who hath prudence moderates his spirit. Houbigant.
Better, A man of calm (or noble) spirit is a man of understanding....
CHAPTER 17 DIVERSE PROVERBS Of the twenty-eight proverbs found in this chapter we point out but a few. “The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts” (Proverbs...
PROVERBS 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family (Proverbs 17:2), the practice of bribes (Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 17:23), the value of adversity as a test o...
SPARETH HIS WORDS. Illustrations: Aaron (Leviticus 10:3); Moses (Numbers 16:4; Numbers 20:6); Samuel (1 Samuel 8:6); Christ ...
_excellent_ Rather, COOL, A.V. marg. and R.V.; μακρόθυμος ἀνὴρ, LXX. It is better with LXX. and R.V. to invert the order of subject and predicate in this verse and render: HE THAT SPARETH HIS WORDS...
TEXT Proverbs 17:20-28 20. He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 21. He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the fa...
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. HE THAT HATH KNOWLEDGE SPARETH HIS WORDS: (AND) A MAN OF UNDERSTANDING IS OF AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT. The...
17:27 cool (i-16) Or 'excellent.'...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice (Proverbs 7:14) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only diet...
A wise man thinks carefully. He does not suddenly become angry. Other people might think that he is slow. They are wrong, because it might take a long time to make a good decision....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 17 V1 One man eats dry bread in a calm and quiet place. But that man’s meal is better than the food at a party where there are arguments....
HE THAT HATH KNOWLEDGE... — This verse will better be rendered, _He that restrains his words hath knowledge, and one who is cool of temper is a man of understanding._ The avoidance of rash speech and...
חֹושֵׂ֣ךְ אֲ֭מָרָיו יֹודֵ֣עַ דָּ֑עַת _יְקַר_† ־ר֝֗וּחַ אִ֣ישׁ
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than the lo...
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to h...
Verse Proverbs 17:3. Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire, b...
_Precious and reserved spirit. This is a mark of wisdom. (Calmet)_...
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that ha...
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...
HE THAT HATH KNOWLEDGE SPARETH HIS WORDS,.... Or, "he that knows knowledge" c; one that is very knowing, has a fund of knowledge in him, "spareth his words"; is generally a man of few words, he thinks...
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Ver. 27. _He that hath knowledge spareth his words._] Taciturnity is a sign of solidity, and talkativ...
_He that hath knowledge spareth_ Hebrew, חושׂךְ, _restraineth, his words_ As at other times, so especially when he is under a provocation to anger or any other passion, in which case fools utter all t...
V. 27. HE THAT HATH KNOWLEDGE SPARETH HIS WORDS, is chary of speech, refrains from garrulity; AND A MAN OF UNDERSTANDING IS OF AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT, rather, he that is of a quiet temper, a man who has...
AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT: Or, a cool spirit...
SPARETH, Heb. _restraineth_, as at other times, so especially when he is provoked to passion, in which case fools utter all their mind. An excellent spirit; which he showeth by commanding his passions...
Proverbs 17:27 has H3045 (H8802) knowledge H1847 spares H2820 (H8802) words H561 man H376 understanding H8394 cal
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: About the most satisfactory substitute for wisdom is silence. Discretion of speech is better than fluency of speech. KEY W...
Proverbs 17:1. _Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith._ See Proverbs 15:17. Proverbs 17:3. _The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace_ (or crucible) _for gold._ Silver ores in Mexico are...
_He that hath knowledge spareth his words._ SIGNS OF A WISE MAN Two ways a man may show himself to be a wise man. 1. By the good temper, the sweetness and the sedateness of his mind. “A man of under...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 17:27. EXCELLENT, rather a _cool_ spirit. The homiletic teaching of Proverbs 17:1 is the same as that of chap. Proverbs 15:17. (See pages 421, 422.) MAIN HOMILETICS OF...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:17; Proverbs 16:8.) Better
Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife (Proverbs 17:1). Now the house full of sacrifices refer to the sacrifices. It's, if in that economy the of the Judai...
Ecclesiastes 9:17; James 1:19; James 3:18; James 3:2; Proverbs 10:19;...