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CHAPTER 14 THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH: THE RICH AND THE POOR
The contrast now concerns the wise and the foolish, the rich and the
poor. Let us see some of these contrasts. “In the mouth of the
foolish i...
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PROVERBS 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this
section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in
number. There are rather more in this chapter of a political a...
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EVIL. Hebrew. _ra a'._ See App-44.
RAGETH. rusheth on.
CONFIDENT. Hebrew. _batah._ App-69....
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_rageth_ Or, _beareth himself insolently_, R.V. The rendering however,
_rageth_, or _loses his temper_, is borne out by Psalms 78:21; Psalms
78:59, where both A.V. and R.V. render the same Heb. word,...
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TEXT Proverbs 14:13-24
13.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;
And the end of mirth is heaviness.
14.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways;
And a good man shall be sati...
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A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and
is confident.
A WISE (MAN) FEARETH, AND DEPARTETH FROM EVIL - "feareth," lest he
may offend God, and, through distrust of hims...
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1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife (Proverbs 31:10)....
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RAGETH] RV 'behaveth himself insolently'; will not be told, knows
better than any one else....
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In this verse, Solomon compares a wise person and a fool. A wise
person respects God, but a fool hates God. The fool thinks that he
himself is always right. A fool will not learn from anyone else. He...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 14
V1 The wise woman builds her house.
The foolish woman pulls down her own house with her own hands....
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A WISE MAN FEARETH. — (Comp. Proverbs 3:7.)
THE FOOL RAGETH. — Gives way to passionate excitement, and “is
confident” in his own wisdom; he has no “quietness and
confidence” (Isaiah 30:15) in God....
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חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְ סָ֣ר מֵ רָ֑ע וּ֝
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CHAPTER 15
THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE
"The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not
intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:10
"Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the...
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Verse Proverbs 14:7. The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in
the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man
is perceived to be devoid of knowledge he should be abandone...
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The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to
his going. A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool
rageth, and is confident. He that is soon angry dealeth foolis...
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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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A WISE [MAN] FEARETH, AND DEPARTETH FROM EVIL,.... He fears God, and
is careful not to offend him; wherefore he departs from sin, stands at
a distance from it, abstains from all appearance of it; bein...
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A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth,
and is confident.
Ver. 16. _A wise man feareth and departeth from evil._] He trembleth
at the judgments while they hang in the thre...
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_A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil_ He trembles at God's
judgments when they are either inflicted or threatened; and shuns sin,
which is the procuring cause of all calamities; _but the fool...
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V. 16. A WISE MAN FEARETH AND DEPARTETH FROM EVIL, dreading its power
and preferring to keep his distance; BUT THE FOOL RAGETH, in carnal
presumption and insolence, AND IS CONFIDENT, foolishly believi...
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FEARETH; trembleth at God's judgments, when they are either inflicted
or threatened. FROM EVIL; from sin, which is the procuring cause of
all calamities. RAGETH; fretteth against God, or is enraged ag...
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Proverbs 14:16 wise H2450 fears H3373 departs H5493 (H8802) evil H7451
fool H3684 rages H5674 (H8693) self-conf
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WE ARE TO FOLLOW THE WAYS OF THE WISE AND SHREWD, NOT THE WAYS OF THE
FOOLISH (PROVERBS 14:7).
The whole emphasis of Proverbs is on following God's wisdom. By doing
so the shrewd man understands his w...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The house of the wicked, though built ever so strong and
high, shall be brought to disgrace and at length made extinct. The...
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Proverbs 14:1. _Every wise woman buildeth her house,_ as Proverbs 9:1,
by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is
their first governess, and daily instils the elements of knowle...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 14:16. RAGETH, “is presumptuous,” or “haughty.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 14:15_.
REVELATIONS OF CHARACTER
I. FOUR MARKS OF A FOOLISH MAN. When a piece...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 14:1
EVERY WISE WOMAN BUILDETH HER HOUSE. Wise women order well their
household matters and their families; they have an important
influence, and exercise it beneficially.
Γυναι...
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Continuation of the contrasting of goodness and evil.
Every wise woman (Proverbs 14:1)
And wise and foolish contrasted always, too.
Every wise woman builds her house (Proverbs 14:1):
She takes care...
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1 Kings 19:2; 1 Kings 20:10; 1 Kings 20:11; 1 Kings 20:18;...
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Feareth — Trembles at God's judgments when they are either inflicted
or threatened. Rageth — Frets against God; or is enraged against his
messengers. Confident — Secure and insensible of his danger....