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CHAPTER 12 THE CONTRAST IN RELATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS
In these proverbs we have the righteous mentioned, his thoughts, his
words, his domestic relationship, his attitude toward animal creation
Pro...
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PROVERBS 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite
subject of retribution (Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs
12:14;...
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FOOL. Hebrew. _'evil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7....
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_he that hearkeneth_… is _wise_ Rather, HE THAT IS WISE HEARKENETH
UNTO COUNSEL, R.V. (εἰσακούει δὲ συμβουλίας
σοφός, LXX.; qui autem sapiens est audit consilia, Vulg.), in
contrast to the fool, who t...
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THE WAY OF A FOOL, &C.— The danger of self-love and self-conceit is
here represented; which have ever this effect, that they make men
slight, if not reject, good counsel, out of a vain opinion that no...
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TEXT Proverbs 12:10-19
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 have plenty of bread;
But he that f...
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4. A CROWN, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn
on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11;
Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 12
V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction.
Only a stupid person hates correction....
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Some people always think that they are right. On a journey, they never
ask for directions. When they are ill, they do not go to a doctor.
Even if they do go to a doctor, they do not obey his advice. T...
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דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֱ֭וִיל יָשָׁ֣ר בְּ עֵינָ֑יו
וְ שֹׁמ
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CHAPTER 13
THE TONGUE
"A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the
doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him."- Proverbs 12:14
"In the transgression of the LIPS i...
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Verse Proverbs 12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not
counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is
able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minis...
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The way of a fool [is] (g) right in his own eyes: but he that
hearkeneth to counsel [is] wise.
(g) He stands in his own conceit, and condemns all others in respect
to himself....
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A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel. He that tilleth his land shall be
satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of
u...
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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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THE WAY OF A FOOL [IS] RIGHT IN HIS OWN EYES,.... Whether it be the
way of open profaneness, or self-righteousness, it appears to him to
be the right way; it seems to him a very plain one, and he find...
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The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth
unto counsel [is] wise.
Ver. 15. _The way of a fool is right in his own eyes._] He thinks his
own wit best. _Consilii satis est in...
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_The way of a fool_ The counsel and course which his own mind suggests
to him in ordering his affairs; _is right in his own eyes_ Highly
pleases him, so that he neglects and despises the opinions and...
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V. 15. THE WAY OF A FOOL IS RIGHT IN HIS OWN EYES, in his own
judgment, making it practically impossible to convince him of the
contrary; BUT HE THAT HEARKENETH UNTO COUNSEL IS WISE, OR, "the wise
lis...
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THE WAY OF A FOOL, the counsel and course which his own mind suggests
to him in ordering of his affairs, IS RIGHT IN HIS OWN EYES; highly
pleaseth him, so that he neglects and despiseth the opinions a...
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Proverbs 12:15 way H1870 fool H191 right H3477 eyes H5869 heeds H8085
(H8802) counsel H6098 wise H2450...
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THE RIGHTEOUS ARE COMPASSIONATE AND HARD WORKING AND WILL PROSPER,
WHILE THE UNRIGHTEOUS ARE LACKING IN COMPASSION AND SLOTHFUL AND WILL
SUFFER LACK AND BE PUNISHED (PROVERBS 12:9).
The first three ve...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: In the life of the righteous, there is all true comfort
and satisfaction and at the end of life there is eternal joy. The m...
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Proverbs 12:4. _A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,_ as
illustrated at large in chap. 31.
Proverbs 12:9. _He that is despised, and hath a servant._ There are
various comments here. He that is...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 12:15 The person who is RIGHT (or wise) IN
HIS OWN EYES sees no need to seek instruction or counsel from others.
He is unwilling to listen to correction....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 12:16. PRESENTLY, literally “in that very day,” _i.e._
“at once.” COVERETH SHAME, or “hides his offence.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 12:15_
TWO EXAMPLES OF FOOLISHNESS A...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 12:1
INSTRUCTION; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults,
gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive
_knowledge, _especially the knowledge o...
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Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge: but he who hates reproof is
brutish (Proverbs 12:1).
And there's a lot in the Proverbs about instructing a wise man and he
will love you. Instruct a fool and...
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Ecclesiastes 4:13; Galatians 6:3; Jeremiah 38:15; Luke 18:11;...
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Hearkeneth — That distrusts his own judgments, and seeks counsel
from others....