Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Proverbs 13:19
Sweet — Whatsoever men earnestly desire, the enjoyment of it is sweet to them; therefore sinners rejoice in the satisfaction of their sinful lusts, and abhor all restraint of them.
Sweet — Whatsoever men earnestly desire, the enjoyment of it is sweet to them; therefore sinners rejoice in the satisfaction of their sinful lusts, and abhor all restraint of them.
Verse Proverbs 13:19. _THE DESIRE ACCOMPLISHED_] See on Proverbs 13:12....
The connection is somewhat obscure. Either, “Satisfied desire is pleasant, therefore it is an abomination to fools to depart from the evil on which their minds are set;” or, “Sweet is the satisfaction...
CHAPTER 13 THE CONTRAST: ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE The contrast in Proverbs concerning the righteous and the wicked is continued in this chapter, showing mostly the advantage of the righteous, illust...
PROVERBS 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a hope that comes not (Proverbs 13:12 and Proverbs 13:1...
FOOLS. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7. But some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "lawless". EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a',_ App-44....
_but_ If with R.V. we retain _but_, we must understand _desire_in the first clause in a good sense, as in Proverbs 13:12: q.d. in spite of the sweetness of good desires accomplished, fools will not fo...
THE DESIRE ACCOMPLISHED IS SWEET— _An honest desire is sweet to the soul, but to depart from evil is hateful to fools._ Houbigant....
TEXT Proverbs 13:18-25 18. Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored. 19. The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is...
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. THE DESIRE ACCOMPLISHED IS SWEET TO THE SOUL: BUT (IT IS) ABOMINATION TO FOOLS TO DEPART FROM EVIL...
2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 13 V1 A wise son obeys his father’s instructions. Someone who insults other people will not listen to words of correction....
When God gives good things to somebody, then that person is glad. The person is even happier if he has had to wait for these things. A fool is someone who refuses to respect God. He does not think to...
BUT IT IS ABOMINATION TO FOOLS... — That is, though their clinging to evil prevents the attainment of such objects as are worth desiring. If the verse be interpreted “therefore it is abomination,” &c,...
תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶעֱרַ֣ב לְ נָ֑פֶשׁ וְ תֹו
CHAPTER 14 PRIDE AND HUMILITY "A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction, but he tha...
Verse Proverbs 13:2. Compare this with Proverbs 12:14. As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves. Verse Proverbs 13:5. The...
_That is. Septuagint, "of the pious, but the works of the impious are far from knowledge." (Haydock)_...
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Good understanding gi...
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...
THE DESIRE ACCOMPLISHED IS SWEET TO THE SOUL,.... Whether the desire be after riches and honour, after wisdom and knowledge; or after the best things, the knowledge of God, and communion with him; an...
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but [it is] abomination to fools to depart from evil. Ver. 19. _The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul._] _Tota vita boni Christiani sanctum deside...
_The desire accomplished is sweet_ Whatsoever men earnestly desire the enjoyment of, it is sweet to them; therefore sinners rejoice in the satisfaction of their sinful lusts, and abhor all restraint o...
V. 19. THE DESIRE ACCOMPLISHED IS SWEET TO THE SOUL, if it is fulfilled and appeased, the resulting gratification is most pleasant; BUT IT IS ABOMINATION TO FOOLS TO DEPART FROM EVIL, because they des...
THE DESIRE ACCOMPLISHED IS SWEET TO THE SOUL; the satisfaction of a man's desires by the enjoyment of the things desired is very acceptable to him; which may be taken either, 1. Of the desire of fools...
Proverbs 13:19 desire H8378 accomplished H1961 (H8738) sweet H6149 (H8799) soul H5315 abomination H8441 fools H3684
THOSE WHO WANT THEIR HOPES AND DESIRES FULFILLED MUST RESPOND GOD'S WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING, HEEDING THOSE WHO TEACH THEM, AND IT WILL BE TO THEM A TREE OF LIFE AND SWEETNESS TO THEIR INNER BEING (PR...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The destruction of sinners is unavoidable, for God's wrath pursues them, and whom God pursues is sure to be overtaken. The...
Proverbs 13:1. A _wise son heareth his father's instruction._ This maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance to hear the wisdom of a father proceeding from so much love, an...
_The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul._ SOUL PLEASURE AND SOUL PAIN I. Soul pleasure. What is it? 1. An accomplished desire. Desire is the spring power of our activities. Locke defines it “a...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 13:19. Literally “quickened desire,” “a desire that has come to be.” Zöckler and Miller say this cannot be designed to express appeased desire,” but Delitzsch renders it “sat...
EXPOSITION VERSE 13:1-15:19 Second section in this collection. PROVERBS 13:1 A WISE SON HEARETH HIS FATHER'S INSTRUCTION. The Authorized Version introduces the verb from the second member. The Hebr...
In the thirteenth chapter of Proverbs, there is a continuation of the contrasting of the righteous with the wicked, the wise and the scorner, the transgressor and the good man. A wise son hears his fa...
1 Kings 1:48; 2 Timothy 2:19; 2 Timothy 4:7; 2 Timothy 4:8; Job 28:28;