Marginal Notes in the KJV (1611)
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man, than an hundred stripes into a fool:
Or, a reproof aweth more a wise man, then to strike a fool an hundred times
A reproof entereth more into a wise man, than an hundred stripes into a fool:
Or, a reproof aweth more a wise man, then to strike a fool an hundred times
Verse Proverbs 17:10. _A REPROOF ENTERETH MORE_] Though the rod, judiciously applied, is a _great instrument of knowledge_, yet it is of no use where incurable dulness or want of intellect, prevails....
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...
WISE MAN. Hebrew. _binah._ See note on Proverbs 1:2. FOOL. Hebrew. _kesil_. See note on Proverbs 1:7....
_more_ Rather, DEEPER, R.V.; as we say, makes a deeper impression. See Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 26:22. Maurer compares "altius in pectus descendit" (Sall. Judges 11;...
CHAPTER 17 TEXT Proverbs 17:1-10 1. Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. 2. A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that ca...
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. A REPROOF ENTERETH MORE INTO [DESCENDS INTO, FROM naachat (H5181 )] A WISE MAN THAN AN HUNDRED STRIPES INTO A FOOL - lit...
17:10 fool. (b-17) _ Kesil_ . so vers. 12,16,21,24. (In ver. 28 it is _ Eveel_ . as ch. 1.7.) Also chs. 18.2,6,7; 19.1,10....
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 hundred strokes would be more than double the number allowed by the law (Deuteronomy 25:3)....
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....
By ‘fool’, Solomon means someone who hates wisdom. Because of his attitude, he will not learn from a punishment. You could whip the fool 100 times, and he would still do evil things. A wise man does...
תֵּ֣חַת גְּעָרָ֣ה בְ מֵבִ֑ין מֵ הַכֹּ֖ות כְּס
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...
_Fools. "A word is enough for the wise." Nobilis equus umbra virgæ regitur, ignavus ne calcari quidem. (Q. Curtius)_...
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor repro...
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...
A REPROOF ENTERETH MORE INTO A WISE MAN,.... A single verbal reproof, gently, kindly, and prudently given, not only enters the ear, but the heart of a wise and understanding man; it descends into him,...
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. Ver. 10. _A reproof entereth more into a wise man, &c._] A word to the wise is sufficient. A look from Christ brake Peter'...
_A reproof entereth more into a wise man_ Penetrates deeper into the mind of an ingenuous person, and produces a greater reformation in him, than a hundred stripes will do for the amendment of an obst...
V. 10. A REPROOF ENTERETH MORE INTO A WISE MAN, makes a deeper and more lasting impression, has better consequences, THAN AN HUNDRED STRIPES INTO A FOOL, for the fool is callous and cannot be influenc...
Is more effectual for his reformation....
Proverbs 17:10 Rebuke H1606 effective H5181 (H8799) wise H995 (H8688) hundred H3967 blows H5221 (H8687) fool...
THE FOLLIES OF THE FOOL (PROVERBS 17:8). The previous subsection ended with reference to the nabal (fool), and this now leads on to consideration of the activities of fools (kesil) (Proverbs 17:21 vi...
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...
_A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool._ MORAL AND CORPOREAL CHASTISEMENT I. The one in its sphere is as legitimate as the other. Look at the sphere of each. 1...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 17:9 These verses include two collections of proverbs (vv. Proverbs 17:9 and vv. Pro
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 17:10_ CORRECTION MUST BE ADAPTED TO THE CHARACTER OF THE OFFENDER I. SOME MEN CAN BE INFLUENCED BY MORAL MEANS. A man whose moral nature is developed can be brought to a...
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...
Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 15:5; Proverbs 19:25; Proverbs 27:22;...