Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 14:3
A rod of pride - i. e., The pride shown in his speech is as a rod with which he strikes down others and himself.
A rod of pride - i. e., The pride shown in his speech is as a rod with which he strikes down others and himself.
Verse Proverbs 14:3. _THE MOUTH OF THE FOOLISH_ IS _A ROD OF PRIDE_] The reproofs of such a person are _ill-judged_ and _ill-timed_, and generally are conveyed in _such language_ as renders them not o...
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...
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...
MOUTH. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for what is spoken by it. OF PRIDE. Genitive of Possession, "pride's sceptre". See App-17 (3). On the one side, we have "pride", prating,...
_a rod of pride_ This may mean either that he smites with his proud words as with a rod (comp. Isaiah 11:4, where however the Heb. word is different); or (preserving better the antithesis between the...
IN THE MOUTH OF THE FOOLISH— Fools often bring upon themselves, by their ungoverned tongues, the correction due to their crimes, their pride, and arrogance....
CHAPTER 14 TEXT Proverbs 14:1-12 1. Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands. 2. He that walketh in his uprightness feareth Jehovah; But he that i...
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. IN THE MOUTH OF THE FOOLISH (IS) A ROD OF PRIDE: BUT THE LIPS OF THE WISE SHALL PRESERVE THEM - (cf. , ...
1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife (Proverbs 31:10)....
OF PRIDE] RM 'for his pride.'...
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....
A fool’s pride makes him talk too much. His many words will lead him into trouble. A wise man speaks with care. His words will save him from many dangers. V4 If you have no oxen (strong farm animals...
IN THE MOUTH OF THE FOOLISH (self-willed) IS A ROD OF PRIDE. — He has to smart for his ill-judged sayings; or, he punishes others with them. But this does not agree so well with what follows. BUT THE...
בְּֽ פִי ־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְ שִׂפְתֵ
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...
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...
In the mouth of the foolish [is] a (c) rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. (c) His proud tongue will cause him to be punished....
_Pride. He chastiseth with haughtiness, and is ever quarrelling._...
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. In the mou...
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...
IN THE MOUTH OF THE FOOLISH [IS] A ROD OF PRIDE,.... A proud tongue, or a tongue speaking proud and haughty things; with which foolish or wicked men smite others and wound and hurt their reputation an...
In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. Ver. 3. _In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride._] Wherewith he beats others, and lays about him...
_In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride_ “Fools often bring upon themselves, by their ungoverned tongues, the correction due to their crimes,” and especially to their pride and arrogance; _but...
V. 3. IN THE MOUTH OF THE FOOLISH IS A ROD OF PRIDE, that is, he bears with himself the rod which will punish his pride, or his pride shows itself in speeches which hurt and injure others; BUT THE LIP...
A ROD OF PRIDE: their proud and insolent speeches, as they are like a rod, offensive and injurious to others, so they make a rod for their own hacks, by provoking God and man against them; which sense...
Proverbs 14:3 mouth H6310 fool H191 rod H2415 pride H1346 lips H8193 wise H2450 preserve H8104 (H8799)...
THE ONE WHO FEARS YHWH WALKS IN UPRIGHTNESS, IS PRESERVED BY WHAT HE SAYS, ENJOYS PROSPERITY, IS A TRUE WITNESS AND EASILY COMES TO UNDERSTANDING (PROVERBS 14:2). The one who fears YHWH walks in uprig...
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...
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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 14:1 The benefits of the sensible labor of the WISEST OF WOMEN and the careful speech of the WISE are contrasted with the harmful effects of the acts of folly
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 14:3. ROD, or “sceptre.” Zöckler reads, “In the mouth of a fool is a rod _for_ his pride.” Stuart, “Haughtiness is a rod,” etc. PROVERBS 14:5. Miller here translates, “He wh...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 2:3; 2 Peter 2:18; Daniel 7:20; James 3:5; James 3:6;...
A rod — His insolent speeches as they are like a rod, offensive to others, so, they make a rod for their own backs....