Words which embrace nearly the whole theory of punishment. If the man who offends is a “scorner,” hardened beyond all hope of reformation, then punish him by way of retribution and example, and let the penalty be sharp, that even the unwary and careless may beware. If the man be “understanding,” then let the punishment take the form of discipline. Admonish, reprove, educate.
III. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON CHAPTER 19:20-29 Beginning with the twentieth verse of chapter 19 the personal address begins again and we read repeatedly the phrase “My son” up to the twenty-fif...
CHAPTER 19:1-19 FURTHER PROVERBS ON PERSONAL INSTRUCTION One may be poor, but walking in integrity, he is far ahead of him who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. Then we find proverbs about frett...
PROVERBS 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government of the world which we find in Job. PROVERBS 19:1. FOO...
SCORNER. scoffer. WILL BEWARE. will be made wise (note the force of the _Hiphil)._ Illustrations: Israel (Exodus 14:31); the stubborn (Deuteronomy 21:21); Gibeonites (Joshua 9:3); Sergius Paulus ...
_beware_ or, _learn prudence_, R.V. There is a triple contrast in the proverb, between the persons to be dealt with and between both the manner and the result of dealing with them. The _scorner_, or...
TEXT Proverbs 19:21-29 21. There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand. 22. That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is bet...
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. SMITE A SCORNER, AND THE SIMPLE WILL BEWARE. If you smite and severely chasti...
19:25 beware; (i-8) Or 'will become prudent,' as ch. 15.5; 1 Samuel 23:22 ....
1. FOOL] read, 'rich' (Proverbs 28:6)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 19 V1 A man may be poor but he still remains honest. He is better than the fool, whose words are false....
The man who insults other people might not learn from his punishment. In English, we say that this man has a ‘closed mind’. This means that he refuses to learn from anyone else. But other people can l...
SMITE A SCORNER, AND THE SIMPLE WILL BEWARE. — For “scorner” and “simple” see note on Proverbs 1:22. Reproof is of no avail to turn the “scorner” from his evil way (Proverbs 9:7; Proverbs 13:1;...
לֵ֣ץ תַּ֭כֶּה וּ פֶ֣תִי יַעְרִ֑ם וְ הֹוכִ֥יחַ
CHAPTER 20 HUMAN FREEDOM "The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the Lord."- Proverbs 19:3 THERE is such a valuable expansion and commentary on this proverb in th...
CHAPTER 29 AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT "He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy."- Proverbs 28:13 "Happy is the man that feareth...
Verse Proverbs 19:7. This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that the third clause is incomplete. Something has been lost...
Smite a scorner, and the (i) simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge. (i) That is, the simple and ignorant men learn when they see the wicked p...
_Wicked. Hebrew, "scoffer." Chastisements have always some good effect either on the sufferer, or on the spectators, who will be cautioned not to imitate what is wrong._...
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. Slothfulness...
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...
SMITE A SCORNER, AND THE SIMPLE WILL BEWARE,.... That is, give reproof to a man that scoffs at religion, and makes a jest of all that is good; for though it may be of no use to him who will despise it...
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge. Ver. 25. _Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware._] _Alterius perditio,...
_Smite a scorner_ An obstinate and impudent transgressor, a derider of religion and virtue, who rejects and scorns all admonition: that is, punish him; _and the simple will beware_ Though the punishme...
V. 25. SMITE A SCORNER, who is beyond rebuke, in whose case no admonition will bring fruit, AND THE SIMPLE WILL BEWARE; although inexperienced, lie will learn a lesson by constraint; AND REPROVE ONE T...
WILL BEWARE: _ Heb._ will be cunning...
SMITE A SCORNER; an obstinate and impudent transgressor, who rejects and scorns all admonitions, and therefore is to be taught with blows. THE SIMPLE; who sin through ignorance, and imprudence, and in...
Proverbs 19:25 Strike H5221 (H8686) scoffer H3887 (H8801) simple H6612 wary H6191 (H8686) Rebuke H3198 ...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: If we keep God's Word, God's Word will keep us from all things that are really hurtful. Those who despise the ways of His W...
Proverbs 19:1. _Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,_ in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and whose body is swoln with corpulency. The contrast of me...
_Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware._ MAN CHASTISING THE WRONG I. Wrong may exist in very different characters. There are three characters mentioned in the passage. 1. “The scorner.” The s...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 19:25 The SIMPLE learn by seeing someone else receive a beating, but the wise learn from a simple word of correction. Notably, although the simple can LEARN PRUDENCE, the...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 19:1 BETTER IS THE POOR THAT WALKTH IN HIS INTEGRITY. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7, Proverbs 19:22, _rash, _which signifie
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity [or in honesty], than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with...
Deuteronomy 13:11; Deuteronomy 21:21; Proverbs 15:5; Proverbs 17:10;...
Scorner — An obstinate and impudent transgressor. Simple — Who sin thro' ignorance, being possibly drawn to it by the scorner's evil counsel or example. Reprove — A verbal reproof will be more effectu...