Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 21:12
Or, The Righteous One (Yahweh) regardeth well the house of the wicked, and maketh the wicked fall into mischief.
Or, The Righteous One (Yahweh) regardeth well the house of the wicked, and maketh the wicked fall into mischief.
Verse Proverbs 21:12. _THE RIGHTEOUS_ MAN _WISELY CONSIDERETH_] This verse is understood as implying the _pious concern_ of a righteous man, for a wicked family, whom he endeavours by his _instruction...
CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turne...
PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Proverbs 21:4....
WICKEDNESS. Hebrew. _ra a'._ App-44. same as "evil" in Proverbs 21:10....
God _overthroweth_ The difficulty of this proverb lies in the elliptical character of the second clause, which leaves a subject of necessity to be supplied. The A.V. makes man the subject of the first...
THE RIGHTEOUS— _The just_ [_Judge_] _makes exact scrutiny into the house of the wicked, to bring the wicked to punishment._ Dr. Grey would read, _The righteous prospereth in his house, but wickedness...
TEXT Proverbs 21:11-20 11. When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 12. The righteous man considereth the house of the wicke...
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. THE RIGHTEOUS (MAN) WISELY CONSIDERETH THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED: (BUT GOD) OVERTHR...
21:12 ruin. (a-18) Or 'in evil.'...
1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
Read, 'The righteous considereth the house of the wicked; he overturneth the wicked to ruin.' Perhaps the righteous means God....
God sees evil people. He watches their evil actions. He knows their evil thoughts. God will punish them. V13 Perhaps a man does not listen to the cries of poor people. Then nobody will listen to him...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 21 V1 A king is like a canal that God controls. God leads the king in the way that God decides....
THE RIGHTEOUS MAN WISELY CONSIDERETH THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED. — Rather, _A Righteous one_ (God) _marks the house of the wicked and overthroweth the wicked for_ (their) _destruction._ He watches the ev...
מַשְׂכִּ֣יל צַ֭דִּיק לְ בֵ֣ית רָשָׁ֑ע מְסַלֵּ֖ף...
CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb in...
Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
The righteous [man] wisely (f) considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness. (f) Though the godly admonish them both by words and example of life, yet...
_Evil. He tries every expedient to save him. --- That. Septuagint, "he despises." Symmachus, "throws down."_...
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. When the scorner is pu...
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 RIGHTEOUS [MAN] WISELY CONSIDERETH THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED,.... Not so much the stately palace he lives in, and the furniture of it, as the glory, splendour, riches, and largeness of his family; t...
The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness. Ver. 12. _The righteous man wisely considereth, &c._] He foreseeth its fearfu...
_When the scorner_, &c. Houbigant renders this verse, “When the scorner is punished, the humble is made more wise; and when the wise man prospers, the same person will acquire knowledge.” The sense ev...
V. 12. THE RIGHTEOUS MAN WISELY CONSIDERETH THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED, the reference evidently being to God, who marks the house of the ungodly, noting every sign of wickedness, every deed of violence;...
WISELY CONSIDERETH THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED; he looketh through its present power and glory (which dazzleth the eyes of others) unto that ruin to which it is designed. But, or now, or that, this being...
Proverbs 21:12 righteous H6662 considers H7919 (H8688) house H1004 wicked H7563 Overthrowing H5557 (H8764) wicked H
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find righteousness, honor and life. KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5). STRONG VERSES: P...
Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:9 Verses Proverbs 21:9 and Proverbs 21:19, on the q
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:10 Just as the WICKED offers no MERCY to his NEIGHBOR, so his own pleas for help WILL... NOT BE ANSWERED. God b
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 21:12. The words _man_ and _God_ are both supplied by the translators. The verse should be “_The righteous considereth the house of the wicked_ (and) _overthroweth_, etc. Som...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 21:1 THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the gardener's...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31. Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
1 Corinthians 10:5; 2 Peter 2:4; 2 Peter 3:6; 2 Peter 3:7; Amos 4:11;...
Considereth — He looks through its present glory to that ruin for which it is designed....