Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 29:8
Scornful men - The men who head political or religious revolutions, who inflame (literally as in the margin) the minds of the people against the powers that be.
Scornful men - The men who head political or religious revolutions, who inflame (literally as in the margin) the minds of the people against the powers that be.
CHAPTER 29 THE FINAL INSTRUCTIONS These final instructions given in proverbs cover the similar ground as those in the previous Chapter s. Wisdom shines out in each, and the contents of every proverb s...
PROVERBS 29:2. _cf._ Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12. Proverbs 29:4. he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presen
SCORNFUL MEN. Scoffers. Hebrew "men of scorning". BRING. CITY, &C. Illustrations: Judah (2 Chronicles 36:16); rulers (Isaiah 28:14. and Matthew 27:39). turn away wrath. Illustrations:
_bring a city into a snare_ Rather, SET A CITY ON FIRE, A. V. marg., or, IN A FLAME, R.V.; ἐξέκαυσαν, LXX. Comp. Proverbs 20:10; Proverbs 26:21; and, for an illustration of the proverb, the story of S...
CHAPTER 29 TEXT Proverbs 29:1-9 1. He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 2. When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice;...
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. SCORNFUL MEN (WHO, WHEN REPROVED FOR SIN, NOT ONLY DO NOT REPENT, BUT SCORN AT DIVINE AND HUMAN LAWS) BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE...
KINGS AND FATHERS 3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 29 V1 A man might refuse to change his behaviour, even if many people try to correct him. A terrible trouble will suddenly ruin that man’s lif...
People hate insults. The inhabitants of this city will be very angry. They might even want to attack the people who insulted them. But this reaction is not always sensible. Wise men will help the cit...
SCORNFUL MEN. — See above on Proverbs 1:22. BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE. — Rather, _excite the passions of;_ literally, _fan,_ as a flame. WISE MEN TURN AWAY WRATH. — By their gentle counsels....
אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צֹון יָפִ֣יחוּ קִרְיָ֑ה וַ֝ חֲכָמִ֗ים...
CHAPTER 30 THE NEED OF REVELATION "Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18 THE form of the proverb shows that we are not to treat the...
Verse Proverbs 29:2. The sentiment of this proverb often recurs. On the surface it hardly appears to be true. To observe long issues is to be convinced of the absolute accuracy of the sentiment. Vers...
_Corrupt. Hebrew, "scoffers," who provoke both God and men._...
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. The righteous considereth the cause of...
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...
SCORNFUL MEN BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE,.... Such as despise dominion, speak evil of dignities; proud and haughty men, that speak Loftily, and with a contempt of their superiors; or who make a mock at...
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise [men] turn away wrath. Ver. 8. _Scornful men bring a city into a snare._] The Vulgate render it, Pestilent persons undo a city or a state; as Nahash d...
_Scornful men_ That mock at religion, the obligations of conscience, the fears of another world, and every thing that is sacred and serious; who when employed in the business of the state do things wi...
Scornful men bring a city into a snare, literally, "Men of mockery set on fire a city," namely, by exciting the passions and the party spirit of the people upon every occasion; BUT WISE MEN TURN AWAY...
DESCRIPTION OF STUBBORNNESS AND DISOBEDIENCE...
This FIFTH SECTION now has similarities to the fourth, but carries us further, for if the fourth stresses mainly the testing of ways and walk. This dwells more upon results, that is the recompenses of...
BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE: Or, set a city on fire...
BRING A CITY INTO A SNARE; expose it to God's wrath and to destruction by their self-conceit and wilfulness, by their wicked counsels and courses, whereby they seduce and infect the generality of the...
Proverbs 29:8 Scoffers H3944 H582 set H6315 city H7151 aflame H6315 (H8686) wise H2450 away H7725 ...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who never regard the Word of God are an easy prey to the enemy of souls. A confidence in God and His Word enables one to look...
Proverbs 29:1. _He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck._ The Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθαι και δεδοικεναι οφειλουοιν. Αυξεται γαρ αυτοις τα τ...
_Scornful men bring a city into a snare._ THE SNARES OF THE METROPOLIS As residents in London we ask, Is there as much wickedness here as in other great cities? Are there snares and temptations of a...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 29:8. BRING A CITY, etc., literally, “_set a city on fire_.” PROVERBS 29:9. The second clause should rather be “_he rageth and laugheth (i.e._, the fool), _and there is no...
EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously. PROVERBS 29:1 HE THAT BEING OFTEN REPROVED HARDENETH HIS NECK; literally, _a man of reproofs—_one_ _who has had a long experience of...
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy (Proverbs 29:1). That is a heavy, heavy proverb. The person that is often reproved by God. How ma...
1 Thessalonians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; 2 Samuel 24:16; 2 Samuel 24:17;...
THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS Proverbs 29:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole, reads thus: "He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall su...
Wrath — The wrath of God or of men, who were enraged against it....