Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Proverbs 12:2
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14,
wicked. lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.
will He condemn: or will pronounce him guilty, as Job 40:8.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14,
wicked. lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.
will He condemn: or will pronounce him guilty, as Job 40:8.
Verse Proverbs 12:2. _A GOOD_ MAN _OBTAINETH FAVOUR_] First, it is God who makes him _good_; for every child of Adam is _bad_ till the grace of God changes his heart. Secondly, while he walks in the p...
CHAPTER 12 THE CONTRAST IN RELATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS In these proverbs we have the righteous mentioned, his thoughts, his words, his domestic relationship, his attitude toward animal creation Pro...
PROVERBS 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite subject of retribution (Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs 12:14;...
_obtaineth_ See Proverbs 3:13, note. Comp. Proverbs 8:35....
CHAPTER 12 TEXT Proverbs 12:1-9 1. Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish. 2. A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will...
A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. A GOOD MAN OBTAINETH FAVOUR OF THE LORD - literally, 'draws forth good will.' On the verb cf. note, . BUT A...
4. A CROWN, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11; Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of...
There is a real difference between good behaviour and evil behaviour. God cares about a good man. God is kind to that man. And God will help that man. If we make evil plans, then we refuse to obey Go...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 12 V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction. Only a stupid person hates correction....
A GOOD MAN. — The corresponding phrase, “a man of wicked devices,” _i.e.,_ who plots against his neighbour, fixes the sense of “good” as signifying “benevolent” (comp. Psalms 73:1); and for the sentim...
טֹ֗וב יָפִ֣יק רָ֭צֹון מֵ יְהוָ֑ה וְ אִ֖ישׁ
CHAPTER 13 THE TONGUE "A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him."- Proverbs 12:14 "In the transgression of the LIPS i...
Verse Proverbs 12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minis...
_But. Hebrew, "and he will condemn the man of devices," (Mont.[Montanus?]; Haydock) or, "the man of thoughts doth wickedly," (Calmet) as he trusts in them, rather than in God. (Menochius)_...
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. Is it not Christ here spoken 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...
A GOOD [MAN] OBTAINETH FAVOUR OF THE LORD,.... One that is made so by the grace of God, for no man is so naturally; there is none good, nor does good, no, not one, until some good thing is put into hi...
_A good [man] obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn._ Ver. 2. _A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord._] Or, "Hath what he will of God"; _id quod vult a Domino im...
V. 2. A GOOD MAN OBTAINETH FAVOR OF THE LORD, is an object of Jehovah' s good pleasure; BUT A MAN OF WICKED DEVICES WILL HE CONDEMN, for He loathes planning which intends the neighbor' s harm....
OBTAINETH FAVOUR; whereby he is and shall be acquitted and justified. A MAN OF WICKED DEVICES, who designeth and industriously committeth wickedness, will he condemn, when he standeth in judgment, how...
Proverbs 12:2 good H2896 obtains H6329 (H8686) favor H7522 LORD H3068 man H376 intentions H4209 condemn H7561 ...
A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS, THE BASIS OF THE RIGHTEOUS FAMILY, AND THE DESTINY OF EACH (PROVERBS 12:1). We have here another subsection in which the various attributes of t...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: In the life of the righteous, there is all true comfort and satisfaction and at the end of life there is eternal joy. The m...
Proverbs 12:4. _A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,_ as illustrated at large in chap. 31. Proverbs 12:9. _He that is despised, and hath a servant._ There are various comments here. He that is...
_A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord._ THE BLESSING OF THE RIGHTEOUS AND MISERY OF THE WICKED There is s marked difference between the righteous and the wicked both in their characteristics and...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 12:1 These verses begin by encouraging the reader to be one who LOVES DISCIPLINE and not one who HATES REPROOF or moral correction. Such an attitude produces a life that...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 12:1. INSTRUCTION, “discipline” or “disciplinary instruction.” PROVERBS 12:2. OBTAINETH, literally “draws out.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 12:1_ THE LOVE OF KNOWLE
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 12:1 INSTRUCTION; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults, gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive _knowledge, _especially the knowledge o...
Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge: but he who hates reproof is brutish (Proverbs 12:1). And there's a lot in the Proverbs about instructing a wise man and he will love you. Instruct a fool and...
Acts 11:24; Ecclesiastes 8:8; Isaiah 32:5; Proverbs 1:31; Proverbs 6