Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 15:7
But the heart of the foolish doeth not so. — Or, disperseth that which is not right.
But the heart of the foolish doeth not so. — Or, disperseth that which is not right.
NOT SO - The word translated “so” is taken by some in its etymological force as “strong,” “firm,” and the passage is rendered “the heart of the fool disperseth (supplied from the first clause) what is...
CHAPTER 15 THE BETTER THINGS One can read through the proverbs recorded in this chapter and ask the question, What are the better things? A soft answer which turneth away wrath is better than grievou...
PROVERBS 15. This chapter makes no new departure. Proverbs concerning the moral government of the world again occupy the chief place. One (Proverbs 15:11) is noteworthy as showing an extended concepti...
FOOLISH. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7....
doeth _not so_ So R.V. text, with the alternative in the marg. _is not stedfast_, or _right_. Maurer, however, renders (repeating _disperse_from the first clause) _that which is not right_; and compar...
THE LIPS OF THE WISE DISPERSE KNOWLEDGE— _The lips of the wise keep knowledge; not so the heart of fools._ Houbigant....
TEXT Proverbs 15:1-11 1. A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grevious word stirreth up anger. 2. The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly....
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. THE LIPS OF THE WISE DISPERSE KNOWLEDGE - like good seed, wheresoever they can, assiduously and watchfully avail...
1. GRIEVOUS] i.e. annoying. 'If one pour in hot water let the other pour in cold.'...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 15 V1 A quiet answer reduces anger. But an impatient word increases anger....
The wise man teaches the things that he knows. Other people hear and they benefit from his advice. If we are wise, then we can help many people. The fool’s heart does not benefit anyone. A fool hates...
שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲ֭כָמִים יְזָ֣רוּ דָ֑עַת וְ לֵ֖ב כ
CHAPTER 16 A PASSIONATE DISPOSITION "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but a grievous word stirreth up anger." In the LXX there is another clause inserted at the beginning.- Proverbs 15:1 "A meek t...
KIND WORDS AND GLAD HEARTS Proverbs 15:1-17 _A soft answer; the tongue of the wise; a wholesome tongue; the lips of the wise; the prayer of the upright_ -these keywords touch one of the greatest depa...
Verse Proverbs 15:11. This is a simple method of drawing attention to God's perfect knowledge of all the deepest and hidden things. If that which is most full of mystery to us is perfectly known to Hi...
_Unlike. The wise, or themselves. Hebrew and Septuagint, "inconstant."_...
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way 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...
THE LIPS OF THE WISE DISPERSE KNOWLEDGE,.... Scatter it about for the benefit of others; they are communicative and diffusive of it unto others, that fruit may abound to their account: so the first mi...
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so. Ver. 7. _The lips of the wise disperse knowledge._] They are the "lights of the world," φωστηρες, Php 2:15 and th...
_The lips of the wise disperse knowledge_ Freely communicate to others what they know, as they have opportunity; _but the heart of the foolish doth not so_ Either because he hath no knowledge to dispe...
V. 7. THE LIPS OF THE WISE DISPERSE KNOWLEDGE, casting it out over the country like good seed, which will return a rich harvest; BUT THE HEART OF THE FOOLISH DOETH NOT SO; having no wisdom, he cannot...
DISPERSE KNOWLEDGE; freely communicate to others what they know, as they have opportunity. DOETH NOT SO; either because he hath no knowledge to disperse, or because he hath not a heart to perform his...
Proverbs 15:7 lips H8193 wise H2450 disperse H2219 (H8762) knowledge H1847 heart H3820 fool H3684 lips -...
WISE WORDS, REPROOF AND FIRM DISCIPLINE UPHOLD THE RIGHTEOUS, GIVING THEM SUITABLE REWARD, WHILST THE UNRIGHTEOUS REJECT REPROOF, AND SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES (PROVERBS 15:4). In this subsection there...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The course of the wicked man is an abomination to God, neither is there any offering he can make to God that can be accepte...
Proverbs 15:1. _A soft answer turneth away wrath._ It bows to the tempest, it names a mitigating circumstance, it gives a favourable turn to misconstruction, it proposes a better way. My father, said...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 15:1 This is a series of proverbs dealing primarily with speech, submission to instruction, and God’s providence. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 15:6. Miller translates the first clause, “The house of the righteous is great treasure” (see his Comment); REVENUE, rather “gain.” PROVERBS 15:7. DISPERSE; some translators...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 15:1 A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH. Two things are here to be observed: an answer should be given—the injured person should not wrap himself in sullen silence; and that answer...
Fifteen. I love this first one here. A soft answer turns away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger (Proverbs 15:1). How oftentimes a person comes just raging and a soft answer turns away wrath. If...
2 Timothy 2:2; Acts 18:10; Acts 18:9; Ecclesiastes 12:10; Ecc
Disperse — Freely communicate to others what they know....