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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...
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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;...
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NO EVIL. nothing in vain. Hebrew. _'aven_. App-44.
MISCHIEF. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ Same word as "evil" in verses: Proverbs
12:12; Proverbs 12:20....
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_evil … mischief_ Rather, MISCHIEF … EVIL, with R.V., reversing
the meaning of the two Heb. words....
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TEXT Proverbs 12:20-28
20.
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;
But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21.
There shall be no mischief happen to the righteous;
But the wicked shall b...
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There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be
filled with mischief. THERE SHALL NO EVIL HAPPEN TO THE JUST: BUT THE
WICKED SHALL BE FILLED WITH MISCHIEF. "No evil" (literally, iniqu...
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MISCHIEF] i.e. calamity (Proverbs 17:20; Proverbs 28:14)....
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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...
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God protects good people. He does not protect evil people. See Psalms
91....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 12
V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction.
Only a stupid person hates correction....
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THERE SHALL NO EVIL HAPPEN TO THE JUST. — Comp. our Lord’s promise
as to temporal matters for those who “seek the kingdom of God”
(Matthew 6:33). and for God’s care in spiritual matters, 1
Corinthians...
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לֹא ־יְאֻנֶּ֣ה לַ † צַּדִּ֣יק כָּל
־אָ֑וֶן...
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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...
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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...
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_Sad. Even if he fall into sin, he will not lose all hope. (Calmet)
--- The accidents accompanying this life will not overwhelm him. (St.
Chrysostom) --- Hebrew, "no evil shall befall the just." If he...
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The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is
but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil:
but to the counsellors of peace is joy. There shall no evil hap...
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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...
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THERE SHALL NO EVIL HAPPEN TO THE JUST,.... The evil of sin: no
iniquity, as the Targum; which, and the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic
versions, interpret of sin not being agreeable, convenient, suit...
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There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled
with mischief.
Ver. 21. _There shall no evil happen to the just._] First, For evil
of sin: God will not lead him into temptation...
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_Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil_ Either, 1st, Deceit
toward others, whom they design to deceive, and then to destroy, while
good counsellors bring safety and joy to others: or, rathe...
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V. 21. THERE SHALL NO EVIL HAPPEN TO THE JUST, the very suffering
coming upon them in God's wise government being but blessings in
disguise, Psalms 91:10; Romans 8:28; BUT THE WICKED SHALL BE FILLED
W...
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NO EVIL; either,
1. Of sin; or rather,
2. Of suffering or mischief, as the next clause explains this. No such
evil shall befall them as doth commonly befall the wicked, who are
filled, or overwhelme...
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Proverbs 12:21 trouble H205 overtake H579 (H8792) righteous H6662
wicked H7563 filled H4390 (H8804) evil H7451
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THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH AND SOUND AUTHORITY (PROVERBS 12:17).
In this next subsection the stress is on truth as opposed to
falsehood, on authority as opposed to disobedience, and on the
benefits accru...
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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...
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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...
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_There shall no evil happen to the just._
THE SECURITY OF THE FAITHFUL
The things which distinguish us most try us most. Those attributes of
our nature which serve to mark its superiority, serve also...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 12:16 The fool’s perspective of being
“right in his own eyes” (v. Proverbs 12:15) is illustrated in his
speech, which is contrasted with that of the wise....
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 12:21_
ALL WORKING FOR THE GOOD OF THE RIGHTEOUS
The first clause cannot, of course, mean that nothing that appears
evil—that no sorrow or loss happens to the just. Such...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 3:22; 1 Corinthians 3:23; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Habakkuk
2:16;...
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Does God always spare the godly from grave trouble?
PROBLEM: In some places the Bible promises, “No grave trouble will
overtake the righteous” (Proverbs 12:21; cf. 1 Peter 3:13). But, in
other places...