Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he (m) took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
(m) Although he gets much by unlawful means, yet he will not spend it on himself.
The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he (m) took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.
(m) Although he gets much by unlawful means, yet he will not spend it on himself.
Verse Proverbs 12:27. _THE SLOTHFUL_ MAN _ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN_ _HUNTING_] Because he is a _slothful_ man, he does not hunt for prey; therefore gets _none_, and cannot _roast_, that he...
The word rendered “roasteth” occurs nowhere else; but the interpretation of the King James Version is widely adopted. Others render the first clause thus: “The slothful man will not secure (keep in hi...
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;...
ROASTETH NOT, &C.. starteth not his game (see the Oxford Gesenius). SUBSTANCE: i.e. that which the diligent man "starts" and obtains is substantial. The proverb is not "humorous"....
_roasteth not_ i.e. will not take the trouble to dress the animal which he has caught; or, better, never catches an animal to dress. Others, however, would render the word (which occurs nowhere else)...
THE SLOTHFUL MAN ROASTETH NOT, &C.— Schultens thinks this verse parallel to the 4th verse of the 10th chapter; and he renders it, _A self-deceiving sloth will not even hunt; but the opulence of a dili...
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...
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. THE SLOTHFUL (MAN) ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING. The Hebrew for "roasteth...
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...
He is too lazy to look after his own food (Proverbs 19:24)....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 12 V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction. Only a stupid person hates correction....
The lazy man wasted his food. A wise person would cook his food and enjoy it. A lazy person wastes his life. He achieves nothing, because he refuses to work. A wise person achieves many things by his...
THE SLOTHFUL MAN ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING. — Or, _does not net,_ (_i.e.,_ secure) _his prey; but a valuable possession to a man is diligence. _...
לֹא ־יַחֲרֹ֣ךְ רְמִיָּ֣ה צֵידֹ֑ו וְ הֹון ־אָד
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...
_Gain. Hebrew and Septuagint, "his prey," (Calmet) or what "he took in hunting." (Protestants) (Haydock)_...
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is preciou...
_DEFECTIVE ENERGY_ ‘The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting.’ Proverbs 12:27 I. THE LAZY MAN GOES HUNTING.—Some are full of the most bustling activity. An old mathematical profe...
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 SLOTHFUL [MAN] ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING,.... Because he takes none. The slothful man takes no pains to get anything for a livelihood, by hunting or otherwise; and though he loves...
The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious. Ver. 27. The slothful (or deceitful) man roasteth not that which he took in hunting.]...
_The slothful man_ Or, _the deceitful man_, as in Proverbs 12:24, who seeks to enrich himself, not by his industry and diligence, but by fraudulent and unjust practices; _roasteth not that which he to...
V. 27. THE SLOTHFUL MAN ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING, literally, "catcheth not his prey," being too lazy to make use of his opportunities; BUT THE SUBSTANCE OF A DILIGENT MAN IS PRECIOUS...
THE SLOTHFUL MAN; or, the deceitful man, as PROVERBS 12:24, who seeks to enrich himself by fraudulent and unjust practices. ROASTETH NOT THAT WHICH HE TOOK IN HUNTING; doth not enjoy the fruit of his...
Proverbs 12:27 lazy H7423 roast H2760 (H8799) hunting H6718 diligence H2742 mans H120 precious H3368 possession H195
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...
_The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting._ INDOLENCE Most hunters have the game they shot or entrapped cooked the same evening or the next day, but not so with this laggard of th...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 12:27. The word translated roast does not occur in this sense elsewhere. In the Chaldee of Daniel 3:27, it is used in this sense. It may be read “catcheth not his prey.” The...
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...
Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 16:8; Proverbs 23:2;...
Resteth not — Does not enjoy the fruit of his labours. Precious — Yields him comfort and blessing with it....