Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 12:9
[He that is] despised, (c) and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and is destitute of bread.
(c) The poor man that is contemned and yet lives of his own travail.
[He that is] despised, (c) and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and is destitute of bread.
(c) The poor man that is contemned and yet lives of his own travail.
Verse Proverbs 12:9. HE THAT IS _DESPISED, AND HATH A SERVANT_] I believe the _Vulgate_ gives the true _sense_ of this verse: Melior est pauper, et sufficiens sibi; quam gloriosus, et indigens pane....
Two interpretations are equally tenable; (1) as in the King James Version, He whom men despise, or who is “lowly” in his own eyes (compare 1 Samuel 18:23), if he has a slave, i. e., if he is one step...
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;...
HE THAT IS DESPISED, AND HATH. Better to be little noticed and have, &c. BETTER. See note on Proverbs 8:11....
_despised_ Rather, LIGHTLY ESTEEMED, R.V.; a person of no consequence, in the eyes of others, and perhaps (as in 1 Samuel 18:23, the word is used by David of himself) in his own eyes also, in contrast...
HE THAT IS DESPISED, AND HATH A SERVANT, &C.— The passage may be understood; "It is better to be in lowliness and obscurity, and to cultivate one's own little heritage, than to want the necessaries of...
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...
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. (HE THAT IS) DESPISED, AND HATH A SERVANT, IS BETTER THAN HE THAT HONOURETH HIMSELF, AND LACKET...
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...
Even a poor man in those days could afford to have a slave (cp. Exodus 21:32), and such a man, although others might look down on him, would be happier than a person who maintained much state and show...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 12 V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction. Only a stupid person hates correction....
This is a puzzle. A famous person can be very poor. An unimportant person can be wealthy. Often, we do not understand why a person should be poor or wealthy. Some people pretend that they are wealthy...
HE THAT IS DESPISED. — That is, lowly in his eyes and those of others, as David (1 Samuel 18:23); if “he hath a servant,” that is, if he be in easy circumstances. It has been remarked that “the first...
טֹ֣וב נִ֭קְלֶה וְ עֶ֣בֶד לֹ֑ו מִ֝ מְּתַכַּבֵּ
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...
_Glorious. Or a boaster, (Haydock) as many noblemen are, who are involved in debt, Ecclesiasticus x. 30. (Menochius) --- It is better to have a sufficiency, than to be of noble parentage; and starving...
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. T...
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...
[HE THAT IS] DESPISED, AND HATH A SERVANT,.... Meaning not the same person as before, but one in mean circumstances of life; and because he has not that substance as others have, at least does not mak...
__ Proverbs 12:9 _[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread._ Ver. 9. _Better is he that is despised._] Viz., Of others, and hath no ex...
_He that is despised_ That lives in an obscure and mean condition in the world, such being commonly despised by persons of a higher rank; _and hath a servant_ Hath but one servant: or, as the LXX. ren...
V. 9. HE THAT IS DESPISED AND HATH A SERVANT IS BETTER, rather, "Better is the lowly that serveth himself," being of small means and not too proud to be found engaged in performing the work of a serva...
THAT IS DESPISED; that liveth in a mean and obscure condition in the world, for such are commonly despised by men of a higher rank. HATH A SERVANT; hath but one servant. Or rather, _is servant to hims...
Proverbs 12:9 Better H2896 slighted H7034 (H8737) servant H5650 honors H3513 (H8693) lacks H2638 bread...
THE RIGHTEOUS ARE COMPASSIONATE AND HARD WORKING AND WILL PROSPER, WHILE THE UNRIGHTEOUS ARE LACKING IN COMPASSION AND SLOTHFUL AND WILL SUFFER LACK AND BE PUNISHED (PROVERBS 12:9). The first three ve...
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...
_He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread._ DOMESTIC MODESTY AND DISPLAY Vanity, or love of display, is one of the most contemptible and p...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 12:9 These sayings about ordinary workers illustrate either the “good sense” or the “twisted mind” of v. Proverbs 12:8. LACK BREAD is p
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 12:9. This verse is read in two ways. Zockler reads, “Better is the lowly that serveth himself than he that boasteth and lacketh bread.” Wordsworth agrees with this view. De...
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...
Luke 14:11; Proverbs 13:7...
Despised — That lives in a mean condition. Honoureth — That glories in his high birth or gay attire....