Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 13:13
Whoever despiseth (g) the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
(g) Meaning the word of God, by which he is admonished of his duty.
Whoever despiseth (g) the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
(g) Meaning the word of God, by which he is admonished of his duty.
Verse Proverbs 13:13. _WHOSO DESPISETH THE WORD_] The revelation which God has in his mercy given to man - _shall be destroyed_; for there is no other way of salvation but that which it points out....
CHAPTER 13 THE CONTRAST: ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE The contrast in Proverbs concerning the righteous and the wicked is continued in this chapter, showing mostly the advantage of the righteous, illust...
PROVERBS 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a hope that comes not (Proverbs 13:12 and Proverbs 13:1...
THE WORD. Hebrew. _dabar_ (no Art.) App-73. SHALL BE DESTROYED. Illustrations: the world (Gen.; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 2:6); Israel (Deuteronomy 28:15); the lord ...
_the word_ sc. _of God_, as in Proverbs 16:20. The _commandment_, in the parallel clause, seems to make this clear, though the reference is not necessarily to the Law of Moses. See Introd. Ch. 1., p....
TEXT Proverbs 13:10-17 10. By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom. 11. Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increa...
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. WHOSE DESPISETH THE WORD (NAMELY, OF GOD) SHALL BE DESTROYED: BUT HE THAT FEARETH THE COMMANDMENT...
13:13 it; (d-9) i.e. held accountable. Others render 'destroyeth himself.'...
2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM)....
People write books of instructions to help us. We should read and obey the instructions. Then, we shall be safer. A foolish person refuses to read instructions. He thinks that he knows what to do. Go...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 13 V1 A wise son obeys his father’s instructions. Someone who insults other people will not listen to words of correction....
SHALL BE DESTROYED. — Literally, _brings ruin on himself._ Or the sense may be, “is (still) bound to it,” even although he may contemptuously neglect it. Comp. the advice (Matthew 5:25), to “agree wit...
בָּ֣ז לְ֭ דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל לֹ֑ו וִ ירֵ֥א
CHAPTER 14 PRIDE AND HUMILITY "A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction, but he tha...
Verse Proverbs 13:2. Compare this with Proverbs 12:14. As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves. Verse Proverbs 13:5. The...
_Come. To defend what he has asserted, or to pass for a liar. Hebrew, "shall be destroyed by it." (Mont.[Montanus?]) (Haydock) --- Those who despise God's order shall perish. --- Deceitful, &c. This i...
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Good understanding gi...
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...
WHOSO DESPISETH THE WORD SHALL BE DESTROYED,.... The word of God. Either Christ, the essential Word; which must be a great evil, considering the dignity of his person; great ingratitude, considering t...
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. Ver. 13. _Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed._] Bishop Banner's chaplain called the Bible,...
_Whoso despiseth_ Or wilfully and presumptuously disobeys, _the word_ Namely, the word of God, which is called the word, by way of eminence; _shall be destroyed_ Except he repent and return to obedien...
V. 13. WHOSO DESPISETH THE WORD SHALL BE DESTROYED, even if a person thinks he can mock the will and Word of the Lord, he is still bonded to it and cannot escape the obligation laid on him; BUT HE THA...
SHALL BE REWARDED: Or, shall be in peace...
DESPISETH; disobeyeth it wilfully and presumptuously. _The word_; the word of God, which is called the word by way of eminency, DEUTERONOMY 30:14, compared with Romans 10:18 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Proverbs 13:13 despises H936 (H8802) word H1697 destroyed H2254 (H8735) fears H3373 commandment H4687 rewarded H7999
THOSE WHO WANT THEIR HOPES AND DESIRES FULFILLED MUST RESPOND GOD'S WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING, HEEDING THOSE WHO TEACH THEM, AND IT WILL BE TO THEM A TREE OF LIFE AND SWEETNESS TO THEIR INNER BEING (PR...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The destruction of sinners is unavoidable, for God's wrath pursues them, and whom God pursues is sure to be overtaken. The...
Proverbs 13:1. A _wise son heareth his father's instruction._ This maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance to hear the wisdom of a father proceeding from so much love, an...
_Whoso despiseth the Word shall be destroyed._ MAN’S DESTRUCTION The more literal rendering would be, “He that despiseth the Word shall bring ruin on himself.” This is a great law of the Biblical re...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 13:13. SHALL BE DESTROYED, rather “is bound,” or “is in bonds to it.” REWARDED, “be at peace.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:13_ BOUND BY LAW The literal translation of...
EXPOSITION VERSE 13:1-15:19 Second section in this collection. PROVERBS 13:1 A WISE SON HEARETH HIS FATHER'S INSTRUCTION. The Authorized Version introduces the verb from the second member. The Hebr...
In the thirteenth chapter of Proverbs, there is a continuation of the contrasting of the righteous with the wicked, the wise and the scorner, the transgressor and the good man. A wise son hears his fa...
2 Chronicles 36:16; 2 John 1:8; 2 Samuel 12:10; 2 Samuel 12:9;...
The word — The word of God....