Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 17:24
Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the (m) ends of the earth.
(m) That is, wander to and fro, and seek not after wisdom.
Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the (m) ends of the earth.
(m) That is, wander to and fro, and seek not after wisdom.
Verse Proverbs 17:24. ARE _IN THE ENDS OF THE EARTH._] Wisdom is within the _sight_ and _reach_ at every man: but he whose _desires_ are scattered abroad, who is always aiming at impossible things, or...
BEFORE HIM - Set straight before his eyes as the mark to which they look. Others, following the Septuagint and Vulgate, interpret the verse, Wisdom is seen in the clear, stedfast look of the wise man...
CHAPTER 17 DIVERSE PROVERBS Of the twenty-eight proverbs found in this chapter we point out but a few. “The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts” (Proverbs...
PROVERBS 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family (Proverbs 17:2), the practice of bribes (Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 17:23), the value of adversity as a test o...
BEFORE. is the goal of....
_before_ More literally and forcibly, BEFORE THE FACE OF, R.V., as the object of his stedfast contemplation and pursuit, whereas "the eyes of a fool" seek the world over and find not. Comp. Proverbs 4...
THE EYES OF A FOOL ARE IN THE ENDS OF THE EARTH— As a wise man's understanding appears in his very countenance, and a fool is known by his garish and wandering eyes; so the one has his wisdom always p...
TEXT Proverbs 17:20-28 20. He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 21. He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the fa...
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. WISDOM IS BEFORE (HEBREW, IN THE FACE OF) HIM THAT HATH UNDERSTANDING - is always before his face...
17:24 before (h-3) Or 'on the face of.' see Ecclesiastes 8:1 ....
The fool lacks the power of concentration. 27, 28. 'I have found nought of better service than silence.' 'Silence is a fence to wisdom.'...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice (Proverbs 7:14) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only diet...
Life is like a journey. The wise man is like a traveller who chooses the right route. This is because the wise man is aiming to get to heaven. So the wise man is careful to choose the correct path. He...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 17 V1 One man eats dry bread in a calm and quiet place. But that man’s meal is better than the food at a party where there are arguments....
WISDOM IS BEFORE HIM THAT HATH UNDERSTANDING — _i.e.,_ he can easily find her. BUT THE EYES OF A FOOL ARE IN THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. — He is looking for her everywhere, while all the time she lies str...
אֶת ־פְּנֵ֣י מֵבִ֣ין חָכְמָ֑ה וְ עֵינֵ֥י כְ֝ס
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than the lo...
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to h...
Verse Proverbs 17:3. Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire, b...
_Earth. Wandering and insatiable, and deeming the acquisition of wisdom too difficult._...
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that ha...
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...
WISDOM [IS] BEFORE HIM THAT HATH UNDERSTANDING,.... Is near him, to direct and assist him; it is before him as a rule to walk by, and it is the mark he aims at. A man of spiritual understanding has th...
Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth. Ver. 24. _Wisdom is before him that hath understanding._] The face of an understanding man is wi...
_Wisdom is before him_ Hebrew, את פני, _in the face_, or _countenance, of him that hath understanding_ His wisdom appears in his very countenance, or in his gestures, or looks, which are modest, compo...
V. 24. WISDOM IS BEFORE HIM THAT HATH UNDERSTANDING, it is very near to him, it guides and directs him always, leading him along one definite road always; BUT THE EYES OF A FOOL ARE IN THE ENDS OF THE...
BEFORE HIM; or, _in_ (as the particle _beth_ is used, DEUTERONOMY 2:7, and is here rendered by divers interpreters) the face or countenance. The sense is either, 1. His wisdom appears even in his ges...
Proverbs 17:24 Wisdom H2451 sight H6440 understanding H995 (H8688) eyes H5869 fool H3684 ends H7097 earth H776
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: About the most satisfactory substitute for wisdom is silence. Discretion of speech is better than fluency of speech. KEY W...
Proverbs 17:1. _Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith._ See Proverbs 15:17. Proverbs 17:3. _The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace_ (or crucible) _for gold._ Silver ores in Mexico are...
_Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth._ THE NEARNESS OF LIFE’S INTEREST AND WORK “Far fowls have fine feathers”--that is our modern render...
THE EYES OF A FOOL The eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. Proverbs 17:24. That is a funny place to keep your eyes, isn't it? They would not be much use to you there, and it would be very...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 17:23 Verses Proverbs 17:23 and Proverbs 17:26 speak of justice being thwa
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 17:24. Many explain this verse to mean that the wise find wisdom everywhere while the fool seeks it everywhere but in the right place. Delitzsch and others understand the pr...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:17; Proverbs 16:8.) Better
Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife (Proverbs 17:1). Now the house full of sacrifices refer to the sacrifices. It's, if in that economy the of the Judai...
1 John 2:16; Ecclesiastes 2:14; Ecclesiastes 6:9; Ecclesiastes 8:1;...
In the face — His wisdom appears even in his looks. The eyes — Minding most, those things which are remotest from him, and least concern him....