Clarke's Commentary - Proverbs - Song Of ... - Media Sabda Org
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Verse 11. It is his glory to pass over a transgression.] "No," says what is termed a man of honour; "he must meet me as a gentleman; I must have his blood, let God say what he will." O poor, dastardly coward! thou canst not bear the reproach of poor, flimsy, paltry fellows who ridicule thee, because thou hast refused to commit murder. Such laws should be put down by law; and the man that gives a challenge should be hanged, because he intends to commit murder. Verse 12. The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion] There is nothing more dreadful than the roaring of this tyrant of the forest. At the sound of it all other animals tremble, flee away, and hide themselves. The king who is above law, and rules without law, and whose will is his own law, is like the lion. This is strongly descriptive of the character of Asiatic sovereigns. Verse 13. The contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.] The man who has got such a wife is like a tenant who has got a cottage with a bad roof, through every part of which the rain either drops or pours. He can neither sit, stand, work, nor sleep, without being exposed to these droppings. God help the man who is in such a case, with house or wife! Verse 14. A prudent wife is from the Lord.] One who has a good understanding, ishshah mascaleth; who avoids complaining, though she may often have cause for it. Verse 15. Into a deep sleep] tardemah, the same into which Adam was thrown, before Eve was taken from his side. Sloth renders a man utterly unconscious of all his interests. Though he has frequently felt hunger, yet he is regardless that his continual slothfulness must necessarily plunge him into more sufferings. Verse 17. Lendeth unto the Lord] O what a word is this! God makes himself debtor for every thing that is given to the poor! Who would not advance much upon such credit? God will pay it again. And in no case has he ever forfeited his word. Verse 18. Let not thy soul spare for his crying.] This is a hard precept for a parent. Nothing affects the heart of a parent so much as a child's cries and tears. But it is better that the child may be caused to cry, when the correction may be healthful to his soul, than that the parent should cry afterwards, when the child is grown to man's estate, and his evil habits are sealed for life. Verse 19. A man of great wrath] He who is of an irritable, fiery disposition, will necessarily get himself into many broils; and he that is surety for him once is likely to be called on again and again for the same friendly office. Verse 21. There are many devices, &c.] The same sentiment as in #Pr 16:1, where see the note. See Clarke "Pr 16:1". Verse 24. A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom] Is too lazy to feed himself, If he dip his hand once in the dish, he is too lazy to put it in a second time. It is a strange case that a man, through his excessive slothfulness, would rather starve than put himself to the trouble to eat.
Verse 26. He that wasteth his father] Destroys his substance by riotous or extravagant living, so as to embitter his latter end by poverty and affliction; and adds to this wickedness the expulsion of his aged widowed mother from the paternal house; is a son of shame-a most shameful man; and a son of reproach-one whose conduct cannot be sufficiently execrated. & .—Old MS. Bible. The common reading of the Vulgate is, et fugat matrem, and expels his mother; but the Old Bible was taken from a copy that had fugit matrem, shuns his mother, flees away from her, leaves her to affliction and penury. It is prostitution of the term to call such, man. Verse 27. Cease, my son] Hear nothing that would lead thee away from God and his truth. Verse 29. Stripes for the back of fools.] Profane and wicked men expose themselves to the punishments denounced against such by just laws. Avoid, therefore, both their company and their end.
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Verse 26. He that wasteth his father] Destroys his substance by riotous or extravagant living,<br />
so as to embitter his latter end by poverty and affliction; and adds to this wickedness the expulsion<br />
of his aged widowed mother from the paternal house; is a son of shame-a most shameful man; and<br />
a son of reproach-one whose conduct cannot be sufficiently execrated. &<br />
.—Old MS. Bible. The common reading of the Vulgate is,<br />
et fugat matrem, and expels his mother; but the Old Bible was taken from a copy that had fugit<br />
matrem, shuns his mother, flees away from her, leaves her to affliction and penury. It is prostitution<br />
of the term to call such, man.<br />
Verse 27. Cease, my son] Hear nothing that would lead thee away from God and his truth.<br />
Verse 29. Stripes for the back of fools.] Profane and wicked men expose themselves to the<br />
punishments denounced against such by just laws. Avoid, therefore, both their company and their<br />
end.
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