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Texts -- Proverbs 12:5-28 (NET)

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12:5 The plans of the righteous are just ; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful . 12:6 The words of the wicked lie in wait to shed innocent blood , but the words of the upright will deliver them. 12:7 The wicked are overthrown and perish , but the righteous household will stand . 12:8 A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom , but the one who has a twisted mind is despised . 12:9 Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant , than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food . 12:10 A righteous person cares for the life of his animal , but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel . 12:11 The one who works his field will have plenty of food , but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom . 12:12 The wicked person desires a stronghold , but the righteous root endures . 12:13 The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech , but the righteous person escapes out of trouble . 12:14 A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words , and the work of his hands will be rendered to him. 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own opinion , but the one who listens to advice is wise . 12:16 A fool’s annoyance is known at once , but the prudent overlooks an insult . 12:17 The faithful witness tells what is right , but a false witness speaks deceit . 12:18 Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword , but the words of the wise bring healing . 12:19 The one who tells the truth will endure forever , but the one who lies will last only for a moment . 12:20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil , but those who promote peace have joy . 12:21 The righteous do not encounter any harm , but the wicked are filled with calamity . 12:22 The Lord abhors a person who lies , but those who deal truthfully are his delight . 12:23 The shrewd person conceals knowledge , but foolish people publicize folly . 12:24 The diligent person will rule , but the slothful will become a slave . 12:25 Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down , but an encouraging word brings him joy . 12:26 The righteous person is cautious in his friendship , but the way of the wicked leads them astray . 12:27 The lazy person does not roast his prey , but personal possessions are precious to the diligent . 12:28 In the path of righteousness there is life , but another path leads to death .

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • Proverbs claims to be a compendium of the wise sayings of several different individuals.4Solomon originated some of them (10:1-22:16 and chs. 25-29 definitely, and probably chs. 1-9 as well).5Unnamed wise men (sages) wrote ot...
  • The Book of Proverbs contains no history. It is purely didactic. It is a book of explicit instruction. Like the other Old Testament wisdom books, Job and Ecclesiastes, it does not contain references to Israel's laws, rituals,...
  • I. Discourses on wisdom chs. 1-9A. Introduction to the book 1:1-71. The title of the book 1:12. The purpose of the book 1:2-63. The thesis of the book 1:7B. Instruction for young people 1:8-7:271. Warning against consorting w...
  • Verse one introduces both the book as a whole and chapters 1-9 in particular. The Book of Proverbs is a collection of at least five separate groups of proverbs. There are those that Solomon spoke and or wrote (possibly chs. 1...
  • Chapters 1-9, as we have seen, contain discourses that Solomon evidently wrote urging his sons to choose the way of wisdom for their lives.92At 10:1 we begin the part of the book that sets forth what the wise way is in a vari...
  • 12:6 The words of the wicked, particularly their false accusations, are an ambush, but the words of the upright are straightforward and sincere (cf. 1:18).10712:9 A better translation is, "Better is a man of humble standing w...
  • 12:16 A prudent person "ignores an insult"(RSV). The insult is dishonor to himself or herself. A fool's reaction is "like an injured animal and so his opponent knows that he has been wounded."11012:18 Thoughtless or critical ...
  • There is a shift in emphasis in Solomon's anthology here. Pleasing God (cf. Col. 1:10; 1 John 3:22) becomes a greater factor in the proverbs that follow whereas those in chapters 10-15 had living successfully more in view. Ne...
  • As was true in the chapter 10-15 section, this one (16:1-22:16) also becomes more difficult to outline as it ends because there are fewer groupings of proverbs.19:7 The first part of this verse is hyperbole (overstatement to ...
  • A third major section of the Book of Proverbs begins with 22:17. This is clear from several indicators. The proverbs lengthen out again from the typical one verse couplet that characterizes 10:1-26:16 (cf. chs. 1-9). The phra...
  • We return now to the proverbs of Solomon (cf. 1:1-22:16). Chapters 25-26 contain proverbs that are mainly comparisons. The key words in these chapters are "like . . . so."Chapter 27 is a mixture of comparative and antithetica...
  • 25:1 A group of scholars who served during King Hezekiah's reign (715-686 B.C.) added more of Solomon's 3,000 proverbs (1 Kings 4:32) to the former collection (1:1-22:16). These men lived about 250 years after Solomon. Solomo...
  • Chapters 30 and 31 form a distinct section in Proverbs because neither Solomon (1:1-22:16; chs. 25-29) nor the unnamed sages (22:17-24:34) wrote them. Two other wise men whose names the text records did. Some expositors specu...
  • The quality of wisdom that Proverbs presents is much more than the ability to apply knowledge to various situations in life effectively. It also involves submission to the way of God that is the order of life God has revealed...
  • Aitken, Kenneth T. Proverbs. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1986.Alden, Robert L. Proverbs: A Commentary on an Ancient Book of Timeless Advice. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1984.Archer, Gleason L., Jr. Encyclopedia of Bi...
  • The filthiness in view seems to be all kinds of unclean behavior that lies outside the will of God including anger and wrath. The "remains of wickedness"are those evil habits of life we carry over from the unredeemed world (c...
  • James was not saying that a person who responds to another Christian's need, as in verses 15-16, shows that he has failed to exercise saving faith and is devoid of eternal life. He was saying that faith, if work (i.e., obedie...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Whose loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. 2. A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. 3. A man shall not he established by wickedness; but t...
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