John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 16:22
Pro 16:22 Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly. Ver. 22. Understanding is a well spring of life. ] Vena vitae - as the heart is the principle of life, the brain of sense, so is wisdom in the heart of all good carriage in the life, and of a timely laying hold upon eternal life; besides the benefit that other men make of it, by fetching water thence as from a common well. But the instruction of fools is folly. ] When they would... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 16:1-33
Proverbs 16:1 . The preparations of the heart in man. As the field must be plowed, and the soil prepared for the seeds, so the heart of man must be prepared for grace. Afflictions in Egypt disposed the Hebrews to cry, and instruction must prepare the soul of the ignorant for conversion. When the conscience is oppressed with sin, and the body groans with pain, then we pray in the Spirit, and the Lord graciously accords the answer of our tongue. The Versions vary the reading, but the above is... read more