words: Proverbs 1:11-Psalms :, 2 Samuel 17:1-Numbers :, Isaiah 59:7, Jeremiah 5:26, Micah 7:1, Micah 7:2, Acts 23:12, Acts 23:15, Acts 25:3 the mouth: Proverbs 14:3, Esther 4:7-2 Chronicles :, Esther 7:4-Joshua : Reciprocal: Psalms 59:3 - they Proverbs 10:32 - but Matthew 12:35 - good man read more
wicked: Proverbs 11:21, Proverbs 14:11, Proverbs 15:25, Esther 9:6-2 Samuel :, Esther 9:14, Job 5:3, Job 5:4, Job 11:20, Job 18:15-Proverbs :, Job 27:18-Isaiah :, Psalms 37:10, Psalms 37:35-Haggai :, Psalms 73:18, Psalms 73:19 the house: Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 24:3, Proverbs 24:4, 2 Samuel 7:16, 2 Samuel 7:26, Matthew 7:24-Daniel : Reciprocal: Job 8:13 - the hypocrite's Psalms 34:13 - speaking Psalms 62:6 - I shall Jeremiah 10:20 - my children read more
commended: Genesis 41:39, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 18:30, Ecclesiastes 8:1, Luke 12:42-Acts :, Luke 16:8, 1 Corinthians 3:10-Ezra :, 1 Corinthians 4:5, 2 Corinthians 10:18 he: Proverbs 1:26, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 5:23, 1 Samuel 13:13, 1 Samuel 25:17, Psalms 132:18, Daniel 12:2, Malachi 2:8, Malachi 2:9, Matthew 27:4, Matthew 27:5, Acts 12:23 of a perverse heart: Heb. perverse of heart read more
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.Lie in wait — Are designed to entrap others, and to destroy them.Deliver them — From those that lie in wait for them. read more
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.Are not — Both they and their families suddenly perish. read more
6. Are to lie in wait Are a lying in wait an ambush. For blood That is, to shed blood, to take life. Compare Proverbs 1:11-18; Proverbs 11:9. Shall deliver them Namely, those whose blood is sought. It is implied that this shall be done by their counsels, advices, pleas, or prayers by what proceeds out of their mouth. “Men sincerely good give the best advice they can to deliver such innocent persons from their bloody snares.” Patrick. But others understand that the upright shall... read more
7. Are not Are no more there is nothing left of them. Compare Proverbs 10:25; Esther 9:6; Job 5:3; Job 18:15; Job 27:18; Psalms 37:10; Psalms 37:37; Psalms 73:18; Matthew 7:27. read more
8. According to his wisdom Shrewdness or prudence. In proportion to it shall he be applauded. Perverse Crooked of heart. Shall be despised Literally, it shall be for contempt. read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:8
Pro 12:8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. Ver. 8. A man shall be commended according to his wisdom. ] And all wisdom consists in this, Ut Deum quis cognoscat et colat, saith Lactantius; - That a man rightly know and worship God. This did not Apollonius, whom yet Philostratus commendeth, that he was non doctus, sed natus sapiens, not instructed, but born wise. See the contrary, Job 11:12 . Nor Archimedes, who yet had the... read more