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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:4

Proverbs 14:4. Where no oxen are— This verse contains an admonition for the man without doors; as the first for the woman within; that he do not neglect his husbandry, of which, it is well known, oxen were the principal instruments, being not only employed in that country in plowing the ground, and carrying home the crop, but also in treading out the corn. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:6

Proverbs 14:6. A scorner seeketh wisdom, &c.— He that comes to seek after knowledge, says Lord Bacon, with a mind to scorn and censure, shall be sure to find matter enough for his humour, but none for instruction; one reason of which is, that this humour of deriding all things, in men of this kind, springs from a great pride and conceit of their own wit, which disposes them to seek for wisdom, not from others, but wholly from themselves; and so, as the wise man observes, they are not likely... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:7

Proverbs 14:7. Go from the presence of a foolish man— The LXX read, All things are contrary to a foolish man; but wise lips are the arms of understanding. We may, perhaps, read the passage thus: "Depart from the presence of a fool, and one who understands not, or regards not, the lips of knowledge." See Grey. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:8

Proverbs 14:8. The wisdom of the prudent— Lord Bacon renders this verse thus: A wise man is wary of his way; a cunning fool seeks evasion. There be two sorts of wisdom, says he; the one true and sound, the other counterfeit and false; which last Solomon hesitates not to call folly. He who applies himself to the former takes heed to his own ways and footings; foreseeing dangers, studying remedies, using the assistance of good men, and fortifying himself against the wicked: wary how he enters... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:9

Proverbs 14:9. Fools make a mock at sin— Or, according to others, Fools excuse or palliate sin. Houbigant reads the verses The dwelling of fools is guilt, of the just is favour. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:10

Proverbs 14:10. The heart knoweth his own bitterness— "Nobody can know what another suffers, so well as the sufferer himself; and he alone is privy to the greatness of that joy which springs from the happy conclusion of his sufferings." Houbigant renders the verse, He who divulges the trouble of his soul, shall not have another to partake of his joy: i.e. "He who cannot keep to himself his own afflictions, but is continually teizing others with the relation of them, will so weary every one out,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:12

Proverbs 14:12. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man— This is an admonition of the weakness of men's judgments, and of all human counsels, which mistake much, and lead men frequently into ruin: "Shadows too often cheat us of the reality," says one of the ancient Greeks; against which there is no remedy but the word of God, and invoking his direction. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:14

Proverbs 14:14. And a good man shall be satisfied from himself— And a good man with his own works. Houbigant. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:15

Proverbs 14:15. The simple believeth every word— Bochart observes well upon this verse, that as prudence, without simplicity, degenerates into craft; so simplicity, without prudence, is no better than downright folly. We must follow our Saviour's counsel, and unite the serpent with the dove. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 14:1

1. Every wise, &c.—literally, "The wisdoms" (compare :-) "of women," plural, a distributive form of speech. buildeth . . . house—increases wealth, which the foolish, by mismanagement, lessen. read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 14:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 14:1

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