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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:13

Pro 14:13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth [is] heaviness. Ver. 13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful. ] Nulla est sincera voluptas. Labor est etiam ipsa voluptas. Of carnal pleasures a man may break his neck before his fast. "All this avails me nothing," said Haman. Omnia fui, et nihil profuit, said that emperor. "Vanity of vanity, all is vanity," said Solomon; and not vanity only, but "vexation of spirit." Nothing in themselves, and yet full of power... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:14

Pro 14:14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself. Ver. 14. The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways. ] He hath made a match with mischief, he shall soon have enough of it; he hath sold himself to do wickedness, Heb 10:38 and he shall be sure of his payment; he hath drawn back to perdition; he hath stolen from his colours, run away from his captain ( υποστειληται ), he shall have martial law for it. God will... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:15

Pro 14:15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going. Ver. 15. The simple believeth every word. ] You may draw him any way with a wet finger, persuade him to anything, as Rehoboam, that old baby. Nηφε και μεμνησο απιστειν , was a very good rule of Epicharmus. Be not light of belief; try before you trust; look before you leap. Alioqui saliens antequam videas, casurus es antequam debeas, a Wisdom would, that as men should not be too censorious ("This man... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:16

Pro 14:16 A wise [man] feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. Ver. 16. A wise man feareth and departeth from evil. ] He trembleth at the judgments while they hang in the threatenings, meets God with entreaties of peace, and so redeems his own sorrows. Solo auditu contremisco, saith Jerome, speaking of that terrible text, Ezekiel 16:42 : "I tremble at the very hearing of it." So Erasmus, repeating those words, "His blood will I require at thy hands"; Eze 3:18... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:17

Proverbs 14:17 [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. Ver. 17. He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly. ] Alexander, in his hot blood, slew his dearest friend, whom he would have revived again with his heart blood. “ Qui non moderabitur irae Infectum velit esse dolor quod suaserit, et mens. ” Rash anger differs from madness, saith Seneca, in nothing but in time only. See my "Common Place of Anger." And a man of wicked devices is hated, ] i.e., He... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:18

Pro 14:18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. Ver. 18. The simple inherit folly. ] Acceperunt per successionem seu haereditario iure, so one renders it; they are as wise as their forefathers, and they are resolved to be no wiser. Me ex ea opinione quam a maioribus accepi de cultu deorum, nullius unquam movebit oratio, said Cicero; I will never forsake that way of divine service that I have received from my forefathers, for any man’s pleasure, or by any man’s... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:19

Pro 14:19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. Ver. 19. The evil bow before the good. ] Here they do so many times, as Joseph’s brethren before him in his greatness, as Saul before Samuel, Belshazzar before Daniel, the persecuting tyrants before Constantine the Great; a yea, one of them, viz., Maximinus Galerius, being visited with grievous sickness, not only proclaimed liberty to the poor persecuted Christians, but also commanded their churches to be... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:20

Pro 14:20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich [hath] many friends. Ver. 20. The poor is hated, ] i.e., Less loved, little respected, as Gen 29:31 Mal 1:5 Luke 14:26 . The heathen could say, Aφιλον το δυστοχες - adversity finds few friends. Et cum fortuna statque caditque fides. Few will appear for suffering saints. This Job and David much complain of; but when a deer is shot, the rest of the herd push him out of their company, so here, Tempora si fuerint nubila,... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:21

Pro 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he. Ver. 21. He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth. ] His poor neighbour. Where the hedge is low the beast will easily break over. None usually are so trampled on with the feet of pride and contempt, by the great bulls of Bashan, as the necessitous and afflicted. Hence "poor" and "afflicted" are set together; Zep 3:12 so are "to want" and "to be abased." Php 4:11 This is a great sin, saith... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 14:22

Pro 14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth [shall be] to them that devise good. Ver. 22. Do they not err that devise evil? ] Heb., That plough it and plot it, that dig it and delve it, that whet their wits and beat their brains about it - do not these err? Are they not heavenly wide, a utterly out? Shall they not miss their purpose, and meet with disappointment? Witness those Babel-builders, Gen 11:1-9 those kill-Christs, Psa 2:1-12 those state traitors, Sheba, Shebna,... read more

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