Proverbs 16:14-15 ESV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 16:14

"The wrath of a king is a messenger of death; But a wise man will pacify it."Cook pointed out that Proverbs 16:13 speaks of a king as he should be; and this one presents a king as they actually were, "Reminding us of the terrible rapidity with which, in the despotic monarchies of the East, death followed the royal displeasure."[16] As the second clause indicates, it was the pinnacle of good judgment to avoid, at all costs, the displeasure of any king. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 16:15

"In the light of the king's countenance is life And his favor is a cloud of the latter rain.""If a king's look is benevolent, this portends life, and his favor is like a cloud promising spring rain."[17] With a wise and righteous man upon the throne such a situation as this would be tolerable; but the record of earthly kings has reduced the very idea of royalty to shame and contempt on the part of the vast majority of the human race. The great historian Edward Gibbon extolled the monarchy as... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 16:15

Proverbs 16:15. The latter rain— See Deu 11:14 and Joel 2:23. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 16:14

14. This wrath, so terrible and certain, like messengers of death ( :-), can be appeased by the wise. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 16:15

15. light of . . . countenance—favor (Psalms 4:6). life—preserves it, or gives blessings which make it valuable. the latter rain—fell just before harvest and matured the crop; hence specially valuable (Deuteronomy 11:14). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 16:1-16

B. How to Please God 16:1-22:16There is a shift in emphasis in Solomon’s anthology here. Pleasing God (cf. 1 Corinthians 7:33; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; 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. Nevertheless, this is only a change in proportion of emphasis. Both ends are present in both sections of the book (chs. 10-15 and Proverbs 16:1 to Proverbs 22:16). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 16:1-33

1. Trusting God ch. 16In this chapter, there is also a slight change in the form of the proverbs. Solomon expressed the earlier proverbs (chs. 10-15) mainly in antithetical parallelisms, but the proverbs in this section are mainly synonymous and synthetic parallelisms. Instead of the key word being "but" it now becomes "and." read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 16:1-33

1-9. God’s control of human life.1. Read, ’the preparations of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.’ Man prepares his plans, but the decisive, final word is suggested by God. ’There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, roughhew them as we will.’2. Cp. 1 Corinthians 4:4.4. Read, ’The Lord hath made everything for its own end.’ God is the absolute Sovereign (Amos 3:6). The wicked are created for punishment (Exodus 9:16; Ezekiel 38:16; Ezekiel 39:21; Romans 9:17).... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 16:15

(15) A cloud of the latter rain.—This fell at the end of March, maturing the barley and wheat crops before the harvest in April. It was eagerly looked for as of great importance. (Comp. Psalms 72:6 for the same figure.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 16:1-33

CHAPTER 17A JUST BALANCE"A just balance and scales are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are His work."- Proverbs 16:11"A false balance is an abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is His delight."- Proverbs 11:1"Diverse weights, and divers measures, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord."- Proverbs 20:10"Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord; and a false balance is not good."- Proverbs 20:23THE sixteenth chapter opens-and we may annex to it the last verse of... read more