John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 10:27
Pro 10:27 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. Ver. 27. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days. ] Heb., Addeth days, viz., beyond expectation or likelihood in a course of nature. "The days of mourning for my father are at hand," said bloody Esau, "and then will I slay my brother Jacob." Gen 27:41 But threatened men, if they fear God especially, Ecc 8:12-13 live long. For even Isaac who died soonest, lived above fifty years beyond this. See Trapp... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 10:26
Pro 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him. Ver. 26. So is the sluggard to them that send him. ] Habent aulae suum cito, cito. What thou doest, do quickly, said our Saviour to the traitor. He cannot away with dulness and oscitancy in any of his, but condemns it in those slow things, νωθροι , the Hebrews, Heb 5:11 and commands them double diligence. Pro 6:11-12 "Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord." Rom... read more