Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.Vanity — By wicked practices. read more
Proverbs 13:1-16 Niv
John Wesley
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.Hope deferred — Delays in obtaining what a man passionately desires.The desire — The good desired.A tree of life — It is satisfactory, and reviving. read more
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 13:13
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. The word — The word of God. read more
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.The law — The instruction, or counsel; as the word law, is frequently understood in scripture. read more
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.Giveth — Makes a man acceptable to God.Rough — Offensive and hateful to God and men, as rough ways are to a traveller. read more
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.Knowledge — Considerately and discreetly.Layeth open — By his foolish actions. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 13:1
1. A wise son, etc. There is no verb in this clause, and the translators have anticipated the verb heareth, of the next clause. This is with difficulty allowable here, for the verb in the second clause is negative, and in this is made affirmative. There is another mode, preferred by competent critics, of rendering the first clause: “A wise son is one who has been instructed by his father,” (so Stuart, Conant, etc.,) or, retaining the original and more specific meaning of the word, one who... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 13:2
2. A man shall eat (that is, enjoy,) good, etc. A man that only speaks what is right and proper shall enjoy the good effects of his wise and upright conduct, but the soul of the transgressors בגדים , ( bogedhim) the treacherous, perfidious, faithless shall have their perfidy returned, which they will be compelled to eat, that is, suffer. Soul נפשׁ ( nephesh) may mean appetite, and the clause may be read, But the appetite of the treacherous (shall eat) violence. Conant: “The... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 13:3
3. He that keepeth (or watcheth) his mouth Meaning himself. Comp. James 3:2: “If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.” The latter clause of this proverb is very forcible: He that openeth… destruction To guard well against passionate or injurious words is often to preserve safety and life. Compare Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 12:23; Psalms 39:1. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 13:10
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.Pride — It is chiefly, pride which blows up the coals of contention.Well-advised — Who are not governed by their passions, but by prudent considerations.Wisdom — Which teaches them to avoid contention. read more