The fear; the evils which he feareth, or hath cause to fear, as fear is oft taken. Shall be granted; God will not only prevent the mischiefs which they fear, but grant them the good things which they desire. read more
As the whirlwind passeth; which is suddenly gone, though with great noise and violence. So is the wicked no more; his power and felicity is lost in an instant. Is an everlasting foundation; or, hath an everlasting, &c. His hope and happiness is built upon a sure and unmovable foundation. read more
As vinegar to the teeth; Which by its cold and sharpness it offends. So is the sluggard; unserviceable and vexatious. read more
Prolongeth days; partly because it gives them a title to the promise of long life, as well as to other promises; partly because it gladdeth the heart, which doth good like a medicine, Proverbs 17:22, and preserves a man from those wicked practices which tend to the shortening of the days. read more
Shall be gladness; though at present it be mixed with doubts, and fears, and disappointments, yet at last it shall be accomplished, and turned into enjoyment. Shall perish; shall be utterly frustrated, and so end in sorrow. read more
The way of the Lord; either, 1. The way or course of God’s providence in the government of the world. Or rather, 2. The way of God’s precepts, as God’s way or ways are most commonly understood in Scripture, or walking in God’s ways; for this is opposed to working iniquity in the next clause. Is strength; gives strength, i.e. either courage and confidence, or support and protection from that destruction here following. Destruction, or terror, or consternation, as the word properly signifies, and... read more
The righteous shall never be removed; they shall live long and happily here, when this is most expedient for them, and eternally in heaven. The wicked shall not inhabit the earth; they shall not have so much as a long and quite abode upon earth, unless where this is a curse and mischief to them, and much less shall they have any possession in heaven. read more
Bringeth forth, freely, and abundantly, and constantly, as the earth or a tree bring forth their proper fruit, as the word properly signifies. Wisdom; wise counsels, by which he directeth and secureth himself and others. Shall be cut out, because it bringeth forth not wisdom, but folly and wickedness. read more
Know, to wit, practically, so as to consider and speak. Knowledge is here ascribed to the lips, as it is to the hands Psalms 78:72, because they are conducted by knowledge and wisdom. What is acceptable to God and good men, or what is truly worthy of acceptation; for this is opposed to what is froward or wicked in the next clause. read more
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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 10:23
As sport; he doth it with ease and delight, and without any shame, or remorse, or fear. To do mischief or, as others, to work wickedness; yea, great and premeditated wickedness, as the Hebrew word properly signifies. Hath wisdom; whereby he is kept from committing wickedness, and especially from sporting himself with it. But this clause is by divers learned interpreters rendered thus, and or so is wisdom to a man of understanding, it is a sport or pleasure to him to practise wisdom or piety;... read more