Pro 10:17 He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. Ver. 17. He is in the way of life. ] Rich fools refuse reproof; hold themselves above admonition, Tange montes et fumigabunt, and are therefore, by the just judgment of God, led through a fool’s paradise into a true prison. Divitibus ideo amicus deest, quia nihil deest. Rich men have few faithful counsellors. read more
Pro 10:18 He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool. Ver. 18. He that hideth hatred, &c. ] These are dangerous creatures that thus lie at the catch, and wait advantages to do a man mischief, as Cain dealt by Abel, Absalom by Amnon, Joab by Amasa, Judas by Jesus. Tuta frequensque via est, &c. And he that uttereth a slander is a fool. ] Because he hath no command of his passions, as the former seems to have, because close in cloaking his... read more
Pro 10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise. Ver. 19. In the multitude of words. ] In multiloquio stultiloquium. Many words are hardly well managed. Non est eiusdera, saith one. It is seldom seen that a man of many words miscarries not. But he that refraineth his lips. ] As Elihu did, Job 32:11 and as Epaminondas is worthily praised by Plutarch for this, quod nemo plura noscet, et pauciora loqueretur; that no man knew more, and... read more
Pro 10:20 The tongue of the just [is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked [is] little worth. Ver. 20. The tongue of the just is as choice silver. ] He scattereth "pearls," Mat 7:6 he throws abroad "treasure," Mat 12:35 even "apples of gold in shrines of silver." Pro 25:11 "I will turn to the people a pure language," saith God, Zep 3:9 a "lip of excellency," Pro 17:7 the language of heaven. As William the Conqueror sought to bring in the French tongue here, by enjoining children to use no... read more
Pro 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. Ver. 21. The lips of the righteous feed many. ] A great housekeeper he is, hath his doors ever open, and, though himself be poor, yet he "maketh many rich." 2Co 6:10 He well knows that to this end God put "honey and milk under his tongue," Son 4:11 that he might look to this spiritual lip feeding. To this end hath he communicated to him those "rivers of water," Joh 7:38 that they may flow from him, to quench... read more
Pro 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. Ver. 22. The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich. ] As is to be seen in the examples of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and others. Whereas there is a curse upon unlawful practices, though men be industrious, as in Jehoiachim. Jer 22:30 And all our policies without prayer are but arena sine calce - sand without lime; they will not hold together. And he addeth no sorrow with it. ] Those three vultures... read more
Proverbs 10:23 [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. Ver. 23. It is a sport to a fool to do mischief. ] He is then merriest when he hath the devil for his playfellow. He danceth to hell in his bolts, and as passing well apaid for his woeful bondage. Was he a father or a monster, think you, that, playing with his own child for a pastime, put his thumbs in the boy’s eyes, and thrust out the balls thereof This was Robert de Beliasme, Earl of... read more
Pro 10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. Ver. 24. The fear of the wicked shall come upon him. ] "A sound of fear is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him." Job 15:21 Pessimus in dubiis Augur Timor. a Thus it befell Cain, Saul, Belshazzar, Pilate (who, for fear of Caesar, delivered up Christ to be crucified, and was afterwards by the same Caesar kicked off the bench - yea, off the stage of the world),... read more
Pro 10:25 As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation. Ver. 25. As the whirlwind passeth away. ] The whirlwind is terrible for the time, but not durable. Lo, such is the rage of tyrants and persecutors. Nubecula est, cito transibit, said Athanasius of the Arian persecution. Our Richard III and Queen Mary had, as the bloodiest, so the shortest reigns of any since the Conquest. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 10:16
Pro 10:16 The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. Ver. 16. The labour of the righteous, &c. ] If the righteous man may but sweat out a poor living, get enough to bear his charges home to heaven, have enough to serve his turn here, be it but "food and raiment, he is content." 1Ti 6:8 Cibus et potus sunt divitiae Christianorum. The true Christian desires but meat and drink. The fruit of the wicked. ] Or, The revenues of the wicked are wasted upon... read more