Proverbs 20:1-23

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 20:20

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.Lamp — His name and memory shall utterly perish. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:1

1. A mocker לצ , ( lets.) Of this word Gesenius says, that it means a frivolous and impudent person, who sets at naught and scoffs at the most sacred precepts and duties of religion, piety, and morals. Strong drink שׁכר , ( shekhar,) Greek, sikera. Jerome says, that in Hebrew any inebriating liquor is called shekhar, whether made of grain, the juice of apples, honey, dates, or any other fruit. It is probably used here in a more generic sense than יין , ( yayin,) wine: meaning any... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:2

2. The fear of a king The dread, terror, which a king inspires in those brought before him. Provoketh him Stirs him up to anger. Sinneth against his own soul Against his life, or himself; forfeits his life. Comp. Proverbs 6:32; Proverbs 8:36; Proverbs 16:14; Proverbs 19:12. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:3

3. Cease from Or, keep aloof from, dwell apart from. Every fool will be meddling יתגלע , ( yithgalla’h.) For a similar rendering of a cognate word see Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 18:1. Zockler reads, “Breaketh forth:” Miller, “Pushes recklessly on:” Stuart, “Involves himself:” Conant, “Gets angry.” Compare Proverbs 19:11. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:4

4. Not plough by reason of the cold מחר , ( mehhoreph.) The word without the prefix means, the autumn, which is made also to include winter. In Palestine the people begin ploughing in September, and sow their early wheat by the middle of October. Very cold days meantime may occur, with wind, rain, and sleet, but there is seldom a long season of cold weather. There are two important lessons in this proverb. First, An indolent man is deterred by the smallest difficulty from undertaking the... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:5

5. Counsel in the heart The purposes, plans, which a man may form and keep secret. Is like deep water Difficult to be fathomed, or found out. But a man of understanding An intelligent, prudent, shrewd man. Will draw it out Will discover it. It may need to be gently and wisely drawn from him by sagacious inquiries, thus eliciting his secret designs. The figure of thus “drawing out” the man’s plans is taken from the practice of drawing water from a deep well. Compare Proverbs 18:4;... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:6

6. Most… proclaim… own goodness Will make known, or publish, his own kindness. The point seems to be, that there are many professors of virtue and religion; but a true man, a truly virtuous and pious man, being unobtrusive, is hard to find. The expression מי ימצא , ( mi yimtsa,) who can find? according to a Hebrew idiom, may have the force of a wish: O that I might find a faithful man. Comp. Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 14:5; Proverbs 31:10. For the general meaning, see Psalms 116:11;... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:7

7. The just man An upright man. The critics transpose: He that walks in his integrity, a righteous man, (or is a righteous man,) happy are his children after him. Comp. Proverbs 14:26; Genesis 24:67; Job 21:21. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:8

8. A king… scattereth Searches, or winnows out. Meaning, probably, that the ruler who does his duty in his office; who acts justly, impartially, faithfully and energetically, not trusting too much to others, but as far as possible looking to the careful administration of the laws by his subordinates will scatter iniquity as with the flash of his eye. Compare Proverbs 16:10; Isaiah 11:4 where the same thing is predicated of a wise king. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 20:9

9. Made my heart clean Morally pure. This is an expression of human consciousness in respect to the impurity and imperfection of man. No man can claim either that he has never sinned, (has no sin, 1 John 1:8; 1 John 1:10,) or that he has by any work or deed of his own purified his heart and made himself clean. There were modes, temporary and unsatisfactory, of purification and pardon under the old dispensation, (see Numbers xix, and Hebrews 9:0,) but it remained for the gospel dispensation... read more

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