Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 10:1
1. wise [and] foolish—as they follow or reject the precepts of wisdom. maketh . . . father—or, "gladdens a father." heaviness—or, "grief." read more
1. wise [and] foolish—as they follow or reject the precepts of wisdom. maketh . . . father—or, "gladdens a father." heaviness—or, "grief." read more
2. Treasures . . . nothing—that is, Ill-gotten gains give no true happiness (compare Proverbs 4:17; Matthew 6:19). righteousness—especially beneficence (Psalms 112:9). death—the greatest of all evils. read more
3. (Compare :-). The last clause is better: "He will repel the greedy desires of the wicked." read more
4. slack—literally, "deceitful," failing of its purpose (compare :-). maketh rich—(compare :-). read more
5. son—as Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 1:10, and often. sleepeth—in indolence, and not for rest. causeth shame—literally, "is base" (compare Proverbs 14:35; Proverbs 17:2). read more
6. Blessings—literally, "Praises." The last clause is better: "The mouth of the wicked covereth (or concealeth) violence (or mischievous devices)" to be executed in due time (Psalms 5:9; Psalms 10:7; Romans 3:14), and hence has no praises (compare Romans 3:14- :). read more
7. blessed—literally, "for a blessing," or praise. shall rot—literally, "be worm-eaten," useless and disgusting. read more
8. wise, c.—(compare Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 9:9; Proverbs 9:16), opposed to prating fool—or, "fool of lips of wicked language." fall—headlong, suddenly. read more
9. perverteth his ways—acts deceitfully. known—discovered and punished. read more
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 10:14
Proverbs 10:14. Wise men lay up knowledge— That is, says Schultens, wise men keep secretly reposed within them the knowledge of any business or affairs wherewith they are entrusted: but the mouth of the foolish, incapable of retaining any secret, occasions ruin to himself and to those who have any concerns with him. Others think the meaning is, that wise men do not hastily and ostentatiously discover all they know. But the foolish, full of precipitation and temerity in their discourse, expose... read more