Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 27
Albert Barnes Commentary
Proverbs 27
Albert Barnes Commentary
Proverbs 27
"Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips." — Proverbs 27:2 (ASV)
Another - An “alienus” rather than “alius.” Praise to be worth anything must be altogether independent.
"A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool`s vexation is heavier than they both." — Proverbs 27:3 (ASV)
Compare Ecclesiasticus 22:15; a similar comparison between the heaviest material burdens and the more intolerable load of unreasoning passion.
"Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?" — Proverbs 27:4 (ASV)
Envy - Better, as noted in the margin, the violence of passion in the husband who thinks himself wronged .
"Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden." — Proverbs 27:5 (ASV)
Secret love—Better, love that is hidden; that is, love which never shows itself in this one way of rebuking faults. Rebuke, whether from friend or foe, is better than such love.
"Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse." — Proverbs 27:6 (ASV)
Deceitful - Better, abundant. Very lavish is the enemy of the kisses that cover treachery, but lavish of them only. His courtesy goes no deeper.
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