Matthew Henry Commentary Proverbs 12
Matthew Henry Commentary
Proverbs 12
Matthew Henry Commentary
Proverbs 12
"Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish." — Proverbs 12:1 (ASV)
Those who have grace will delight in the instructions given to them. Those who stifle their convictions are like brutes.
"A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn." — Proverbs 12:2 (ASV)
The man who covers selfish and vicious designs under the guise of religion or friendship will be condemned.
"A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved." — Proverbs 12:3 (ASV)
Though people may advance themselves by sinful practices, they cannot settle and secure themselves. But those who by faith are rooted in Christ are firmly fixed.
"A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones." — Proverbs 12:4 (ASV)
A wife who is pious, prudent, and attends well to the ways of her household, who is conscientious about her duty and can bear crosses; such a woman is an honour and comfort to her husband. She who is the opposite of this, preys upon him and consumes him.
"The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit." — Proverbs 12:5 (ASV)
Thoughts are not free; they are under Divine knowledge, and therefore under Divine command. It is a man's shame to act with deceit, with trick and design.
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