Matthew Henry Commentary Proverbs 13
Matthew Henry Commentary
Proverbs 13
Matthew Henry Commentary
Proverbs 13
"A wise son [heareth] his father`s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke." — Proverbs 13:1 (ASV)
There is great hope for those who reverence their parents. There is little hope for any who will not listen to those who deal faithfully with them.
"A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence." — Proverbs 13:2 (ASV)
By our words we must be justified or condemned (Matthew 12:37).
"He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction." — Proverbs 13:3 (ASV)
He who thinks before he speaks, who suppresses evil if he has thought it, keeps his soul from a great deal of both guilt and grief. Many a person is ruined by an ungoverned tongue.
"The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat." — Proverbs 13:4 (ASV)
The slothful desire the gains the diligent get, but hate the pains the diligent take; therefore they have nothing. This is especially true concerning the soul.
"A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame." — Proverbs 13:5 (ASV)
Where sin reigns, the man is loathsome. If his conscience were awake, he would abhor himself, and repent in dust and ashes.
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