16 A wise [man] feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
And [some] of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, Are we blind also?
For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her. For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother. But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:
The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
Happy is the man that feareth always; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks [serve] for the correction of the fool;
My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate: [Then] let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone! For calamity from ùGod was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.
And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
And Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me! And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [him], Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth off!
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Commentary on Proverbs 14 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 14
Pro 14:1
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Pro 14:2
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Pro 14:3
See here,
Pro 14:4
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Pro 14:5
In the administration of justice much depends upon the witnesses, and therefore it is necessary to the common good that witnesses be principled as they ought to be; for,
Pro 14:6
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Pro 14:7
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Pro 14:8
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Pro 14:9
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Pro 14:10
This agrees with 1 Co. 2:11, What man knows the things of a man, and the changes of his temper, save the spirit of a man?
Pro 14:11
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Pro 14:12
We have here an account of the way and end of a great many self-deluded souls.
Pro 14:13
This shows the vanity of carnal mirth, and proves what Solomon said of laughter, that it is mad; for,
Pro 14:14
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Pro 14:15
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Pro 14:16
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Pro 14:17
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Pro 14:18
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Pro 14:19
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Pro 14:20
This shows, not what should be, but what is the common way of the world-to be shy of the poor and fond of the rich.
Pro 14:21
See here how men's character and condition are measured and judged of by their conduct towards their poor neighbours.
Pro 14:22
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Pro 14:23
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Pro 14:24
Observe,
Pro 14:25
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Pro 14:26-27
In these two verses we are invited and encouraged to live in the fear of God by the advantages which attend a religious life. The fear of the Lord is here put for all gracious principles, producing gracious practices.
Pro 14:28
Here are two maxims in politics, which carry their own evidence with them:-
Pro 14:29
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Pro 14:30
The foregoing verse showed how much our reputation, this how much our health, depends on the good government of our passions and the preserving of the temper of the mind.
Pro 14:31
God is here pleased to interest himself more than one would imagine in the treatment given to the poor.
Pro 14:32
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Pro 14:33
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Pro 14:34
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Pro 14:35
This shows that in a well-ordered court and government smiles and favours are dispensed among those that are employed in public trusts according to their merits; Solomon lets them know he will go by that rule,