Proverbs 14:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The heart knoweth his owna bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. ”

Proverbs 14:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A striking expression of the ultimate solitude of each man’s soul at all times, and not merely at the hour of death. Something there is in every sorrow, and in every joy, which no one else can shar...
Proverbs 14:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The heart knoweth its own (g) bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy. (g) As a man's conscience is witness to his own grief, so another cannot feel the joy and comfort which a...
Proverbs 14:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14. In this, as in each of the preceding Chapter s in this section, aphorisms on the moral government of the world come first in number. There are rather more in this chapter of a politica...
Proverbs 14:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

his own bitterness . the bitterness of his soul (Hebrew. nephesh. App-13). Illustrations: Hannah ( 1 Samuel 1:8-13 ); Joab ( 2 Samuel 19:5-7 ); the Shunammite ( 2 Kings 4:27 ); Haman ( Esther 5:13...
Proverbs 14:10 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 783 MAN’S EXPERIENCE KNOWN TO HIMSELF ALONE Proverbs 14:10 . The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy . THE inward experience of men, an...
Proverbs 14:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. The heart knoweth his own bitterness - מרת נפשו morrath naphsho, "The bitterness of its soul." Under spiritual...
Proverbs 14:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The heart knoweth his own bitterness— "Nobody can know what another suffers, so well as the sufferer himself; and he alone is privy to the greatness of that joy which springs from the happy conclus...
Proverbs 14:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. The heart knoweth his own bitterness (Hebrew, the bitterness of his soul); and a stranger doth not inte...
Proverbs 14:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife ( Proverbs 31:10-31 ).
Proverbs 14:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The heart knoweth his own bitterness... — None Can perfectly sympathise with the sorrows or joys of others, except the ideal Son of Man, who came to “bear our griefs and carry our sorrows” (comp....
Proverbs 14:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 15 THE INWARD UNAPPROACHABLE LIFE "The heart knoweth its own bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy."- Proverbs 14:10 "Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and...
Proverbs 14:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 14:7 . The sense of this proverb is entirely altered in the Revision. The Authorized reading would make it mean that if a man is perceived to be devoid of knowledge he should be aband...
Proverbs 14:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. There is a way w...
Proverbs 14:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The heart knoweth his own bitterness ,.... Or "the bitterness of his soul" l, the distress of his conscience, the anguish of his mind; the heart of man only knows the whole of it; something of it ma...
Proverbs 14:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. Ver. 10. The heart knoweth his own bitterness ] None can conceive the terrors and torments of a heart that l...
Proverbs 14:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The heart knoweth its own bitterness The inward griefs and joys of men's hearts, though sometimes they may be partly manifested by outward signs, yet are not certainly and fully known to any but th...
Proverbs 14:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. This agrees with 1 Corinthians 2:11 , What man knows the things of a man, and the change...
Proverbs 14:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The sense of the verse is this, The inward griefs and joys of men's hearts, though sometimes they may be guessed at by outward signs, yet are not certainly known to any but a man's self. Compare 1...
Proverbs 14:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

We Are To Follow The Ways Of The Wise And Shrewd, Not The Ways Of The Foolish ( Proverbs 14:7-16 ). The whole emphasis of Proverbs is on following God's wisdom. By doing so the shrewd man understa...
Proverbs 14:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 14:10 . Zöckler reads the latter clause, “Let no stranger,” etc. Miller renders the whole verse, “A knowing heart is a bitterness to itself; but with its joy it does not...
Proverbs 14:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:1 . Every wise woman buildeth her house, as Proverbs 9:1 , by training up her children to industry, piety and virtue. She is their first governess, and daily instils the elements of k...
Proverbs 14:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. Man unknown to man You cannot completely know your fellow-man. Every man is, in a measure, self-contained...
Proverbs 14:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house. Wise women order well their household matters and their families; they have an important influence, and exercise it beneficia...
Proverbs 14:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 10. The heart knoweth his own bitterness, it is best acquainted with its own trouble and resents interference; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy, for no outsider is able fully t...
Proverbs 14:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:8 ; 1 Samuel 1:10 ; 2 Kings 4:27 ; Ezekiel 3:14 ; Genesis 42:21 ; Job 10:1 ; Job 6:2-4 ; Job 7:11 ; Job 9:18 ; John 12:27 ; John 14:18 ; John 14:23 ; Mark 14:33 ; Mark 14:34 ;...
Proverbs 14:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bitterness — The inward griefs and joys of mens hearts, are not known to any but a man's self.

Proverbs 14:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 14:10 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Proverbs 14:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 14:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 14:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 14:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 14:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 14:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 14:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 14:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 14:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 14:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes