Proverbs 14:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. ”

Proverbs 14:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

i. e., Labor has its rough, unpleasant side, yet it ends in profit. So also, the life of contemplation may seem purer, “cleaner “than that of action. The outer business of the world brings its care...
Proverbs 14:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Where no (d) oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox. (d) By the ox is meant labour, and by the crib the barn, meaning, without labour there is no profit.
Proverbs 14:4 - 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 14:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

oxen. While these were multiplied, horses were prohibited.
Proverbs 14:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Where no oxen are , the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. But much increase is by the strength of the ox - The ox is the most profitable of all the beasts used in hu...
Proverbs 14:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Where no oxen are— This verse contains an admonition for the man without doors; as the first for the woman within; that he do not neglect his husbandry, of which, it is well known, oxen were the pr...
Proverbs 14:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean - i:e, Where there is no tillage of the ground (which in the East is...
Proverbs 14:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The prosperity of the family depends on the wife ( Proverbs 31:10-31 ).
Proverbs 14:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean ... — A proverb which may be taken in various ways. Some have seen in it an exhortation to kindness towards animals in consideration of their great usefulness. O...
Proverbs 14:4 - 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 14:4 - 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 14:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. In the mo...
Proverbs 14:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Where no oxen [are] the crib [is] clean ,.... Or "empty" z, so Jarchi and Aben Ezra. Oxen were used in Judea in several parts of husbandry; in ploughing the land, bringing home the corn, and in thre...
Proverbs 14:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Where no oxen [are], the crib [is] clean: but much increase [is] by the strength of the ox. Ver. 4. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean. ] The barn and garners are empty. Neque mola, neque farin...
Proverbs 14:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean The crib and stable may be easily kept clean where there are few or no oxen: but there is so much advantage arising from tilling the ground, that it is better t...
Proverbs 14:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is the way to poverty: Where no oxen are, to till th...
Proverbs 14:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The crib is clean; the barn or stable is empty of food for cattle, and much more for man, whose food is more scarce and dear. In the same sense cleanness of teeth is put for famine, Amos 4:6 ....
Proverbs 14:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The One Who Fears YHWH Walks In Uprightness, Is Preserved By What He Says, Enjoys Prosperity, Is A True Witness And Easily Comes To Understanding ( Proverbs 14:2-6 ). The one who fears YHWH walks...
Proverbs 14:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 14:4 THE CLEAN CRIB I. An empty and clean crib does not fulfil the end for which it was made . It was made for use; it was made to hold food for the ox, who earns,...
Proverbs 14:4 - 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 14:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. The law of increase The illustration is drawn from husbandry, and in a country like Palestine, where the ox...
Proverbs 14:4 - 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 14:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 4. Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, the manger is empty, that is, he who is too lazy or too indolent to use the proper means for acquiring possessions under God's blessings will find that h...
Proverbs 14:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 9:9-11 ; Amos 4:6 ; Proverbs 13:23
Proverbs 14:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The crib — The stable is empty of food for cattle, and much more for man. In the same sense cleanness of teeth is put for famine, Amos 4:6 . The strength — By their labours, or by diligence in hus...

Proverbs 14:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 14:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 14:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 14:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 14:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 14:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 14:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 14:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 14:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 14:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 14:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 14:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 14:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes