Proverbs 15:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Correctionb is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. ”

Proverbs 15:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Better, There is a grievous correction, i. e., nothing less than death, to him that forsaketh the way.
Proverbs 15:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Correction [is] grievous to him that (c) forsaketh the way: [and] he that hateth reproof shall die. (c) He who swears from the word of God, cannot stand to be admonished.
Proverbs 15:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 15. This chapter makes no new departure. Proverbs concerning the moral government of the world again occupy the chief place. One ( Proverbs 15:11 ) is noteworthy as showing an extended con...
Proverbs 15:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

is grievous, &c. Illustrations: Asa ( 2 Chronicles 16:10 ); Jews ( John 7:7 ; John 8:23 ; John 8:40 ).
Proverbs 15:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.
Proverbs 15:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way - as it was to Ahab ( 1 Kings 22:8 ; 1 Ki...
Proverbs 15:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Grievous ] i.e. annoying. 'If one pour in hot water let the other pour in cold.'
Proverbs 15:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Correction is grievous. — Rather, There is a grievous correction for him that forsaketh the (right) way; first of all, punishment for the sake of “correction” ( Leviticus 26:14 , sqq. ) , and...
Proverbs 15:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 16 A PASSIONATE DISPOSITION "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but a grievous word stirreth up anger." In the LXX there is another clause inserted at the beginning.- Proverbs 15:1 "A m...
Proverbs 15:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Kind Words and Glad Hearts Proverbs 15:1-17 A soft answer; the tongue of the wise; a wholesome tongue; the lips of the wise; the prayer of the upright -these keywords touch one of the greate...
Proverbs 15:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 15:11 . This is a simple method of drawing attention to God's perfect knowledge of all the deepest and hidden things. If that which is most full of mystery to us is perfectly known to...
Proverbs 15:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of...
Proverbs 15:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Correction [is] grievous unto him that forsaketh the way ,.... The right way, the way of God; the way of his commandments: the Vulgate Latin version is, "the way of life"; the same with the way of r...
Proverbs 15:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Correction [is] grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: [and] he that hateth reproof shall die. Ver. 10. Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way. ] He pleaseth himself in his outs...
Proverbs 15:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way God's way, emphatically called the way here, as also Psalms 119:1 , and elsewhere. He abhors reproof, because it is a reproach to him, and...
Proverbs 15:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. This shows that those who cannot bear to be corrected must expect to be destroyed...
Proverbs 15:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Correction is grievous; he hateth reproof, because it is a reproach to him, and because it strikes at that sin which he loveth. The way; God's way, emphatically called the way here, as also Psa...
Proverbs 15:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Wise Words, Reproof And Firm Discipline Uphold The Righteous, Giving Them Suitable Reward, Whilst The Unrighteous Reject Reproof, And Suffer The Consequences ( Proverbs 15:4-13 ). In this subsecti...
Proverbs 15:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 15:10 . Correction is grievous, or, “there is grievous correction.” Miller reads, “Discipline is an evil to him.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 15:10 OUT OF THE WAY...
Proverbs 15:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 15:1 . A soft answer turneth away wrath. It bows to the tempest, it names a mitigating circumstance, it gives a favourable turn to misconstruction, it proposes a better way. My father, sa...
Proverbs 15:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath . Two things are here to be observed: an answer should be given—the injured person should not wrap himself in sullen silence; and...
Proverbs 15:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 10. Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way, that is, a sharp punishment will strike him who leaves the path pointed out by the will of the Lord; and he that hateth reproof, nam...
Proverbs 15:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:17 ; 1 Kings 21:20 ; 1 Kings 22:8 ; Ezekiel 24:13 ; Ezekiel 24:14 ; Isaiah 1:5 ; Isaiah 1:6 ; John 3:20 ; John 7:7 ; Proverbs 1:30 ; Proverbs 10:17 ; Proverbs 12:1 ; Proverbs...

Proverbs 15:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 15:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 15:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 15:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 15:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 15:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 15:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 15:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 15:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 15:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 15:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 15:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 15:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge