“ A reproof enterethf more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. ”
Proverbs 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family ( Proverbs 17:2 ), the practice of bribes ( Proverbs 17:8 ; Proverbs 17:23 ), the value of adversity as...
wise man. Hebrew. binah. See note on Proverbs 1:2 . fool. Hebrew. kesil . See note on Proverbs 1:7 .
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. A reproof entereth more - Though the rod, judiciously applied, is a great instrument of knowledge, yet it is of no use whe...
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. A reproof entereth more into [descends into, from naachat ( H5181 )] a wise man than an hundred stripes into...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice ( Proverbs 7:14 ) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only...
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than t...
Verse Proverbs 17:3 . Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire...
The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor repr...
A reproof entereth more into a wise man ,.... A single verbal reproof, gently, kindly, and prudently given, not only enters the ear, but the heart of a wise and understanding man; it descends into h...
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. Ver. 10. A reproof entereth more into a wise man, &c. ] A word to the wise is sufficient. A look from Christ brake...
A reproof entereth more into a wise man Penetrates deeper into the mind of an ingenuous person, and produces a greater reformation in him, than a hundred stripes will do for the amendment of an obs...
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. Note, 1. A word is enough to the wise. A gentle reproof will enter not only into the head, but into th...
Is more effectual for his reformation.
The Follies Of The Fool ( Proverbs 17:8-16 ). The previous subsection ended with reference to the nabal (fool), and this now leads on to consideration of the activities of fools (kesil) ( Proverbs...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 17:10 CORRECTION MUST BE ADAPTED TO THE CHARACTER OF THE OFFENDER I. Some men can be influenced by moral means . A man whose moral nature is developed can be brough...
Proverbs 17:1 . Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. See Proverbs 15:17 . Proverbs 17:3 . The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace (or crucible) for gold. Silver ores in Me...
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. Moral and corporeal chastisement I. The one in its sphere is as legitimate as the other. Look at the sphere of each....
EXPOSITION Proverbs 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:17 ; Proverbs 16:8 .) Better (sweeter) is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. Dry bread was soaked in wine or water be...
v. 10. A reproof entereth more into a wise man, makes a deeper and more lasting impression, has better consequences, than an hundred stripes into a fool, for the fool is callous and cannot be inf...
Proverbs 13:1 ; Proverbs 15:5 ; Proverbs 19:25 ; Proverbs 27:22 ; Proverbs 29:19 ; Proverbs 9:8 ; Proverbs 9:9 ; Psalms 141:5 ; Revelation 3:19