Proverbs 21:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. ”

Proverbs 21:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Or, The Righteous One (Yahweh) regardeth well the house of the wicked, and maketh the wicked fall into mischief.
Proverbs 21:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The righteous [man] wisely (f) considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness. (f) Though the godly admonish them both by words and example of life, ye...
Proverbs 21:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:1 . watercourses: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Prove...
Proverbs 21:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wickedness. Hebrew. ra a'. App-44. same as "evil" in Proverbs 21:10 .
Proverbs 21:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. The righteous man wisely considereth - This verse is understood as implying t...
Proverbs 21:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The righteous— The just [ Judge ] makes exact scrutiny into the house of the wicked, to bring the wicked to punishment. Dr. Grey would read, The righteous prospereth in his house, but wickedne...
Proverbs 21:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. The righteous (man) wisely considereth the house of the wicked: (but God) o...
Proverbs 21:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon ( Isaiah 58:11 ).
Proverbs 21:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked. — Rather, A Righteous one (God) marks the house of the wicked and overthroweth the wicked for (their) destruction. He watches the...
Proverbs 21:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the prov...
Proverbs 21:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 21:4 . The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man t...
Proverbs 21:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. When the scorner is p...
Proverbs 21:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked ,.... Not so much the stately palace he lives in, and the furniture of it, as the glory, splendour, riches, and largeness of his family...
Proverbs 21:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness. Ver. 12. The righteous man wisely considereth, &c. ] He foreseeth its...
Proverbs 21:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When the scorner , &c. Houbigant renders this verse, “When the scorner is punished, the humble is made more wise; and when the wise man prospers, the same person will acquire knowledge.” The sen...
Proverbs 21:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. 1. As we read this verse, it shows why good men, when the...
Proverbs 21:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Wisely considereth the house of the wicked; he looketh through its present power and glory (which dazzleth the eyes of others) unto that ruin to which it is designed. But, or now, or that, this bei...
Proverbs 21:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 21:12 . The words man and God are both supplied by the translators. The verse should be “ The righteous considereth the house of the wicked (and) overthroweth , et...
Proverbs 21:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:1 . The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will. The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn fi...
Proverbs 21:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the...
Proverbs 21:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 12. The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked, the reference evidently being to God, who marks the house of the ungodly, noting every sign of wickedness, every deed of violenc...
Proverbs 21:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:5 ; 2 Peter 2:4-9 ; 2 Peter 3:6 ; 2 Peter 3:7 ; Amos 4:11 ; Genesis 19:29 ; Habakkuk 2:9-12 ; Hosea 14:9 ; Job 18:14-21 ; Job 21:28-30 ; Job 27:13-23 ; Job 5:3 ; Job 8:1...
Proverbs 21:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Considereth — He looks through its present glory to that ruin for which it is designed.

Proverbs 21:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 21:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 21:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 21:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 21:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 21:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 21:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 21:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 21:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 21:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 21:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes