Proverbs 26:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The greatd God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. ”

Proverbs 26:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The word “God” is not in the original, and the adjective translated “great” is never used elsewhere absolutely in that sense. The simplest and best interpretation is: As the archer that woundeth ev...
Proverbs 26:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(f) The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. (f) Meaning God.
Proverbs 26:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Book of Fools. A section containing a series of synthetic couplets dealing with folly (except Proverbs 26:2 ). The text is unusually corrupt and defective. Proverbs 26:1 . For the opposit...
Proverbs 26:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The great God, &c. Render: "A master [workman] formeth all himself aright: but he that hireth. fool, hireth. transgressor [who will spoil the work]. " rewardeth. Hebrew. sakar, to hire.
Proverbs 26:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. The great God that formed all things - Or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth a...
Proverbs 26:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The great God that formed all things— There is a great diversity of opinion respecting this verse. Mr. Peters says, that formed all is the same as forming the universe, and parallel to Isaiah 44...
Proverbs 26:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. The great (God), that formed all (things), both rewardeth the fool and rewardeth transgressors - giv...
Proverbs 26:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Fools. Sluggards. Talkers 1-12. The vv. refer chiefly to fools.
Proverbs 26:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. — If this rendering of the passage could stand, Matthew 6:2 might be quoted in illustration of it. If fo...
Proverbs 26:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 27 THE FOOL "As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool…A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools. Answer not a fool ac...
Proverbs 26:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 26:2 . Therefore, if the heart knows that a curse is unjust it may rest in the certainty that it cannot harm. Verses Proverbs 26:3-12 . In this group of proverbs the fool is the su...
Proverbs 26:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit?...
Proverbs 26:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The great [God], that formed all [things] ,.... That made the heavens, earth, and sea, and all that are in them; who is great in the perfections of his nature, and in the works of his hands, and gre...
Proverbs 26:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. Ver. 10. The great God that formed all things. ] As he made all so he maintains all, even the evil an...
Proverbs 26:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The great God formed all things , &c. The Hebrew text of this verse will admit of different translations, as the reader may see by the margin, and commentators are much divided in their opinions...
Proverbs 26:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THIS SECONDCHAPTER of the series is clearly the Exodus section, the work of the enemy manifesting itself in various forms of opposition to the truth, beginning with foolishness and ending with hatred...
Proverbs 26:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. Our translation gives this verse a different reading in the text and in the margin;...
Proverbs 26:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God, who is oft called great, as Psalms 86:10 , Psalms 135:5 , &c., and is described by the name of the Most High, as Psalms 9:2 , Psalms 21:7 , &c., who created all things, and t...
Proverbs 26:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 26:3 . To our English ideas, the whip and bridle are assigned respectively to the wrong animals, but it must be remembered that the Eastern ass is often quite as spirite...
Proverbs 26:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 26:1 . As snow in summer, which beats down the fruits; and as rain in harvest, which causes the corn to shoot in the ear; so is honour incongruous to a fool. He shames his laurels, he w...
Proverbs 26:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. Aspects of a fool Sin is folly. It sacrifices the spiritual for the material, the temporal for the eternal, the pure j...
Proverbs 26:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 26:1-20 Certain proverbs concerning the fool ( kesil ), with the exception, perhaps, of Proverbs 26:2 (see on Proverbs 1:22 ). Proverbs 26:1 As snow in summe...
Proverbs 26:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Concerning Fools and Sluggards
Proverbs 26:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 11:31 ; Romans 2:6
Proverbs 26:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Rewardeth — Will certainly give that recompence which is deserved by fools and transgressors, by such as sin either thro' ignorance, or wilfully.

Proverbs 26:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 26:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 26:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 26:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 26:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 26:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 26:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 26:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 26:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 26:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 26:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 26:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 26:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 26:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes