Proverbs 18:14

Who can bear?— Or, Who can raise it up?

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Infirmity - Bodily pain or trouble. “Spirit” in the Hebrew text is masculine in the first clause, feminine in the second, as though used in the l...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but (h) a wounded spirit who can bear? (h) The mind can well bear the infirmity of the body, but whe...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 18:1 . MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads The man who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always liabl...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. sustain, &c. Illustrations: Job ( Job 1:20 ; Job 1:21 ; Job 2:8 ; Job 2:9 ; Job 2:10 ); Paul ( 2 Corinth...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 797 A WOUNDED SPIRIT Proverbs 18:14 . The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity: but a wounded spirit who can bear? MAN being...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? The spirit of a man will sustain - A man sustains the ills of his...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity (of body):...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Lit. 'One who separates himself seeks desire, quarrels with all wisdom.' This would mean that a solitary recluse follows his own wishes and oppo...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Bear] RM 'raise up.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The spirit of a man. — That is, one properly so called, who draws his strength from God, will “sustain his infirmity,” help him to bear up against...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 19 THE EVIL OF ISOLATION "He that separates himself follows after his own desire, but against all sound wisdom he shows his teeth."- Pro...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 18:1 . The protest of this proverb is against the self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts and opinions...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour i...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity ,.... The spirit of a mighty man, as Jarchi; a man of spirit, that has a spirit of fortitude, even of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? Ver. 14. The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity. ] Some...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The spirit of a man That is, his soul, namely, not wounded, as appears by the opposite branch of the verse, and which is vigorous and cheerful, sup...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? Note, 1. Outward grievances are tolerable as l...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The spirit, i.e. the soul, to wit, which is unwounded, as appears by the opposite branch of the verse; which is vigorous and cheerful, supported by...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Tongue Affects Man In Many Ways, Making Him Strong And Wise, And Giving Him Life, Or Causing Him Great Grief, Finally Resulting In Death ( Prove...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 18:14 . Infirmity, i.e. , sickness, disease of body. As in similar verses, Miller translates “a wounded spirit:” a...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 18:1 . Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. יתגלע yithgalâ; this word occurs but t...
The Biblical Illustrator

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? Sustaining our infirmities The sufferings of this life are n...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 18:1 This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations. The Authorized Version gives, Through desire...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 14. The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity, a strong and courageous mind supporting him in bodily sickness or weakness; but a wounded s...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:6 ; 2 Corinthians 1:12 ; 2 Corinthians 12:10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; 2 Corinthians 2:7 ; James 1:2 ; Job 1:20 ; Job 1:21 ; Job 10:1...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sustain — Will easily support him under any outward troubles. Wounded — Dejected with the sense of its own guilt and misery.

¹⁴ The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 18:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 18:14