Proverbs 21:12

Related Commentaries of 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.
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 a...
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 cou...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wickedness. Hebrew. ra a'. App-44. same as "evil" in Proverbs 21:10 .
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 co...
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, T...
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) wisel...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon ( Isaiah 58:11 ).
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Read, 'The righteous considereth the house of the wicked; he overturneth the wicked to ruin.' Perhaps the righteous means God.
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...
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 t...
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, the...
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 fi...
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 glo...
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 m...
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...
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 w...
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 wh...
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...
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...
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...
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, noti...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

¹² The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 21:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 21:12