Ecclesiastes 10:13; Matthew 11:17-19; Matthew 7:6; Proverbs 26:4
All modes of teaching - the stern rebuke or the smiling speech - are alike useless with the “foolish” man; there is “no rest.” The ceaseless cavill...
[If] a wise man contendeth with (c) a foolish man, whether he rageth or laugheth, [there is] no rest. (c) He can hear no admonition no matter how it...
Proverbs 29:2 . cf. Proverbs 11:10 f., Proverbs 28:12-28 . Proverbs 29:4 . he that exacteth gifts: lit. a man of presents. Proverbs 2...
foolish. Hebrew. 'evil. See note on Proverbs 1:7 . Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 29:11 ; Proverbs 29:20 .
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. Whether he rage or laugh - Coverdale translates, "Yf a w...
If a wise man contendeth, &c.— A wise man, contending in judgment with a foolish man, whether he is provoked or derided, remains unmoved. —Ver...
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. (If) a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, wheth...
Kings and Fathers 3. Cp. the prodigal son ( Luke 15 ).
If a wise man has a lawsuit with a fool the latter will exhibit the most diverse moods, but one thing he will not do, and that is to listen quietly.
Whether he rage or laugh — i.e., whether the wise man treat him with sternness or good temper, yet “there is no rest,” the fool will not cease from...
CHAPTER 30 THE NEED OF REVELATION "Where no vision is, a people casts off restraint, but he that keepeth the law is happy."- Proverbs 29:18 TH...
Verse Proverbs 29:2 . The sentiment of this proverb often recurs. On the surface it hardly appears to be true. To observe long issues is to be convi...
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing a...
[If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man ,.... Enters into a controversy with him, either by word or writing, in order to convince him of his f...
Proverbs 29:9 [If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest. Ver. 9. If a wise man contendeth with...
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man Debating any matter with him, or endeavouring to convince him of any error; whether he The wise man,...
This FIFTH SECTION now has similarities to the fourth, but carries us further, for if the fourth stresses mainly the testing of ways and walk. This d...
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. A wise man is here advised not to set...
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man; either judicially or otherwise debating any matter with him, endeavouring to convince him of any error...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 29:8 . Bring a city , etc., literally, “ set a city on fire .” Proverbs 29:9 . The second clause should rather be “...
Proverbs 29:1 . He that being often reproved, hardeneth his neck. The Greeks have a similar proverb. Οι πολλα πταιοντες και μη κολαζομενοι φοβεισθ...
EXPOSITION This chapter reinforces many precept given previously. Proverbs 29:1 He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck; literal...
Description of Stubbornness and Disobedience
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, trying to gain a point for his own cause, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest, that is, the foo...
The Way of the Righteous Proverbs 29:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The time when God shall say "it is enough." Our verse, as a whole, reads thus:...
Whether — Whether he, the wise man, deal sharply with him, or mildly, there is no rest, no end or fruit of the debate.
9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.