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

Bible Comments

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 - giving them respectively their due punishment. Maurer takes it, 'An archer (as the Hebrew, rab, means in Job 16:13) wounding all, is both be who hires a fool and he who hires those passing by' indiscriminately. Gesenius takes it, 'The master (the master artist) forms all things well; but if one (in that position) hires a fool, he also hires transgressors.' Mercer, 'A great man (if he be a bad man) affects all with pain, and gives hire to the fool, and gives hire to transgressors' to aid him in his tyranny. The English version is simplest.

Proverbs 26:10

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