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Selected Verse: Proverbs 14:35 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 14:35 |
King James |
The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
wise--discreet or prudent.
causeth shame-- (Pro 10:5; Pro 12:4) acts basely. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
35 The king's favour is towards a prudent servant,
And his wrath visits the base.
Regarding the contrasts משׂכּיל and מבישׁ, vid., at Pro 10:5; cf. Pro 12:4. The substantival clause 35a may mean: the king's favour has (possesses)..., as well as: it is imparted to, an intelligent servant; the arrangement of the words is more favourable to the latter rendering. In 35b the gender of the verb is determined by attraction after the pred., as is the case also at Gen 31:8; Job 15:31, Ewald, 317c. And "his wrath" is equivalent to is the object of it, cf. 22b, Pro 13:18. The syntactical character of the clause does not permit the supplying of ל from 35a. Luther's translation proceeds only apparently from this erroneous supposition. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Shame - Both to himself, by his foolish management of the king's affairs, and to the king who made so foolish a choice of a servant. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The king's favor is toward a wise servant - The king should have an intelligent man for his minister; a man of deep sense, sound judgment, and of a feeling, merciful disposition. He who has not the former will plunge the nation into difficulties; and he who has not the latter will embark her in disastrous wars. Most wars are occasioned by bad ministers, men of blood, who cannot be happy but in endeavoring to unchain the spirit of discord. Let every humane heart pray, Lord, scatter thou the people who delight in war! Amen - so be it. Selah! |
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.