Westminster Annotations, Proverbs · Chapter 10
CHAP. X.
Vers. 1. THe proverbs of Solomon] See Notes on chap. 4. 4. and 8. 1.
A wise son maketh a glad father] Chap. 15. 20. Parents look for comfort from their children; and their hearts are dead within them, when they are disappointed of it.
V. 2. Treasures of wickednesse profit nothing] Chap. 11. 4. Riches wickedly gotten do not profit, but do much hurt, chap. 24. 23. and 17. 21.
V. 3. The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish] Psal. 37. 25. Though he suffer the just to want for a time, yet he will send him comfort in due season.
the substance of the wicked] Or, the wicked for their wickednesse.
V. 4. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand] Chap. 12. 24.
with a slack hand] Or, a deceitfull hand, Jer. 48. 10. for slothfull men live by deceiving others.
V. 5. He that gathereth in summer, is a wise son] He that takes his opportunity for his businesse, credits himself and his: he that neglects it, discredits both.
V. 6. violence covereth the mouth of the wicked] Vers. 11. When their wickednesse shall be discovered, they shall be as dumb, and not know what to say: or, other mens violence shall stop their mouthes.
V. 7. The memory of the just is blessed] Psal. 112. 6. Men shall speak of a just man after his death with praise, and of the wicked with disdain and disgrace. Or, the just shall leave a sweet sent behinde him, and the wicked, a stinking savour.
V. 8. a prating fool] Heb. a fool of lips.
a prating fool shall fall] He that shews the folly of his heart by irregular speech, shall fall, though he look to rise by his …alk.
shall fall] Or, shall be beaten.
V. 9. He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely] Psal. 23. 4. Upright ways bring peace, though wicked men think them exposed to danger: but craftie plots, to prevent danger, prove the ruine of the devisers.
V. 10. He that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow] Chap. 6. 13. He that mocks others with his eyes. See Notes on chap. 6. 13.
a prating fool shall fall] Vers. 8.
shall fall] Or, shall be beaten.
V. 11. The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life] Chap. 13. 14. It always refresheth others, and cannot be stopt.
V. 12. Hatred stirreth up strifes] By discovering and upbraiding mens faults to them, which love covereth, and so extinguisheth strife.
love covereth all sins] 1 Cor. 13. 4. 1 Pet. 4. 8.
V. 13. In the lips of him that hath understanding, wisedom is found] Whereby he knows how to speak without danger; which fools do not.
a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding] Chap. 26. 3.
understanding] Heb. heart.
V. 15. The rich mans wealth is his strong citie] Chap. 18. 11. A rich man trusts in his riches: a poor man fears destruction, for want of wealth.
V. 16. The labour of the righteous tendeth to life] That which a righteous man gets, he useth to preserve his own life, and other mens; but wicked men use their wealth to undo themselves and others.
V. 17. erreth] Or, causeth to erre.
V. 18. with] Or, hath▪
V. 19. In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin] Eccles. 5. 3. Jam. 3. 2. Not of pondered words, but of rash ones, which wisedom teacheth men to forbear: or, men that are full of talk, cannot but talk amisse sometimes.
V. 20. The tongue of the just is as choice silver] Good mens words are of great price; wicked mens thoughts are of small value.
V. 21. The lips of the righteous feed many] They are able to admonish, exhort, counsell and comfort others, when wicked men cannot preserve themselves.
of wisedom] Heb. of heart.
V. 22. The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich] Gods blessing makes men rich, without those carefull toils that covetous men are oppressed withall, psal. 127. 2, 3.
V. 23. It is a sport to a fool to do mischief] Chap. 14. 9.
but a man of understanding hath wisedom] Or, and so is wisedom (or, to do wisedom) to a man of understanding.
a man of understanding hath wisedom] To avoid doing mischief.
V. 24. be granted] Or, yeeld fruit, as chap. 12. 12.
V. 25. As] Or, When.
As the whirlwinde posseth] Assoon as a whirlwinde passeth away: or, when the whirlwinde of Gods wrath passeth over them.
so] Or, then.
the] Or, to the.
V. 26. so is the sluggard to them that send him] He is but a trouble and grief to them that employ him.
V. 27. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days] Chap. 9. 11. Good men shall live long, when bad men die soon.
prolongeth] Heb. addeth.
yeers of the wicked shall be shortened] Job 22. 16. Psal. 55. 23.
V. 28. The hope of the righteous shall be gladnesse] They shall attain the good they look for, but wicked men shall not.
the expectation of the wicked shall perish] Job 8. 13. and 11. 20. Psal. 112. 10. They that fear not God are accounted wicked men, in Scripture-phrase, though they be not openly profane.
V. 30. The righteous shall never be removed] Psal. 37. 22. and 125. 1. Out of his habitation: his children shall dwell there after him, psal. 37. 29.
V. 31. The mouth of the just, &c.] Pentifully, as a fruitfull field doth corn.
bringeth forth wisedom] To avoid crosse words, that bring destruction.
the froward tongue] Heb. tongue of frowardnesses: that is, accustomed to speak frowardly.
froward] Heb. of frowardnesses.
shall be cut out] Like a bad tree, that bringeth forth evil fruit, psal. 52. 5.
V. 32. the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardnesse] Things justly displeasing to others.
frowardnesse] Heb. frowardnesses.