Bible Commentary
Proverbs 19:10
Proverbs 19:10
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain
Recommended reading
More for Proverbs 19:10
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Proverbs 19 — OverviewProverbs 19 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe Disadvantages of Poverty.Proverbs 19 — OverviewProverbs 19 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 19 lays out a wide canvas of wisdom: the superiority of integrity over wealth, the danger of lies and lazy living, the blessing of a wise family life, and the life-giving power of fearing the LORD. Solomon…Proverbs 19:1-29Proverbs 19:1-29 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONProverbs 19:8-17Proverbs 19:8-17 · The Pulpit CommentaryMaxims of intelligence
I. THE WORTH OF INTELLIGENCE.
1. It is self-conservative (Proverbs 19:8). We all love our own soul or life in any healthy state of body and mind. We all want to live as long as possible. It is…Proverbs 19:10Proverbs 19:10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. Pleasure and liberty ill become a fool: Delight is not seemly
for such a one. A man that has not wisdom and grace has no right nor
title to true joy, and therefore it is unseemly. It ill becomes those…Proverbs 19:10Proverbs 19:10 · The Pulpit CommentaryDelight is not seemly for a fool (comp. Proverbs 17:7; Proverbs 26:1). Taanug, rendered "delight," implies other delicate living, luxury; τρυφή, Septuagint. Such a life is ruin to a fool. who knows not how to use it…