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title: "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible -  Proverbs 13"
description: "CHAPTER 13   :-. 1. (Compare Proverbs 6:1-5;
Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 10:17). 2. shall eat—that is, obtain
(Proverbs 12:14). transgressors—as in Proverbs 1"
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CHAPTER 13

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**1.** (Compare [Proverbs 6:1-5](../../../kjv/proverbs/6/1-5);
[Proverbs 10:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/1); [Proverbs 10:17](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/17)).

**2. shall eat**—that is, obtain
([Proverbs 12:14](../../../kjv/proverbs/12/14)).
**transgressors**—as in [Proverbs 12:14](../../../kjv/proverbs/12/14).
**violence**—or, "mischief"
to themselves.

**3. He . . . mouth . . . life**—because
evil speeches may provoke violence from others.
**he that openeth wide his lips
shall have destruction**—On last clause, compare .

**4.** (Compare [Proverbs 12:11](../../../kjv/proverbs/12/11);
[Proverbs 12:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/12/27)).

**5. loathsome . . . shame**—better,
causeth shame and reproach (compare ), by slander, &c., which the righteous hates.

**6.** A sentiment of frequent
recurrence, that piety benefits and sin injures.

**7.** In opposite ways men act
hypocritically for gain of honor or wealth.

**8.** Riches save some from
punishment, while others suffer because they will not heed the rebuke
of sloth, which makes and keeps them poor.

**9. light . . . lamp**—prosperity;
the first, the greater, and it
**rejoiceth**—burns
brightly, or continues, while the other, at best small, soon fails.

**10.** The obstinacy which attends
self-conceit, produces contention, which the well-advised, thus
evincing modesty, avoid.

**11. by vanity**—or,
"nothingness," that is, which is vain or useless to the
public (as card playing or similar vices).
**gathereth . . .
labour**—(Compare *Margin*), little by little, laboriously.

**12. desire cometh**—is realized.
**a tree of life**—or,
"cause of happiness."

**13. the word**—that is, of
advice, or, instruction (compare [Proverbs 10:27](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/27);
[Proverbs 11:31](../../../kjv/proverbs/11/31)).

**14.** (Compare ).
**fountain**—or, "source
of life."
**to depart**—(compare ), or, "for departing," &c., and so gives
life.

**15.** Right perception and action
secure good will, while evil ways are difficult as a stony road. The
wicked left of God find punishment of sin in sinning.
**hard**—or, "harsh"
(compare *Hebrew:* [Deuteronomy 21:4](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/21/4);
[Jeremiah 5:15](../../../kjv/jeremiah/5/15)).

**16. dealeth**—acts with
foresight.
**a fool . . . folly**—for
want of caution.

**17. A wicked**—or, "unfaithful"
**messenger falleth into
mischief**—or, "by mischief," or "evil," and
so his errand fails. Contrasted is the character of the faithful,
whose faithfulness benefits others.

**18.** (Compare [Proverbs 10:17](../../../kjv/proverbs/10/17);
[Proverbs 12:1](../../../kjv/proverbs/12/1)).

**19.** Self-denial, which fools
will not endure, is essential to success.

**20.** The benefits of good and
evil of bad society are contrasted.

**21.** (Compare ).
**good . . . repaid**—or,
"He (God) will repay good."

**22. wealth . . . just**—While
good men's estates remain in their families, God so orders that the
gains of sinners enure to the just (compare [Proverbs 28:8](../../../kjv/proverbs/28/8);
[Psalms 37:18](../../../kjv/psalms/37/18); [Psalms 37:22](../../../kjv/psalms/37/22);
[Psalms 37:26](../../../kjv/psalms/37/26), &c.).

**23.** The laboring poor prosper
more than those who injudiciously or wickedly strive, by fraud and
violence, to supersede the necessity of lawful labor.

**24. spareth**—or, "withholds."
**rod**—of correction.
**hateth**—or, acts as if
he hated him (compare [Proverbs 3:12](../../../kjv/proverbs/3/12);
[Proverbs 8:36](../../../kjv/proverbs/8/36)).
**chasteneth . . . betimes**—or,
"diligently seeks for him all useful discipline."

**25.** The comparative temporal
prosperity of the righteous and wicked, rather than contentment and
discontent, is noted.

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