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Proverbs 15:1-33
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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:1Proverbs 15:1 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryA right cause will be better pleaded with meekness than with passion. Nothing stirs up anger like grievous words.Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:1Proverbs 15:1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSolomon, as conservator of the public peace, here tells us, 1. How the peace may be kept, that we may know how in our places to keep it; it is by soft words. If wrath be risen like a threatening cloud, pregnant with sto…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1Proverbs 15:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryA soft answer turneth away wrath. Two things are here to be observed: an answer should be given—the injured person should not wrap himself in sullen silence; and that answer should be gentle and conciliatory. This is te…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1Proverbs 15:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryA soft answer and a bitter word Both of these are regarded as replies to angry words. They represent the wise and the foolish ways of treating such words. They give us a bright and a dark picture. Let us look at each. I…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1Proverbs 15:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe soft answer This text has been on the lips of many thousands of people since it was first penned, and has probably helped many thousands of hearts to win an honourable and acceptable victory. I. THE FACT WHICH CONFR…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 15:1A right cause will be better pleaded with meekness than with passion. Nothing stirs up anger like grievous words.Matthew HenrycommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 15:1Solomon, as conservator of the public peace, here tells us, 1. How the peace may be kept, that we may know how in our places to keep it; it is by soft words. If wrath be risen like a threatening cloud, pregnant with sto…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath. Two things are here to be observed: an answer should be given—the injured person should not wrap himself in sullen silence; and that answer should be gentle and conciliatory. This is te…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1A soft answer and a bitter word Both of these are regarded as replies to angry words. They represent the wise and the foolish ways of treating such words. They give us a bright and a dark picture. Let us look at each. I…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1The soft answer This text has been on the lips of many thousands of people since it was first penned, and has probably helped many thousands of hearts to win an honourable and acceptable victory. I. THE FACT WHICH CONFR…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 15:2He that has knowledge, is to use it aright, for the good of others.Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Righteous and the Wicked ContrastedNote, 1. A good heart by the tongue becomes very useful. He that has knowledge is not only to enjoy it, for his own entertainment, but to use it, to use it aright, for the edification of others; and it is the tongue tha…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright. This means either, brings it forth opportunely, it the right time and place, or illustrates it, makes it beautiful and pleasant, as Proverbs 15:13. The wise man not only ha…Joseph S. Exell and contributors