Some are much in affliction, and of a sorrowful spirit. Such are to be pitied, prayed for, and comforted. And others serve God with gladness of heart, and it prompts their obedience, yet they should rejoice with trembling.
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Proverbs 15:15
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:1-33EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:12-15Sullen folly and cheerful wisdom I. DISLIKE OF CRITICISM. (Proverbs 15:12.) Often seen in those who are most critical themselves. The jiber is easily galled by a telling retort. The satirical man least loves satire upon…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 15:15See here what a great difference there is between the condition and temper of some and others of the children of men. 1. Some are much in affliction, and of a sorrowful spirit, and all their days are evil days, like tho…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil. "The days of the poor are evil," says the Talmud ('Dukes,' 73); but in our verse the contrasted clause restricts the sense of "the afflicted" to mental, not material, evil. The Vu…Joseph S. Exell and contributors