Those who have no command of their passions, sink under the load.
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Proverbs 27:3-4
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The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-27Proverbs 27:1-27 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6Proverbs 27:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryThese verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject.The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6Proverbs 27:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryBeastliness, jealousy, and hypocrisy I. OVER CONFIDENCE REBUKED. (Proverbs 27:1.) 1. On the ground of our limited knowledge. The homely proverb says, "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched." The future exis…Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:3-4Proverbs 27:3-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThese two verses show the intolerable mischief, 1. Of ungoverned passion. The wrath of a fool, who when he is provoked cares not what he says and does, is more grievous than a great stone or a load of sand. It lies heav…The Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:3Proverbs 27:3 · The Pulpit CommentaryA stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; literally, heaviness of a stone, weight of the sand. The substantives are more forcible than the corresponding adjectives would be: the versions rather weaken the form of the expr…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-27EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-6Beastliness, jealousy, and hypocrisy I. OVER CONFIDENCE REBUKED. (Proverbs 27:1.) 1. On the ground of our limited knowledge. The homely proverb says, "Do not count your chickens before they are hatched." The future exis…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 27:3-4These two verses show the intolerable mischief, 1. Of ungoverned passion. The wrath of a fool, who when he is provoked cares not what he says and does, is more grievous than a great stone or a load of sand. It lies heav…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; literally, heaviness of a stone, weight of the sand. The substantives are more forcible than the corresponding adjectives would be: the versions rather weaken the form of the expr…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous. Again substantives are used, as in Proverbs 27:3, "Cruelty of wrath, and overflowing of anger." Figure to yourself the fierceness and cruelty of a sudden excitement of anger, or…Joseph S. Exell and contributors