Proverbs 10:17

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 10:17

The way of life; which leadeth to life and blessedness. That keepeth instruction; that observeth and obeyeth the wholesome counsels of God, and of good men. Erreth, to wit, from the way of life, or into the ways of sin, and so of death; Heb. leadeth into error, or seduceth, to wit, himself, as appears by the opposition of this to the former clause; he wittingly and willingly exposeth himself to temptation and wickedness, because he rejecteth that admonition which is a proper preservative from... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 10:17

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 10:17. Not, He is in the way, but “He is the way.” Erreth, causeth others to err. MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 10:17THE INFLUENCE OF EXAMPLEWe take here the rendering of all recent commentators as given in the Critical Notes, and understand the verse to set forth the truth that “no man liveth to himself.” His character is reproduced in others.I. A good man is a way, because he is the means to an end. The way to the city is the road by which we reach it. The life of a... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:1-32

Chapter 10Now in chapter 10 we have individual proverbs. Most of these individual proverbs are in contrast, where they are contrasting the wise with the foolish, or the wicked with the righteous. Or the diligent with the slothful. I mean, you'll see in each of them a contrast, and there is really not any kind of a tie between the proverb. Each one is a separate little, neat little truth all packaged by itself. Each one is self-explanatory. Thus, there isn't really much that you can say without... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 10:1-32

Proverbs 10:1 . The Proverbs of Solomon. The nine preseding chapters may be regarded as a vestibule to the temple. Wisdom has been personified, and folly thrown into the darker shades. We have had a chain of arguments, and a succession of very expressive figures; now we shall find rings of gold, comprising a complete sense. But as the words often occur in other places, there is no need to illustrate more than where real edification can be conferred. When the sense is plain, illustration may... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 10:17

Pro 10:17 He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. Ver. 17. He is in the way of life. ] Rich fools refuse reproof; hold themselves above admonition, Tange montes et fumigabunt, and are therefore, by the just judgment of God, led through a fool’s paradise into a true prison. Divitibus ideo amicus deest, quia nihil deest. Rich men have few faithful counsellors. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 10:17

the way: Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 3:2, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 4:4, Proverbs 4:13, Proverbs 12:1, Proverbs 22:17-Psalms :, Matthew 7:24-Daniel :, Luke 11:28, Hebrews 2:1, 2 Peter 1:5-1 Kings : he that: Proverbs 1:25, Proverbs 1:26, Proverbs 1:30, Proverbs 5:12, Proverbs 15:10, Proverbs 29:1, 2 Chronicles 25:16, Hebrews 12:25 erreth: or, causeth to err, Ecclesiastes 5:6 Reciprocal: Proverbs 1:23 - my reproof Proverbs 9:6 - in read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:17

17. He is in the way of life “A way of life is he that heedeth instruction.” Zockler. So, substantially, Stuart and Miller. “He is himself a way to life.” As Miller says, “He blazes the way to heaven.” Erreth מתעה ( math’heh;) causes others to err, leads astray. The sense of the verse is: The way of life (to others) is he that pre-serveth discipline; but he that neglects admonition causeth (others) to err; that is, he permits them to err by his neglect to admonish them. So,... read more