2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy [cometh] reproach.
4 The words of a man's mouth are [as] deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is [as] a flowing brook.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 18:2-4
Commentary on Proverbs 18:2
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Those make nothing to purpose, of learning or religion, whose only design is to have something to make a show with.
Commentary on Proverbs 18:3
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As soon as sin entered, shame followed.
Commentary on Proverbs 18:4
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The well-spring of wisdom in the heart of a believer, continually supplies words of wisdom.