19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone; For though he understands , there will be no response .
20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words ? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21 He who pampers his slave from childhood Will in the end find him to be a son .
22 An angry man stirs up strife , And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression .
23 A man's pride will bring him low , But a humble spirit will obtain honor .
24 He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life ; He hears the oath but tells nothing .
25 The fear of man brings a snare , But he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted .
26 Many seek the ruler's favor , But justice for man comes from the Lord .
27 An unjust man is abominable to the righteous , And he who is upright in the way is abominable to the wicked .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 29:19-27
Commentary on Proverbs 29:19
(Read Proverbs 29:19)
Here is an unprofitable, slothful, wicked servant; one that serves not from conscience, or love, but from fear.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:20
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When a man is self-conceited, rash, and given to wrangling, there is more hope of the ignorant and profligate.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:21
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Good usage to a servant does not mean indulgence, which would ruin even a child. The body is a servant to the soul; those that humour it, and are over-tender of it, will find it forget its place.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:22
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An angry, passionate disposition makes men provoking to one another, and provoking to God.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:23
(Read Proverbs 29:23)
Only those who humble themselves shall be exalted and established.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:24
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The receiver is as bad as the thief.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:25
(Read Proverbs 29:25)
Many are ashamed to own Christ now; and he will not own them in the day of judgment. But he that trusts in the Lord will be saved from this snare.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:26
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The wisest course is, to look to God, and seek the favour of the Ruler of rulers; for every creature is that to us which God makes it to be.
Commentary on Proverbs 29:27
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The just man abhors the sins of the wicked, and shuns their company. Christ exposed the wickedness of men, yet prayed for the wicked when they were crucifying him. Hatred to sin in ourselves and others, is a needful branch of the Christian temper. But all that are unholy, have rooted hatred to godliness.