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The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion: Using an image from a previous proverb (Proverbs 19:12), this proverb reminds us that those in power and leadership have potential for a great and fearful exercise of wrath.
What does Proverbs 20:12 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
Study Resources :: Text Commentaries :: Matthew Henry :: Proverbs. Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Proverbs 20. Chapter 20. Pro 20:1. Here is, 1. The mischief of drunkenness: Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging. It is so to the sinner himself; it mocks him, makes a fool of him, promises him that satisfaction which it can never give him.
Proverbs 20:11. A child is known by his doings — Children discover their inclinations or dispositions by their childish speeches and carriages, as not having yet learned the art of dissembling: whether his work be, or rather, will be, pure — That is, the future disposition and conduct of a man may be very probably conjectured from his ...
16 Φεβ 2023 · The Hebrew noun translated as “child” in Proverbs 20:11 refers to a young person around the age of adolescence. The term indicates one who is still living with and dependent on his parents. The verb rendered “is known” carries the idea of making people recognize what kind of person he is.
Proverbs 20. Miscellaneous Maxims. 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Here is, 1. The mischief of drunkenness: Wine is a mocker; strong drink is raging. It is so to the sinner himself; it mocks him, makes a fool of him, promises him that satisfaction which it can never give him.
Verse Proverbs 20:12. The hearing ear and the seeing eye — Every good we possess comes from God; and we should neither use our eyes , nor our ears , nor any thing we possess, but in strict subserviency to his will.
