{"collection":"Bible & Christianity","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/cmt/wesley/pro015.htm","path":"bib/cmt/wesley/pro015.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bib/cmt/wesley/pro015.htm","text":"Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65]\n \nProverbs 15:2\n \npro 15:2\nAright - Expressing what he knows prudently and gracefully. Poureth out - Plentifully, continually, and vehemently, as a fountain does waters. \nProverbs 15:4\n \npro 15:4\nWholesome - Which utters sound and useful counsels. Tree of life - Is greatly useful to preserve the present life, and to promote the spiritual and eternal life, both of the speaker and hearers. Perverseness - False or corrupt speeches. A breach - Disturbs and wounds the spirits, both of the speaker and hearers. \nProverbs 15:6\n \npro 15:6\nRevenues - Though he may obtain great revenues, yet they are attended with much trouble. \nProverbs 15:7\n \npro 15:7\nDisperse - Freely communicate to others what they know. \nProverbs 15:8\n \npro 15:8\nSacrifice - All the religious services, yea, the most costly; one kind being put for all the rest. Prayer - The cheapest and meanest services. \nProverbs 15:11\n \npro 15:11\nDestruction - The place of destruction, of which men know nothing but by Divine revelation. \nProverbs 15:14\n \npro 15:14\nFoolishness - Wickedness is meat and drink to them. \nProverbs 15:15\n \npro 15:15\nAfflicted - Of the troubled in mind. Evil - Tedious and uncomfortable. Chearful - Heb. of a good heart. \nProverbs 15:16\n \npro 15:16\nTrouble - Tumultuous lusts and passions, vexatious cares, and horrors of conscience. \nProverbs 15:19\n \npro 15:19\nAn hedge - As a way hedged up with thorns, troublesome, perplexed, and full of difficulties. Plain - Is easy and pleasant to him, notwithstanding all its difficulties. \nProverbs 15:22\n \npro 15:22\nCounsel - When men do not seek, or will not receive advice from others. \nProverbs 15:23\n \npro 15:23\nThe answer - By a wise, or good and seasonable answer. \nProverbs 15:24\n \npro 15:24\nThe way - The way a wise man takes to obtain life, is to place his heart, and treasure, and conversation on things above. \nProverbs 15:25\n \npro 15:25\nThe proud - Of the mighty oppressors. The border - The estate, the border being often used, for the land within the borders. \nProverbs 15:26\n \npro 15:26\nPleasant - Acceptable to God. \nProverbs 15:27\n \npro 15:27\nTroubleth - Brings God's curse upon himself and family. Gifts - Bribes given to corrupt judgment. Live - Shall preserve himself and family from ruin. \nProverbs 15:28\n \npro 15:28\nStudieth - He speaks considerately. The mouth - Not the heart; for he rashly speaks what comes into his mouth, without the direction of his heart or conscience. \nProverbs 15:30\n \npro 15:30\nA good report - A good name. Fat - Not only chears a man for the present, but gives him such stable comfort as revives his soul, and gives vigour to his body. \nProverbs 15:31\n \npro 15:31\nThe ear - The man that hearkens to that reproof which leads to life, seeks and delights in the company of the wise. \nProverbs 15:33\n \npro 15:33\nThe instruction - Doth instruct men in true wisdom.","title":"Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible: Proverbs: Proverbs Chapter 15","type":"page"}