Tusite ‘Okatopa 19, 2021
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge
KO ia ‘oku manako ki he poto ‘oku ne manako ki he ako fakapoto
Palovepi 12-13 (Proverbs 12-13)
(12:1-2) KO ia ‘oku manako ki he poto ‘oku ne manako ki he ako fakapoto:
Ka ko ia ‘oku fehi‘a ki he valoki ko e fakamanu ia. Ko e tangata lelei ‘oku ne touia he ‘ofa mamana ‘a Sihova: Ka ko e tangata puleaki, ‘e fakahalaia ‘e He‘ene ‘Afio.
(12:1-2) Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
2A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible
Proverbs 12
12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minister to his need. That man is in a far worse case who honors himself, that is, keeps up an appearance out of pride, while, nevertheless, he lacks bread.
12:12. The contrast here is between the feverish desire for the speculative method of obtaining, symbolized by hunting, with the natural and certain, if slower, process of growing.
12:14. This proverb takes for granted that a man's words and works are good, and then teaches that they benefit him as well as those to whom he speaks and for whom he works.
12:20. In order to appreciate the antithesis of the proverb it must be recognized that the writer takes it for granted that deceit in the heart is the cause of misery. Men who imagine evil have to practice deceit, which causes unhappiness. Men who counsel peace have joy in the heart.
Proverbs 13
13:2. Compare this with Proverbs 12:14. As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves.
13:5. The contrast here between the wicked and the righteous is intense, in that concerning the righteous man the proverb simply states he hateth lying; concerning the wicked it declares that he becomes loathsome. That is to say, a righteous man keeping himself separate from wickedness hates lying. An evil man giving himself over to lying or other forms of sin becomes hated by others.
13:8. That is to say that if wealth has its advantages, so also has poverty. The rich man by his wealth may be able to conserve his life, but the poor man escapes the very dangers into which the rich are brought.
13:14. In this proverb the words "depart from the snares of death" interpret the action of such as obey the law. Thus by obedience to law a man departs from the snares of death, and so law becomes a fountain of life.
13:19. The reason that desire is not accomplished is declared in the second part of this proverb. Men will not pay the price of departing from evil, and so fail of the sweetness of fulfilled desire.
13:23. This is the declaration of an abiding truth that there is sustenance in the land, but men are excluded from it by injustice.
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