Proverbs 13

Proverbs 13:1

Doctrine. Or he gives proof of his good education, (Calmet) and excites even his father to advance in piety. (Ven. Bede) — Septuagint, “is obedient to his father; but the disobedient son is in destruction.” (Haydock)

Proverbs 13:2

Mouth. In reward of his good speeches. (Calmet) — Septuagint, “of justice the good man eateth; but the souls of the lawless perish before the time,” chap. xii. 13.

Proverbs 13:3

Hath. Hebrew, “who openeth his lips inconsiderately, is lost, Judges xi. 35. (Haydock)

Proverbs 13:4

Willeth not. Hebrew, “hath not.” He only desires riches, or to be converted, and will not labour, chap. xxi. 25., and Ecclesiasticus v. 8.

Proverbs 13:5

Confounded. The detractor is like swine, stirring up dirt. (St. Chrysostom, 32. ad Pop.) — The liar is not believed, even when he speaks the truth. (Aristotle)

Proverbs 13:6

Sinner. Symmachus, “draweth on sin.” Virtue is the best safeguard.

Proverbs 13:7

Riches. Such was St. Paul, 2 Corinthians vi. 10. Some affect to be rich, while others are never satisfied. Semper avarus eget. Lazarus was very rich in God’s sight. [Luke xvi. 20.

Proverbs 13:8

Reprehension. Or is not able to defend himself, like the rich. (Calmet) — He is not exposed so much to great revolutions. (Bayn.)

Proverbs 13:9

Out. They are hated as well as their offspring. (Calmet)

Proverbs 13:10

Contentions. As none will yield. (Menochius) — Hebrew, “only by pride cometh contention.” (Protestants) — “Pride is the mother of all sects.” (St. Augustine)

Proverbs 13:11

Haste. Hebrew, “by vanity,” and injustice. Those who become rich on a sudden fall under suspicion, as a Roman objected to Sylla, who had inherited nothing. (Plut.[Plutarch?]) — By little. Hebrew, “he that gathereth by labour, (Septuagint, piety) shall increase.” (Protestants) (Haydock)

Proverbs 13:12

Hope. Septuagint, “(the just shews mercy and lends) better is he who begins heartily to assist, than he who promises and leads to hope. For a bad (Grabe substitutes good) desire is a tree of life.” — Soul. Protestants, “maketh the heart sick.” (Haydock) — The pain increases in proportion to our eager desire. Calvin maintains, that the souls of the blessed are not yet in heaven, but hope: and of course he would establish a sort of purgatory for them. (Haydock)

Proverbs 13:13

Come. To defend what he has asserted, or to pass for a liar. Hebrew, “shall be destroyed by it.” (Mont.[Montanus?]) (Haydock) — Those who despise God’s order shall perish. — Deceitful, &c. This is not in Hebrew, nor in some of the Latin editions. (Calmet) — Septuagint, “to the deceitful son nothing shall be good. But the ways of the wise servant shall prosper, and his paths shall be made straight,” chap. xiv. 15. (Haydock)

Proverbs 13:14

That. Septuagint, “but the fool is slain in the snare.” (Haydock)

Proverbs 13:15

Grace. God assists those who strive to be well instructed. (Calmet)

Proverbs 13:17

Of the. Hebrew, “a wicked ambassador.” A king generally chooses people like himself. (Menochius) — Septuagint have read melec. “A rash king shall,” &c.

Proverbs 13:18

To him. Hebrew, “destroy discipline,” so that the most wretched are often noted for immorality. Septuagint, “instruction takes away poverty,” as “the whole earth supports the man that has a trade,” Greek: technion, according to the Greek proverb. (Calmet)

Proverbs 13:19

That is. Septuagint, “of the pious, but the works of the impious are far from knowledge.” (Haydock)

Proverbs 13:20

Become. Septuagint, “be known.” A person’s disposition may be seen by the company which he frequents.

Proverbs 13:22

Heirs. This was more observable under the old law: yet we often seem the distress to which the unjust are exposed. De male qu'e6sitis non gaudet tertius h'e6res. (Calmet)

Proverbs 13:23

Fathers. Heirs often lose their property by their misconduct. Hebrew and (Haydock) Chaldean read, “of the poor,” who till their land better than those who have too large farms. (Menochius) — Nature requires but little. (Calmet) — Septuagint, “the just shall spend many years in affluence: but the unjust are cut off at once.” (Haydock)

Proverbs 13:24

Betimes. God has always treated his friends in this manner, to preserve them from sin, or to increase their reward. (Calmet)

Proverbs 13:28

CHAPTER XIII.