Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours. A man may sometimes do a good work with one good word.
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Proverbs 12:6
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:1-28EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:4-12Proverbs 12:4-12 contain proverbs concerning the management of a house and business.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:4-11Blessings and miseries of domestic life I. ELEMENTS OF HAPPINESS IN THE HOME. 1. The virtuous wife. (Proverbs 12:4.) The word is literally "a woman of power," and the idea of force lies in the word and the idea of virtu…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 12:6In the foregoing verse the thoughts of the wicked and righteous were compared; here their words, and those are as the abundance of the heart is. 1. Wicked people speak mischief to their neighbours; and wicked indeed tho…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 12:6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait—a lying in wait—for blood (see Proverbs 1:11). The wicked, by their lies, slanders, false accusations, etc; endanger men's lives, as Jezebel compassed Naboth's death by false w…Joseph S. Exell and contributors