Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 22:12

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledg, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.

God by the watchful Eye of his Providence maintains and defends.

To wit, men of knowledge, the abstract being put for the concrete, as Pride is put for a proud man, Psal. 36. 11. Deceit for the deceitful, as Prov. 12▪ 17. So here Knowledge for knowing and good men, such as the last verse spoke of, whose hearts are pure, and speeches gracious, not only the King shall be their friend, as he said there, but God also, which he adds here.

Their false and flattering speeches, whereby they designed and expected to gain the favour and friendship of great men, which are opposed to the sincere and gracious speeches of good men, implied in the first clause of this verse, and expressed in the foregoing verse, Or, as others render it, and the word is very commonly used, the matters, all his Counsels, Hopes, Enterprizes, and Concerns.

Marginal references: Or, the matters.