John Trapp on Proverbs 13:15

Verſ. 15. Good underſtanding giveth favour] See this exemplified in Joſeph, David, Daniel, Paul, Acts 27.43. & 28.2. God oft ſpeaketh for ſuch in the hearts of their enemies, who cannot but admire their piety and patience, and ſpend more thoughts about them than the world is aware of; as Darius did about Daniel when caſt into the Den. Natural conſcience cannot but doe homage to the Image of God ſtamped upon the natures and works of the godly; when they ſee in them that which is above the ordinary nature of men, or their expectation, they are afraid of the Name of God, whereby they are called, Deut. 28.9, 10. and are forced to ſay, Surely this is a wiſe and underſtanding Nation, Deut. 4.6. God is in this people of a truth, 1 Cor. 14.25. Certainly this was a righteous man, Luk. 23.47.

But the way of tranſgreſſors is hard] Or rough and rugged. Satan is a rough harſh Spirit, (hence Devils are called Sheguirim, hairy ones, Levit. 17.7. Satyres, Iſa. 34.14.) So are all his; [non-Latin text not transcribed], fierce, heady, high-minded, 2 Tim. 3.3, 4. living in malice and envie, hateful and hating one another, Tit. 3.3. Such were Iſhmael, Eſau, Saul, Antiochus, (that little Antichriſt) the Pope, that [non-Latin text not transcribed], and our Richard the third; who well knowing it was no good policy to play the Devil by half deal, reſolved to leave never a rub to lye in the way that might hinder the running of his bowl: and hence was he ſo infinitely hated of all.