John Trapp on Proverbs 18:2

Verſ. 2. A fool hath no delight in underſtanding, but that his heart may diſcover it ſelf] Or, in diſcovering his own heart, i. e. in following his own humour, againſt all that can bee ſaid to the contrary. Hee is wilful, and ſo ſtands as a ſtake in the midſt of a ſtream, lets all paſs by him, but hee ſtands where hee was. It is eaſier to deal with twenty mens reaſons, than with one mans will: Hee hath made his concluſion, you may as ſoon remove a rock as him. Quecquid vult valde vult, quicquid vult ſanctum eſt. His will is his rule, and when a man hath ſaid and done his utmoſt to convince him by force of reaſon, hee ſhall finde him like a Mill-horſe, juſt there in the evening where hee began his morning circuit. Some think that Solomon here taxeth not ſo much the wilfulneſs, as the vain-gloriouſneſs and oſtentation of fond fools, who ſeem to delight in wiſdom; but it is onely for a name, and that they may by ſetting their good parts a ſunning, gain the applauſe and admiration of the world, for men ſingularly qualified. But why ſhould any affect the vain praiſes of men, and not reſt content with the Euge of a good conſcience? The bleſſed Virgin was troubled, when truly praiſed of an Angel. Moſes had more glory by his veil, than by his face. Chriſt (beſide the veil of his humanity) ſayes, See you tell no man, &c.