Proverbs 21:12

“The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked, etc.] Not so much the stately palace he lives in, and the furniture of it, as the glory, splendour, riches, and largeness of his family; the flourishing condition he and they are in: he considers how they came into it, the short continuance of it, and what the end will be, which in a short time wilt be ruin and destruction; and therefore be does not envy their present happiness, or fret at it. Gersom renders it, “the righteous maketh the house of the wicked to prosper;” as Joseph did Potiphar’s, and Jacob Laban’s; or rather the Lord made them to prosper for their sakes. Jarchi interprets the righteous of God himself; who gives…”

“(Compare Psa 37:35-38; Psa 73:17, Psa 73:20). house--family or interests. overthroweth--either supply "God" (compare Pro 10:24), or the word is used impersonally.”

“Or, The Righteous One (Yahweh) regardeth well the house of the wicked, and maketh the wicked fall into mischief. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Considereth - He looks through its present glory to that ruin for which it is designed. Proverbs 21:14”

“21:12 The Righteous One: God sees what the wicked do in the privacy of their homes and will punish them for their sins. Alternatively, the Righteous One might refer to the insight of any righteous individual.”

“wisely: Job 5:3, Job 8:15, Job 18:14-21, Job 21:28-30, Job 27:13-23; Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36, Psa 52:5; Psa 107:43; Hos 14:9; Hab 2:9-12 overthroweth: Pro 11:3-5, Pro 13:6, Pro 14:32; Gen 19:29; Amo 4:11; Co1 10:5; Pe2 2:4-9, Pe2 3:6, Pe2 3:7 Proverbs 21:13”

“12 A righteous One marketh the house of the godless; He hurleth the godless to destruction. If we understand by the word צדּיק a righteous man, then 12a would introduce the warning which he gives, and the unexpressed subject of 12b must be God (Umbreit). But after such an introitus, יהוה ought not to be wanting. If in 12a "the righteous man" is the subject, then it presents itself as such also for the second parallel part. But the thought that the righteous, when he takes notice of the house of the godless, shows attention which of itself hurls the godless into destruction (Lwenstein), would require the sing. רשׁע in the conclusion; also, instead of מסלּף the fut. יסלּף would have been…”