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Verse Proverbs 2:9. _THEN SHALT THOU UNDERSTAND_] He who is taught of
God understands the whole law of _justice, mercy, righteousness_, and
_truth_; God has written this on his heart. He who understan...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The pursuit of wisdom and its results (Proverbs 2:1)_
2. Preservation from the evil man and the strange woman (Proverbs
2:10)
3. The path of the righteous (Proverbs 2:20)...
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THIRD DISCOURSE. The wise man praises Wisdom, describing the blessings
of obedience to her. The deeper religious element in wisdom appears,
the fundamental conception of Hebrew prophecy, that the know...
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THEN, &C. Another conclusion, as in Proverbs 2:2 and Proverbs 2:5....
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THEN SHALL THOU UNDERSTAND, &C.— "When you shall seriously have
inclined yourself to the study of wisdom, and God shall have given it
you; then shall you know in what true judgment, or righteousness,...
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CHAPTER 2
TEXT Proverbs 2:1-9
1.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
And lay up my commandments with thee;
2.
So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom,
And apply thy heart to understanding;
3....
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2:9 judgment (h-7) 'Just judgment' or 'justice.' path. (i-12) The
word is difficult to render. It is properly 'a path going round,' and
hence used for the 'entrenchment' of a war camp, as 'wagon-defe...
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THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM
1-4. The condition which must be fulfilled. Spinoza said, 'The effort
to understand is the first and sole basis of virtue.'...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 2
V1 My son, accept my words!
Hide my commands inside yourself!
v2
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THE JOURNEY OF LIFE
The Bible often compares life to a journey. Abraham’s whole life
was a journey. He travelled from Ur to Haran, and then to Canaan.
‘He searched for the city that God built.’ (Hebr...
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אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין צֶ֣דֶק וּ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
וּ֝ מֵישָׁ
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CHAPTER 3
WISDOM AS THE GUIDE OF CONDUCT
"To deliver thee from the way of the evil man…To deliver thee from
the strange woman."- Proverbs 2:12
WISDOM is concerned, as we have seen, with the whole u...
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WISDOM GUARDS FROM EVIL
Proverbs 2:1-22
Several words are reiterated in this chapter, which will unlock its
treasures. _Understanding,_ Proverbs 2:2-3; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs
2:9; Proverbs 2:11.
If...
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From here and through chapter 8 we have a series of parental counsels.
These all begin with the address, "My son," and deal with the value of
wisdom, and make many practical applications.
The first o...
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Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity;
yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and
knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 9.
There are two very distinct parts in this book. The first nine Chapter
s, which give the great general principles; and the proverbs, properly
so...
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THEN SHALT THOU UNDERSTAND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGMENT,.... This is
another fruit and effect of the Gospel, and of a spiritual
understanding of it; that besides the knowledge of God, and how to
behave...
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Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity;
[yea], every good path.
Ver. 9. _Then shalt thou understand righteousness._] Not as
_cognoscitiva,_ standing in speculation; but as...
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_He keepeth the paths of judgment_ Hebrew, לנצר ארחות, _To
keep the paths_, &c. It seems to be spoken of those who walk
uprightly, mentioned in the preceding verse, and it would be better
translated,...
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Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity, all
parts of the duty included in a godly conduct toward God and man; YEA,
EVERY GOOD PATH, for it is only with the wisdom gained from...
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ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...
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1-9 Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom, will never complain
that they have lost their labour; and the freeness of the gift does
not do away the necessity of our diligence, John 6:27. Let them s...
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_ Then_; when thou hast done thy part, expressed PROVERBS 2:1, &c.,
and God in answer to thy desires hath given thee wisdom, PROVERBS 2:6;
or when it is with thee, as it follows, PROVERBS 2:10. Righte...
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Proverbs 2:9 understand H995 (H8799) righteousness H6664 justice H4941
Equity H4339 good H2896 path H4570...
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SOLOMON STRESSES THAT THE SOURCE OF TRUE WISDOM IS GOD, AND THAT HE
GIVES IT TO HIS OWN, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND
ENABLE THEM TO APPRECIATE IT AND WALK IN IT (PROVERBS 2:6).
In Pro...
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CONTENTS: How wisdom is to be obtained and used. The unspeakable
advantage of true wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: God has provided that those who are sincerely disposed to
do...
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Proverbs 2:1. _Hide my commandments with thee,_ as a treasure is
secured in the cabinet, or as the copy of the law was put within the
ark in the holy place. The words of the law must be retained in th...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:9 The second benefit of wisdom is that
one gains an understanding of RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
Wisdom takes root in the heart and protects the person who embrac...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 2:7. SOUND WISDOM. Miller translates this word “_something
stable_.” It is used but twelve times in Scripture; in Job 5:12, it
is translated “enterprise,” but the rendering g...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 2:1
3. _Third admonitory discourse, pointing out the benefits which arise
from a sincere, earnest, and persevering search after Wisdom. _This
discourse divides itself into three...
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My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with
you; So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to
understanding; Yes, if you cry after knowledge, and lift up...
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Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 48:17; Jeremiah 6:16; John 14:6; Matthew 7:13;...
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Then — When God in answer to thy desires hath given thee wisdom.
Equity — All the parts of thy duty to man, as well as the fear of
God....