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The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father.
Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles
29:17;...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. Solomon's training (Proverbs 4:1)_
2. Hear, O my son: Receive my sayings (Proverbs 4:10)
3. My son, attend to my words. (Proverbs 4:20)...
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TAUGHT. directed....
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Eighth Address. Chap. Proverbs 4:10-19
11. _right paths_ Rather, PATHS OF UPRIGHTNESS, R.V., as at once being
a more exact rendering and preserving better the parallelism....
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TEXT Proverbs 4:10-19
10.
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;
And the years of thy life shall be many.
11.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom;
I have led thee in paths of uprightness....
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4:11 paths (h-15) See Note i, ch. 2.9....
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ANCESTRAL WISDOM. THE TWO PATHS
In Proverbs 4:1 the teacher lays stress on the fact that his
instruction is a repetition of his father's. No teaching was thought
valuable save that which was handed do...
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We shall not walk alone. Wisdom will be our guide and our guard.
Remember that this whole book is about God’s wisdom! God protects
us, when we live our lives in his way. Jesus said, ‘Do not worry
abou...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 4
V1 My sons, listen to your father’s instruction.
As you listen to me, you will understand more....
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בְּ דֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ
הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּ...
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CHAPTER 5
EDUCATION: THE CHILD'S THOUGHT OF THE PARENT
"Wisdom doth live with children round her knees." - Wordsworth.
"He taught me, and said unto me," etc. Proverbs 4:4
THIS chapter begins with a...
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GUIDE-POSTS ON THE WAY OF LIFE
Proverbs 4:10-27
One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special
attention. _The path of the just, etc_., Proverbs 4:18. We may compare
this beautiful...
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In this chapter there are three addresses. The first is of the nature
of personal testimony (verses Pro 4:1-9). The next two are
exhortations to fidelity (verses Pro 4:10-27). The father urges his
own...
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I have (d) taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right
paths.
(d) Solomon declares what care his father had to bring him up in the
true fear of God: for this was David's protest....
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Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life
shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led
thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be
strait...
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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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I HAVE TAUGHT THEE IN THE WAY OF WISDOM,.... In the way that leads to
it, or is concerning it; in the Gospel, which is the wisdom of God in
a mystery, the manifold wisdom of God, and which directs to...
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_I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right
paths._
Ver. 11. _I have led thee in right paths._] _Impli ambulant in
circuitu,_ The wicked walk the round. So doth the devil, that...
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_Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings_ Diligently attend to and
imbibe my instructions, as the earth drinks in the rain that drops
upon it. _I have taught thee in the way of wisdom_ Either, 1st, The...
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I have taught thee in the way of wisdom, in the conduct which is in
agreement with the precepts of true wisdom; I HAVE LED THEE IN RIGHT
PATHS, literally, "in the paths of straightness," following the...
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ADMONITIONS CONCERNING WISDOM...
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1-13 We must look upon our teachers as our fathers: though
instruction carry in it reproof and correction, bid it welcome.
Solomon's parents loved him, therefore taught him. Wise and godly men,
in ev...
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IN THE WAY OF WISDOM; either
1. Which procureth wisdom. Or,
2. Which wisdom directeth thee to walk in....
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Proverbs 4:11 taught H3384 (H8689) way H1870 wisdom H2451 led H1869
(H8689) right H3476 paths H4570...
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GOD'S WISDOM TEACHES MEN THE WAY IN WHICH THEY SHOULD GO, A WAY IN
WHICH THEY WILL NOT STUMBLE AND WHICH LEADS TO LIFE, THEY ARE THUS TO
AVOID THE WAY OF THE WICKED IN WHICH MEN STUMBLE AND WHERE DEAT...
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CONTENTS: Earnest exhortation to the study of true wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: True wisdom from God is the principle thing. It is that
which recommends us to God, which be...
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Proverbs 4:1. _Hear, ye children,_ a Hebraism, equivalent to wash,
cleanse, and purify your ears. A grateful son here recites the
domestic piety of an illustrious father. David talked much with his
ch...
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_I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right
paths _
PRECEPT AND EXAMPLE
Teaching and leading are closely allied, but are not identical.
It is possible and common to have the f...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:10 This passage gives one of the main
teachings of Proverbs 1:1: the doctrine of the two ways. Everyone has
a choice between entering the way of wisdom and the way of foll
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 4:8. EXALT or “esteem.”
PROVERBS 4:9. Last clause, or “she shall compass thee with a crown
of glory.”
PROVERBS 4:10. As is all other instances (see Notes on Chap....
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 4:1
7. _Seventh admonitory discourse. _We here enter upon the second group
of admonitory discourses, as is indicated by the opening address, "my
children," and which occurs again...
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Continuing to his son.
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you
might know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, don't forsake
my law. For I was my father's son, ten...
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1 Samuel 12:24; Acts 13:10; Deuteronomy 4:5; Ecclesiastes 12:9;...
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SACRED EXHORTATIONS
Proverbs 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
It is well, now and then, to step aside and consider what God has to
say to young men and women; as well as to consider what He says to
their fath...