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Verse Proverbs 2:22. _TRANSGRESSORS_] בוגדים _bogedim_. The
_garment men_, the _hypocrites_; those who _act borrowed characters_,
who go under a _cloak; dissemblers_. All such shall be _rooted out of...
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Noticeable here is the Hebrew love of home and love of country. To
“dwell in the land” is (compare Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 25:18,
etc.) the highest blessing for the whole people and for individual
men...
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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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WICKED. lawless. Not the same word as in Proverbs 2:14. Hebrew.
_rasha'._
TRANSGRESSORS. traitors, treacherous or faithless ones. Hebrew.
_bagad._...
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_land … earth_ The Heb. word is the same, and should have the same
rendering, either land or earth, in both verses. To a Jew this would
of course mean "the _land_which the Lord, thy God, giveth thee...
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_transgressors_ Rather, TREACHEROUS, or PERFIDIOUS, with special
reference perhaps to Proverbs 2:16....
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DISCOURSE: 756
BENEFITS OF TRUE WISDOM
Proverbs 2:10. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is
pleasant unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, understanding
shall keep thee: to...
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TEXT Proverbs 2:10-22
10.
For wisdom shall enter into thy heart,
And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
11.
Discretion shall watch over thee;
Understanding shall keep thee:
12.
To deli...
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But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors
shall be rooted out of it.
BUT THE WICKED SHALL BE CUT OFF FROM THE EARTH, AND THE TRANSGRESSORS
BE ROOTED OUT OF IT. Metaphor...
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2:22 land, (g-10) Or 'earth.' unfaithful (h-13) More exactly,
'faithless,' 'perfidious,' 'treacherous,' but used as towards God. see
Psalms 78:57 ; Jeremiah 3:20 ....
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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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THE LAND
God gave land to the nation of Israel. He warned them to follow his
commands. If the nation turned away from God, then they would lose
their land. (Deuteronomy 28) Solomon knew that God had...
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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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וּ֭ רְשָׁעִים מֵ אֶ֣רֶץ יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ
וּ֝ בֹוגְ
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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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REFLECTIONS.
My soul! ponder well the striking contrast which this chapter hath
drawn between the righteous and the wicked; between him that serveth
God, and him that serveth Him not!
How truly lovel...
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Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: To d...
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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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BUT THE WICKED SHALL BE CUT OFF FROM THE EARTH,.... Suddenly by death;
or in a judicial way by the hand of the civil magistrate, before they
have lived out half their days; and shall not enjoy the goo...
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But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors
shall be rooted out of it.
Ver. 22. _But the wicked shall be cut off._] Certainly, suddenly,
utterly, _cum maxime velint vivere,_...
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_That thou mayest walk_, &c. This depends upon Proverbs 2:11, and is
mentioned as another happy fruit of wisdom, the former being declared,
from Proverbs 2:12. _In the way of good men_ Mayest follow t...
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But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, utterly destroyed, AND
THE TRANSGRESSORS SHALL BE ROOTED OUT OF IT, this punishment being all
the greater in the case of the Israelites because their la...
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WISDOM PRESERVES FROM FOLLY...
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ROOTED OUT:
Or, plucked up...
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10-22 If we are truly wise, we shall be careful to avoid all evil
company and evil practices. When wisdom has dominion over us, then it
not only fills the head, but enters into the heart, and will pr...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Proverbs 2:22 wicked H7563 off H3772 (H8735) earth H776 unfaithful
H898 (H8802) uprooted H5255 (H8799)...
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THE CONTRAST BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS TO THE UPRIGHT, AND WHAT HAPPENS TO
THE WICKED (PROVERBS 2:21).
Each of the first three Chapter s of Proverbs, together with Proverbs
4:1, ends with a contrast betwee...
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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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_Transgressors shall be rooted out of it._
THE PRESENT PUNISHMENTS OF EVIL MEN
The metaphor “rooted out” is taken from a tree. If a wild tree and
offensive grow in a garden, and the gardener cut off...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:21 THE UPRIGHT WILL INHABIT THE LAND
describes the inheritance that will belong to those who continue on
the wise path. This is contrasted with the WICKED being...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 2:21_
THE CONTRAST IN THE END FROM THE CONTRAST IN THE WAY
If men walk in two directly opposite directions they cannot possibly
arrive at the same goal....
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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...