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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 5 - Introduction

* Exhortations to wisdom. The evils of licentiousness. (1-14) Remedies against licentiousness, The miserable end of the wicked. (15-23)

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See also Proverbs 5 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _SOLOMON EXHORTETH TO THE STUDY OF WISDOM; HE SHEWETH THE MISCHIEF OF FORNICATION AND RIOT: HE EXHORTETH TO CONTENTEDNESS, LIBERALITY, AND CHASTITY. THE WICKED ARE OVERTAKEN WITH THEIR OWN SINS._...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:2 instruction; (i-5) 'Wisdom' here and in ver. 7 is _ chokmah_ . 'Instruction' means also, 'correction,' 'warning,' 'discipline,' Job 36:10 ....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS 5 The general instruction of this chapter is to avoid whoredom, and make use of lawful marriage, and keep to that. It is introduced with an exhortation to attend to wisdom an...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _ We have in this chapter,_ _A.M. 3004. B.C. 1000._(1,) _ A further exhortation to Wisdom, vv1, vv2._ (2,) _ A caution against whoredom, Proverbs 5:3._ (3,) _ Remedies against it, Proverbs 5:15._...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    DISCOURSE 5. ADDRESSED TO ‘MY SON' (AND LATER ‘SONS'). HE IS TO AVOID THE ENTICEMENTS OF THE STRANGE WOMAN WHOSE WAYS LEAD TO DEATH, AND RATHER BE FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUE WIFE (PROVERBS 4:20 TO PROVERBS...

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