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Verse Proverbs 2:18. _FOR HER HOUSE INCLINETH UNTO DEATH_] It is
generally in _by_ and _secret places_ that such women establish
themselves. They go out of the _high road_ to get a residence; and
eve...
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The house of the adulteress is as Hades, the realm of death, haunted
by the spectral shadows of the dead (Rephaim, see the Psalms 88:10
note), who have perished there....
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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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HOUSE. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for
household.
THE DEAD. Hebrew Rephaim, who have no resurrection. Compare Isaiah
26:14 ("deceased"), Isaiah 26:19 ("the dead"); and see...
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_her house_&c. It is a steep descent, ending in death. The rendering
of R.V. marg., _she sinketh down unto death_ WHICH IS _her house_, is
less forcible and impairs the parallelism.
_the dead_ Lit. TH...
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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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HER HOUSE INCLINETH UNTO DEATH— Adultery was forbidden under pain of
death, both of the man and woman. See Leviticus 20:10. Deuteronomy
22:22. Or otherwise the meaning may be, "Her house is a place of...
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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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For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
FOR HER HOUSE INCLINETH UNTO DEATH, AND HER PATHS UNTO THE DEAD - (.)
The "for" expresses the greatness of the "deliverance" (), as...
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2:18 paths (d-10) See Note i, ver. 9. dead; (f-13) Or 'shades,' as Job
26:5 , see Psalms 88:10 ....
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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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Read,
'For her house leads down unto Death,
And her paths unto the Shades.'
She and her guests are on their way to that under-world which is
tenanted by the Shades, the disembodied, shadow-like, hop...
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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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In these verses, a woman tries to tempt a man. Deuteronomy 5 lists 10
commands that God gave. One command was, ‘Do not have sex with
someone else's wife or husband.’ (Deuteronomy 5:18) The woman in th...
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(16-19) Besides the literal sense of this passage, as given above,
commentators have very generally found in it a spiritual meaning, a
warning against idolatry and apostasy. The union of Israel to God...
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FOR HER HOUSE INCLINETH... — Rather, _she sinks down with her
house:_ house and all, like Dathan and Abiram.
UNTO THE DEAD. — In Hebrew _the Rephâîm._ The word may signify
those “at rest” (comp. Job 3...
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כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל ־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ
וְ אֶל
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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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For her (m) house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto (n) the
dead.
(m) Her acquaintance with her spirits and they that haunt her.
(n) To them who are dead in body and soul....
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_God. The law forbids adultery, and all impurities, Deuteronomy xxiii.
17., and Leviticus xx. 10. Both the parties, guilty of adultery, were
punished with death. (Calmet)_...
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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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FOR HER HOUSE INCLINETH UNTO DEATH,.... Bends, verges, and points that
way; it lies in the way to death, and brings unto it, and sinks into
it as into a ditch; or all that are in her house, that are f...
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For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Ver. 18. _For her house inclineth unto death._] Terence calleth
harlots _Cruces, quia iuvenes macerent et offligant._ Venery _a_ is
de...
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_For her house inclineth unto death_ Conversation with her (which was
most usual in her own house) is the certain way to death, which it
brings many ways, and undoubtedly, without repentance, to God's...
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For her house inclineth unto death, sinking down to destruction, AND
HER PATHS UNTO THE DEAD, the shadowy forms of those who dwell in the
kingdom of the dead, said, in this case, of everlasting damnat...
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WISDOM PRESERVES FROM FOLLY...
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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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HER HOUSE INCLINETH UNTO DEATH, conversation with her (which was most
free and usual in her own house) is the ready and certain way to
death, which it brings many ways; by wasting a man's vital spirit...
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Proverbs 2:18 house H1004 down H7743 (H8804) death H4194 paths H4570
dead H7496
Prov
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DELIVERANCE FROM THE TEMPTATIONS OF WOMEN (PROVERBS 2:16).
Solomon was very conscious of the fact that one of a man's greatest
dangers in walking in the way of wisdom was the allurement and
attraction...
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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 2:16 Like those who walk the crooked path
(vv. Proverbs 2:12), a woman who seeks to lure a man to adultery both
practices deception (she flatters with...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 2:12. DELIVER, “snatch,” as a brand out of the fire. EVIL
MAN, rather “an evil way.”
Proverbs 2:13. “Level” paths.
PROVERBS 2:16. STRANGE, “unknown,” “_wanton_” (se
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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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1 Corinthians 6:9; Ephesians 5:5; Galatians 5:19; Proverbs 5:4;...