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Verse Proverbs 4:12. _THY STEPS SHALL NOT BE STRAITENED_] True wisdom
will teach thee to keep out of embarrassments. A man under the
influence of true religion _ponders_ his paths, and carefully _poi...
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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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WHEN THOU GOEST: or, as thou walkest; i.e. however hedged in our path
seems, it opens out as we go forward.
WHEN THOU RUNNEST. if thou runnest. To walk is obligatory; to run is
optional....
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_goest … runnest_ The figure of Proverbs 4:11 is continued.
_straitened_ "His firm, wide steps of prosperity and security, when he
walked in a wide place (Psalms 4:1), become narrowed and hampered."
W...
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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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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
WHEN THOU GOEST, THY STEPS SHALL NOT BE STRAITENED - by
insurmountable obstacles in thy way - i:e...
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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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His life is like a broad road in which are no obstacles to trip up the
unwary.
16, 17. There were many rapacious officials whose appetite for
oppression grew with what it fed on....
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בְּֽ֭ לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא ־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ
וְ אִם
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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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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be (e) straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
(e) You will walk at liberty without offence....
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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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WHEN THOU GOEST, THY STEPS SHALL NOT BE STRAITENED,.... By enemies, or
attended with difficulties and obstructions, or subject to dangers,
but be at freedom and liberty in walking; for though saints d...
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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Ver. 12. _And when thou runnest._] Having a good mixture of zeal and
knowledge; so that thy zeal dot...
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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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ADMONITIONS CONCERNING WISDOM...
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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened, be hindered and
confined by obstructions, AND WHEN THOU RUNNEST, THOU SHALT NOT
STUMBLE, rather have ample room for a full and free stride....
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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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THY STEPS SHALL NOT BE STRAITENED; thou shalt manage thine affairs
with great facility, and safety, and success. It is a metaphor from
those who walk in a strait and uneven path, where they are apt to...
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Proverbs 4:12 walk H3212 (H8800) steps H6806 hindered H3334 (H8799)
run H7323 (H8799) stumble H3782 ...
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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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_When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble._
MONOTONY AND CRISES
The old metaphor likening life to a path has many felicities in it. It
suggest...
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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 John 2:10; 1 John 2:11; 1 Peter 2:8; 2 Samuel 22:37; Jeremiah 31:9;...
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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...