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Verse Proverbs 9:9. _GIVE_ INSTRUCTION _TO A WISE_ MAN] Literally
_give to the_ _wise, and he will be wise_. Whatever you give to such,
they reap profit from it. They are like the bee, they extract ho...
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These verses seem somewhat to interrupt the continuity of the
invitation which Wisdom utters. The order of thought is, however,
this: “I speak to you, the simple, the open ones, for you have yet
ears...
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CHAPTER 9
_ 1. The invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1)_
2. The contrast with Folly. (Proverbs 9:13)
Proverbs 9:1. The first section of Proverbs closeth with a contrast of
Wisdom and Folly, both pers...
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PROVERBS 9. THE INVITATIONS OF WISDOM AND FOLLY CONTRASTED. This
section closes with a couple of graphic pictures of Wisdom and Folly
personified, each bidding for the attention of the passers-by with...
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INSTRUCTION, or supply "a hint"....
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There is some abruptness in the introduction of these verses, which
seem to interrupt the even flow of the invitation given by Wisdom. The
majority of commentators regard them as the justification off...
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Comp. Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 18:15....
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CHAPTER 9
TEXT Proverbs 9:1-9
1.
Wisdom hath builded her house;
She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2.
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine;
She hath also furnished her table:...
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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a
just man, and he will increase in Give instruction to a wise man, and
he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in...
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THE RIVALS
Folly and Wisdom invite guests to their respective houses. The
consequences of accepting either of the two invitations are described.
We are reminded of the Greek parable, 'The choice of H...
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GIVE INSTRUCTION TO A WISE MAN. — Comp. Matthew 13:12; Matthew
25:29....
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תֵּ֣ן לְ֭ חָכָם וְ יֶחְכַּם ־עֹ֑וד
הֹודַ֥ע
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CHAPTER 10
TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY
Proverbs 9:1, Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with
Prove
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TWO CONTRASTED INVITATIONS
Proverbs 9:1-18
There is an age-long competition between Wisdom and Folly, Virtue and
Vice. The palace of Wisdom is very attractive-well built and well
furnished. It is...
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The last address is a contrast between wisdom and folly. Each is
personified as a woman calling to youth. Wisdom has builded her house,
and spread her feast in the high places of the city. She calls t...
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_Occasion. This word is found in Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. We
might supply instruction, (Calmet) with Protestants._...
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He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that
rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner,
lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give...
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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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GIVE [INSTRUCTION] TO A WISE [MAN],.... In the Hebrew text it is only
"give to a wise man"; give him reproof, correction, chastisement,
doctrine, or instruction, be it what it will, he will be the bet...
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Give [instruction] to a wise [man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a
just [man], and he will increase in learning.
Ver. 9. _Give admonition to a wise man._] This is an alms that the
poorest may give...
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_Reprove not a scorner_ An incorrigible sinner, who despises and
scornfully rejects the means of amendment. Thus physicians deny physic
to persons in a desperate condition; _lest he hate thee_ Whereby...
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THE BANQUET OF WISDOM...
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Give instruction to a wise man, for he is willing to learn, and every
correction serves for his further training, AND HE WILL BE YET WISER;
TEACH A JUST MAN, showing him how he may make still further...
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1-12 Christ has prepared ordinances to which his people are admitted,
and by which nourishment is given here to those that believe in him,
as well as mansions in heaven hereafter. The ministers of th...
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GIVE INSTRUCTION: in the Hebrew it is only _give_; for as receiving is
put for learning, PROVERBS 1:3, so _giving_ is put for _teaching_,
both in Scripture and in other authors; of which see my Latin...
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Proverbs 9:9 Give H5414 (H8798) wise H2450 wiser H2449 (H8799) Teach
H3045 (H8685) just H6662 increase...
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THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE SCORNER, WHO DOES NOT LIKE REPROOF, AND THE
WISE MAN WHO HEEDS IT, (A WARNING TO THE NAIVE), CENTRED ROUND THE
FEAR OF YHWH (PROVERBS 9:7).
The prologue initially began with a...
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CONTENTS: Wisdom (Christ) and sin, as rivals for the soul of man.
CHARACTERS: God, Wisdom.
CONCLUSION: Christ and sin are both seeking to have the uppermost
place in the soul of man. We are therefor...
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Proverbs 9:1. _Wisdom hath builded her house._ This chapter opens with
a sublime allegory. We see the princess, the mother of angels and men,
enthroned in her temple, “the church which is the pillar a...
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_Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser._
THE WISE MAN RENDERED WISER BY INSTRUCTION
It is an infallible mark of true wisdom, to profit by instruction.
I. Take a more accurate vie...
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_Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee._
REPROOF
How to give it, and how to take it. Reproofs are like sharp knives,
very needful and very useful; but they should not be in the hands of
children....
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 9:7 The person who desires to be wise must
consider how his heart responds to wise correction (see v. Proverbs
9:12). In order to be wise with others, he must have the good
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 9:1. WISDOM, in the plural, as in chap. Proverbs 1:20, to
express excellence and dignity.
PROVERBS 9:2. SHE HATH MINGLED HER WINE. Some commentators understand
the mingling...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 9:1
15. _Fifteenth admonitory discourse, _containing in a parabolic form
an invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1), and that of her rival Folly
(Proverbs 9:13). Th
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Chapter 9 continues in its praise of wisdom.
Wisdom hath built her house, she has hewn out the seven pillars: She
has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; and she has furnished
her table. And...
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1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:21; 1 John 5:13; 2 Peter 3:18; Hosea 6:3;...