Verse Proverbs 3:6. _IN ALL THY WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM._] Begin, continue, and end every work, purpose, and device, with God. Earnestly pray for his _direction_ at the _commencement_; look for his cont...
Not in acts of solemn worship or great crises only, but “in all thy ways;” and then God will make the “path” straight and even....
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The call and promise of wisdom (Proverbs 3:1)_ 2. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom (Proverbs 3:11) 3. Promise and instruction (Proverbs 3:21)...
FOURTH Discourse. The sage exhorts the young man to heed his oral instruction (_torah),_ and to trust in Yahweh, fear Him, and honour Him in the prescribed manner of firstfruits. It is interesting to...
ACKNOWLEDGE. recognize, or own. DIRECT. rightly divide: i.e. dividing and thus showing what is right or pleasing to God. Hebrew. _yashar._ Numbers 23:27. Compare Judges 14:3; Judges 14:7. 1Sa 18:20,...
Fourth Address. Chap. Proverbs 3:1-10 Be obedient to my instruction, so shalt thou live long and prosper (Proverbs 3:1). Trust, not in thyself, but in God (Proverbs 3:5). Seek His direction ...
_direct_ Or, _make straight_or _plain_, R.V. marg. Comp. Proverbs 11:5, ἵνα ὀρθοτομῇ, LXX.; diriget, Vulg....
DISCOURSE: 757 CONFIDENCE IN GOD ENCOURAGED Proverbs 3:5. _Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him; and he shall direct thy...
CHAPTER 3 TEXT Proverbs 3:1-12 1. My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments: 2. For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee. 3. Let not kind...
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. IN ALL THY WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, AND HE SHALL DIRECT THY PATHS. "Acknowledge Him" by referring all thy ways to His will, trusting in...
3:6 plain (l-11) Or 'straight;' and so ch. 11.5. see Psalms 5:8 ....
THE BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE AND OF CHASTISEMENT The first and third divisions, 1-10, 21-35, are exhortations to good conduct and promises of consequent blessing. The second, 11-20, declares the profit...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 3 V1 My son, do not forget my law. Keep my commands in your heart. v
The future is unknown to us. But God knows the future. He is able to lead us. He can guide us. We should trust him, and not our own ideas. So we should pray to God about our lives. We should ask him t...
בְּ כָל ־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ דָעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝ ה֗וּא יְיַש
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
CHAPTER 4 THE EARTHLY REWARDS OF WISDOM Proverbs 3:1 THE general teaching of these nine introductory Chapter s is that the "ways of Wisdom are pleasantness, and all her paths are peace." We are taug...
THE RESULTS OF TRUSTING JEHOVAH Proverbs 3:1-12 How replete with helpful instruction on the policy of life is this paragraph! The _young_ of both sexes are invited to be merciful in their judgments...
As the former address had to do with the search for wisdom, this, in view of the value of if is an appeal to cultivate wisdom. The appeal consists of a declaration of its essence (verses Pro 3:1-10),...
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Here is a divine precept, and a divine promise sweet...
_THE GRACE OF HUMILITY_ ‘In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.’ Proverbs 3:6 A characteristic of the Old Testament Scriptures, which results from the genius of the Hebrew...
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...
IN ALL THY WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM,.... Or "know him" l; the Lord: set him before thee; have him always in view; consider him as ever present with thee, observing every step thou takest; and take not one...
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Ver. 6. _In all thy ways acknowledge him._] Ask counsel at his mouth, aim at his glory, be evermore in the sense of his presence, and l...
_Trust in the Lord with all thy heart_ Wholly and securely rely upon God's wisdom, power, and goodness, and upon his providence and promises, for direction and help in all thine affairs and dangers. _...
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, by reposing one's trust in Him and relying entirely upon His wisdom, AND HE SHALL DIRECT THY PATHS, for the benefit and well-being of His child....
OBEDIENCE, FAITH, AND LIBERALITY URGED...
1-6 In the way of believing obedience to God's commandments health and peace may commonly be enjoyed; and though our days may not be long upon earth, we shall live for ever in heaven. Let not mercy a...
WAYS; designs and undertakings for the things of this life or of the next. ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, Heb. _know him_, to wit, practically; or, _own him_; his wisdom, in following his counsels; his power and go...
Proverbs 3:6 ways H1870 acknowledge H3045 (H8798) direct H3474 (H8762) paths H734 In - Proverb
INTRODUCTORY EXHORTATION FOLLOWED BY THE REQUIREMENT TO TRUST IN YHWH, TO FEAR YHWH AND TO HONOUR YHWH (PROVERBS 3:1). Solomon here speaks of wisdom and understanding in terms of ‘my torah -- my comma...
Proverbs 3:6 A characteristic of the Old Testament Scriptures, which results from the genius of the Hebrew language, is specially observable in the Book of Proverbs. Instead of the copious, versatile,...
Proverbs 3:5 _(with Proverbs 27:1)_ I. The precept, "Lean not unto thine own understanding" is one in which, with advancing years, we are well disposed to acquiesce. One who has grown older, and who...
CONTENTS: The power of true wisdom to make men both blessed and a blessing. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: Those who have a continual regard to God's precepts and put themselves unde...
Proverbs 3:2. _Length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee._ The premature death denounced against the profligate, and the victims of the harlot, shall be far from thy dwelling. T...
_In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths._ TRUST AND GUIDANCE We have here the sound counsel of a wide experience. I. As containing the most important precepts for life. God...
_My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments._ USEFUL PRECEPTS AND INSPIRING MOTIVES I. To remember and keep in our hearts the things written in this book (Proverbs 3:1). Int...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 3:6. ACKNOWLEDGE, “take notice of,” “recognise” Him. DIRECT, “make level” or “smooth. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH— Proverbs 3:5_ EXHORTATION TO CONFIDENCE IN GOD Man...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 3:1 4. _Fourth admonitory discourse. _The third chapter introduces us to a group of admonitions, and the first of these (Proverbs 3:1) forms the fourth admonitory discourse of the...
Chapter 3 continues to My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments: For length of days, long life, peace, shall they add to thee (Proverbs 3:1-2). Now these are the three. And...
1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Samuel 30:8; 1 Samuel 4:11;...
LEST WE FORGET Proverbs 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Proverbs speaks several times of the danger of forgetting God and His Commandments. We are firmly convinced that herein is a danger that w...