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Proverbs 8:6-9

PROVERBS—NOTE ON Proverbs 8:6 Wisdom describes the character of her speech (noble things, right, righteous, nothing twisted or crooked) in contrast to the speech of the forbidden woman (see Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 5:3; Proverbs 6:24; Proverbs 7:5) and of those who use their words for wicked purposes (e.g., the one who causes discord, Proverbs 6:12, Proverbs 6:19).

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 8:6. _HEAR; FOR I WILL SPEAK OF EXCELLENT THINGS_] נגידים _negidim_, things which are pre-eminent, and manifestly superior to all others. The teaching is not _trifling_, though addresse...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    EXCELLENT - literally, “princely things.” The word is not the same as in marginal reference, and is elsewhere always used of persons (compare “captain” in 1 Samuel 9:16; 2 Samuel 5:2). The poetic styl...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The call and appeal of wisdom (Proverbs 8:1)_ 2. What wisdom is and what wisdom gives (Proverbs 8:12) 3. Wisdom; the Person, who He is (Proverbs 8:22) 4. The renewed appeal ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PROVERBS 8. WISDOM SPEAKS IN HER OWN PERSON. This chapter forms at once the nucleus and the climax of this section of the book. The series of addresses on practical wisdom is fitly closed by a profoun...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    EXCELLENT. Hebrew. _nagid_. a prince, or representative. THINGS. Hebrew. _dabar_. words (see App-73.) Hence. representative truths....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _excellent things_ The word is always used elsewhere of persons, _princes_, or _leaders_. Here, poetically, my words shall march forth, instinct with the nobility of truth and rectitude....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER 8 TEXT Proverbs 8:1-11 1. Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? 2. On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth; 3. Beside the gates,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. HEAR; FOR I WILL SPEAK OF EXCELLENT THINGS - literally, 'princely things' ( nªgiydiym (H5057)). Words t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    WISDOM'S CRY Wisdom now reappears as a preacher, holding forth in all the places where men most do congregate. After expounding in varied ways the excellence of the gifts which she can bestow, she ass...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 8 V1 The woman, who is called Wisdom, calls out. The woman, who is called Intelligence, is shouting....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    The woman called Wisdom speaks good words. Her words are always true (verse 6). They are fair (verse 7). She does not speak wrong words (verse 7). Everything that she says is perfect (verse 9). God i...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    _THE_ OPENING OF MY LIPS SHALL BE RIGHT THINGS. — That is, _I will open my mouth to speak them. _...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    שִׁ֭מְעוּ כִּֽי ־נְגִידִ֣ים אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וּ מִפְתַּ֥ח...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 9 THE FIRST-BORN OF THE CREATOR "Doth not Wisdom cry?"- Proverbs 8:1 In the last chapter a dark and revolting picture of Vice was drawn. This chapter contains a lovely and living picture of...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

      “BETTER THAN GOLD” Proverbs 8:1-21 This chapter contains a bewitching picture of Wisdom as a noble matron. Were it not for this feminine touch, we might, suppose that the Preacher had become a Pr...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The section containing the instructions of wisdom ends with two discourses, the first of which is the great call of wisdom. This takes up and deals more minutely with the call in the earlier part of t...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall speak t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    HEAR; FOR I WILL SPEAK OF EXCELLENT THINGS,.... Such are the things of the Gospel; they not only excel what the light of nature dictates and directs to, but even what the law of Moses commands and req...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips [shall be] right things. Ver. 6. _I will speak of excellent things._] ηγεμονικα; ruling cases, master sentences, axioms of state...

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

    _She standeth in the top of high places_ Where she may be best seen and heard; not in corners, and in the dark, as the harlot did; _by the way in the places of the paths_ Where many paths meet, where...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Hear; for I will speak of excellent things, stated in plain terms, but with noble and princely contents, AND THE OPENING OF MY LIPS SHALL BE RIGHT THINGS, uprightness in every respect....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    OF THE MESSIAH, THE PERSONAL WISDOM. The Richness of Wisdom's Gifts....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    To the writerProverbs 8:1 provides one of the clearest proofs that the Lord Jesus is the Son of the Father from eternity. It is certainly not the only Scripture that proves this precious and wonderful...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-11 The will of God is made known by the works of creation, and by the consciences of men, but more clearly by Moses and the prophets. The chief difficulty is to get men to attend to instruction. Yet...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    OF EXCELLENT THINGS, Heb. _of princely things_, worthy of princes to learn and practise them; or such as excel common things as much as princes do ordinary persons....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 8:6 Listen H8085 (H8798) speak H1696 (H8762) things H5057 opening H4669 lips H8193 things H4339...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    2). WISDOM CALLS ON THE NAIVE AND ON FOOLS TO PAY HEED TO HER WORDS BECAUSE HER INSTRUCTION IS BOTH TRUE AND VALUABLE (PROVERBS 8:5). Wisdom's words come especially to the naive and to ‘fools' (compar...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Praise of divine wisdom. Christ, the Wisdom of God, speaks to men. CHARACTERS: God, Wisdom (Christ). CONCLUSION: Right knowledge of the divine will concerning us is to be preferred above a...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 8:1. _Doth not Wisdom cry?_ This woman is the reverse of the harlot, in the preseding chapter. She represents true religion clothed in every form of grace and glory: Christ, the Word and Wisd...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Hear; for I will speak of excellent things._ THE EXCELLENCY OF WISDOM Wisdom is represented as making a public appearance in a rude, ignorant, and corrupt world, loudly proclaiming her doctrines and...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 8:5. WISDOM. This is a different word from the one used in Proverbs 8:1, and may be translated “subtilty,” or “prudence,” and though it is here used in a good sense, may, wh...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION PROVERBS 8:1 14. _Fourteenth admonitory discourse _concerning Wisdom—her excellence, her origin, her gifts. She is contrasted with the strange woman of Proverbs 7:1; and the exceeding grea...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In chapter 8 we have an ode to wisdom. Wisdom is personified. And because of the personification of wisdom in this chapter, some have even likened wisdom unto Jesus Christ. "For in Him are hid all of...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 2:6; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Colossians 1:26; Job 33:1;...

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