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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...
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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....
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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)...
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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...
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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,...
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_direct_ Or, _make straight_or _plain_, R.V. marg. Comp. Proverbs
11:5, ἵνα ὀρθοτομῇ, LXX.; diriget, Vulg....
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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3:6 plain (l-11) Or 'straight;' and so ch. 11.5. see Psalms 5:8 ....
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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...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 3
V1 My son, do not forget my law.
Keep my commands in your heart.
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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),...
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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...
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_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...
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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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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...
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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...
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_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.
_...
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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....
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OBEDIENCE, FAITH, AND LIBERALITY URGED...
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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...
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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...
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Proverbs 3:6 ways H1870 acknowledge H3045 (H8798) direct H3474 (H8762)
paths H734
In - Proverb
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 3:6 To MAKE STRAIGHT one’s PATHS means
to continually progress toward a goal. In Proverbs 1:1, the emphasis
is on t
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Samuel 30:8; 1 Samuel 4:11;...
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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...