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Verse Proverbs 2:7. _HE LAYETH UP SOUND WISDOM_] תושיה
_tushiyah_. We have met with this word in Job; see Job 5:12; Job 6:13;
Job 11:6;...
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SOUND WISDOM - “Soundness,” an idea which passes on into that of
health and safety. Compare “sound doctrine” in 1 Timothy 1:10; 2
Timothy 4:3....
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The pursuit of wisdom and its results (Proverbs 2:1)_
2. Preservation from the evil man and the strange woman (Proverbs
2:10)
3. The path of the righteous (Proverbs 2:20)...
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THIRD DISCOURSE. The wise man praises Wisdom, describing the blessings
of obedience to her. The deeper religious element in wisdom appears,
the fundamental conception of Hebrew prophecy, that the know...
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HE LAYETH UP. Same word as "hide" in Proverbs 2:1. The wicked cannot
find. The righteous must dig. It is in safety from the enemy.
SOUND WISDOM. something stable. Hebrew. _tushiyah =_ that which is, o...
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_layeth up_ Lit. _hideth_, as a treasure too precious to be left
exposed, therefore it must be searched for (Proverbs 2:4). But he
layeth it up _for_, not _from_, the upright; therefore the search
sha...
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SOUND WISDOM— Or, _solid blessings._ The next clause is rendered by
Houbigant, _He is a defence for those who act with simplicity and
candour;_ and by Schultens, _A shield to those who walk in integri...
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CHAPTER 2
TEXT Proverbs 2:1-9
1.
My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
And lay up my commandments with thee;
2.
So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom,
And apply thy heart to understanding;
3....
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He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them
that walk uprightly.
HE LAYETH UP SOUND WISDOM FOR THE RIGHTEOUS. "He layeth up" as a "hid
treasure," in order to call forth sed...
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2:7 wisdom (f-5) Or 'true wisdom,' or 'soundness;' and so chs. 3.21;
8.14. see Job 6:13 ; Job 12:16 ....
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SOUND WISDOM] read, 'deliverances.'...
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THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM
1-4. The condition which must be fulfilled. Spinoza said, 'The effort
to understand is the first and sole basis of virtue.'...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 2
V1 My son, accept my words!
Hide my commands inside yourself!
v2
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THE REWARD OF WISDOM
If we respect God, then we shall become wise. God gives his wisdom to
us. We are his people, and he guards us. He defends us, and he
protects us. Psalms 23 compares God to a man...
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SOUND WISDOM. — Literally, _furtherance, advancement_ (Comp.
_“_Whosoever hath, unto him shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance,” Matthew 13:12.)...
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_יִצְפֹּ֣ן_† לַ֭ † יְשָׁרִים
תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה מָ֝גֵ֗ן לְ...
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CHAPTER 3
WISDOM AS THE GUIDE OF CONDUCT
"To deliver thee from the way of the evil man…To deliver thee from
the strange woman."- Proverbs 2:12
WISDOM is concerned, as we have seen, with the whole u...
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WISDOM GUARDS FROM EVIL
Proverbs 2:1-22
Several words are reiterated in this chapter, which will unlock its
treasures. _Understanding,_ Proverbs 2:2-3; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs
2:9; Proverbs 2:11.
If...
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From here and through chapter 8 we have a series of parental counsels.
These all begin with the address, "My son," and deal with the value of
wisdom, and make many practical applications.
The first o...
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_Salvation. Protestants, "sound wisdom." Tushiya (Haydock) often
occurs in this book, and is very comprehensive, (Calmet) denoting the
substance (Haydock) of goodness, virtue, &c., Job v. 12._...
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For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and
understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a
buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgm...
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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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HE LAYETH UP SOUND WISDOM FOR THE RIGHTEOUS,.... In order to give it
to them that seek for it; which is another encouragement to search
after it. By "sound wisdom" may be meant, not the law, as Kimchi...
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_He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to
them that walk uprightly._
Ver. 7. _He layeth up sound wisdom._] Heb., Substance, reality; that
which hath a true being, in oppositi...
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_For the Lord giveth_ Hebrew, יתן, _will give wisdom_ Hath promised
to give it, namely, to those that so seek it. Thus he teaches them not
to ascribe any wisdom they might attain to their own abilitie...
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He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous, preserving it after the
manner of a treasure or a jewel; HE IS A BUCKLER TO THEM THAT WALK
UPRIGHTLY, for wisdom shields all those who exercise themselves...
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ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...
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1-9 Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom, will never complain
that they have lost their labour; and the freeness of the gift does
not do away the necessity of our diligence, John 6:27. Let them s...
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SOUND WISDOM, Heb. _essence or substance_; either,
1. Solid and true felicity, opposed to the vain enjoyments of this
world, which are said to have no substance or being, PROVERBS 23:5.
Or,
2. True a...
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SOLOMON STRESSES THAT THE SOURCE OF TRUE WISDOM IS GOD, AND THAT HE
GIVES IT TO HIS OWN, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND
ENABLE THEM TO APPRECIATE IT AND WALK IN IT (PROVERBS 2:6).
In Pro...
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CONTENTS: How wisdom is to be obtained and used. The unspeakable
advantage of true wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: God has provided that those who are sincerely disposed to
do...
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Proverbs 2:1. _Hide my commandments with thee,_ as a treasure is
secured in the cabinet, or as the copy of the law was put within the
ark in the holy place. The words of the law must be retained in th...
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_He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous._
GOOD MEN AND THEIR GOD
I. The character of good men.
1. They are spoken of as the “righteous.” The moral code of the
universe may be reduced to two wo...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:5 The first benefit of wisdom is that
one WILL UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD. This knowledge is possible
only because the Lord gives it to the UPRIGHT. Whil
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 2:7. SOUND WISDOM. Miller translates this word “_something
stable_.” It is used but twelve times in Scripture; in Job 5:12, it
is translated “enterprise,” but the rendering g...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 2:1
3. _Third admonitory discourse, pointing out the benefits which arise
from a sincere, earnest, and persevering search after Wisdom. _This
discourse divides itself into three...
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My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with
you; So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to
understanding; Yes, if you cry after knowledge, and lift up...
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1 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1
Corinthians 2:6;...