Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 2:12
Froward things. — (Heb., tahpûkhôth), i.e., misrepresentations, distortions of the truth.
Froward things. — (Heb., tahpûkhôth), i.e., misrepresentations, distortions of the truth.
Verse Proverbs 2:12. _THE MAN THAT SPEAKETH FROWARD THINGS._] תהפכות _tahpuchoth_, things of _subversion_; from תפך _taphach_, to _turn_ or _change_ the _course of a thing_. Men who wish to _subvert_...
The evil-doers here include not robbers and murderers only Proverbs 1:10, but all who leave the straight path and the open day for crooked ways, perverse counsels, deeds of darkness. “To delight etc.”...
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)...
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...
DELIVER. pluck, or rescue. evil. evil [man]. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ FROWARD. perverse. Hebrew occurs nine times in Proverbs (verses: Proverbs 2:12; Proverbs 2:14; Proverbs 2:14;...
_the evil_man] Or, EVIL, R.V. text (marg. as A.V.); ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ κακῆς, LXX.; a via mala, Vulg....
DISCOURSE: 756 BENEFITS OF TRUE WISDOM Proverbs 2:10. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: to...
THE MAN THAT SPEAKETH FROWARD THINGS— "With a design to corrupt your mind, and entice you to evil principles and practices:" A species of corruption of which young persons in particular should be extr...
TEXT Proverbs 2:10-22 10. For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul; 11. Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee: 12. To deli...
To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; TO DELIVER THEE FROM THE WAY OF THE EVIL (MAN), FROM THE MAN THAT SPEAKETH FROWARD THINGS - things contrary...
2:12 things; (a-15) Or 'deceits,' plural, as often. see Psalms 5:9 ; Psalms 11:7 ....
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.'...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 2 V1 My son, accept my words! Hide my commands inside yourself! v2
THE JOURNEY OF LIFE The Bible often compares life to a journey. Abraham’s whole life was a journey. He travelled from Ur to Haran, and then to Canaan. ‘He searched for the city that God built.’ (Hebr...
לְ֭ הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מִ דֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע מֵ֝ אִ֗ישׁ
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...
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...
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...
_Things. The danger of such company for young people is very great, as the heart is misled by the understanding, (Calmet) if it do not itself shew the way to error. (Haydock) --- We all possess a fund...
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee...
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...
TO DELIVER THEE FROM THE WAY OF THE EVIL [MAN],.... Who is so by nature and practice, who is hardened in sin and abandoned to it, whose course of life is evil, and who endeavours to draw others into t...
To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man], from the man that speaketh froward things; Ver. 12. _That speaketh froward things._] As if his mouth were distorted, or the upper lip stood where the n...
_When wisdom entereth into thy heart_ When thou dost truly love it, and hide its precepts in thy heart; _Discretion shall preserve thee_ From wicked courses, and the mischiefs which attend upon them;...
to deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from wicked conduct, FROM THE MAN THAT SPEAKETH FROWARD THINGS, uttering perverse and malicious speeches;...
WISDOM PRESERVES FROM FOLLY...
10-22 If we are truly wise, we shall be careful to avoid all evil company and evil practices. When wisdom has dominion over us, then it not only fills the head, but enters into the heart, and will pr...
FROM THE WAY OF THE EVIL MAN; from following his counsel or example, which others for want of wisdom commonly do. THAT SPEAKETH FROWARD THINGS; with design to corrupt thy mind, and entice thee to evil...
Proverbs 2:12 deliver H5337 (H8687) way H1870 evil H7451 man H376 speaks H1696 (H8764) things H8419...
DELIVERANCE FROM SINFUL MEN (PROVERBS 2:12). The giving of wisdom, knowledge and understanding will deliver the young man from the way of evil. This is necessary for the second voice that speaks to th...
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...
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...
_To deliver thee from the way of the evil man._ WICKEDNESS AND WISDOM, THE BANE AND THE ANTIDOTE I. A terrible description of wicked persons. 1. Their character. Their speech is corrupt. Their habi...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 2:12. DELIVER, “snatch,” as a brand out of the fire. EVIL MAN, rather “an evil way.” Proverbs 2:13. “Level” paths. PROVERBS 2:16. STRANGE, “unknown,” “_wanton_” (se
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Acts 20:30; Isaiah 59:3;...