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Verse Proverbs 4:12. _THY STEPS SHALL NOT BE STRAITENED_] True wisdom
will teach thee to keep out of embarrassments. A man under the
influence of true religion _ponders_ his paths, and carefully _poi...
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The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father.
Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Chronicles
29:17;...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. Solomon's training (Proverbs 4:1)_
2. Hear, O my son: Receive my sayings (Proverbs 4:10)
3. My son, attend to my words. (Proverbs 4:20)...
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WHEN THOU GOEST: or, as thou walkest; i.e. however hedged in our path
seems, it opens out as we go forward.
WHEN THOU RUNNEST. if thou runnest. To walk is obligatory; to run is
optional....
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_goest … runnest_ The figure of Proverbs 4:11 is continued.
_straitened_ "His firm, wide steps of prosperity and security, when he
walked in a wide place (Psalms 4:1), become narrowed and hampered."
W...
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TEXT Proverbs 4:10-19
10.
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;
And the years of thy life shall be many.
11.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom;
I have led thee in paths of uprightness....
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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
WHEN THOU GOEST, THY STEPS SHALL NOT BE STRAITENED - by
insurmountable obstacles in thy way - i:e...
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ANCESTRAL WISDOM. THE TWO PATHS
In Proverbs 4:1 the teacher lays stress on the fact that his
instruction is a repetition of his father's. No teaching was thought
valuable save that which was handed do...
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His life is like a broad road in which are no obstacles to trip up the
unwary.
16, 17. There were many rapacious officials whose appetite for
oppression grew with what it fed on....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 4
V1 My sons, listen to your father’s instruction.
As you listen to me, you will understand more....
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‘The people who trust in God will become stronger. They will be so
strong, that they will be like the eagle (a large, strong bird). They
will run, but they will not become tired. They will walk, but t...
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בְּֽ֭ לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא ־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ
וְ אִם
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CHAPTER 5
EDUCATION: THE CHILD'S THOUGHT OF THE PARENT
"Wisdom doth live with children round her knees." - Wordsworth.
"He taught me, and said unto me," etc. Proverbs 4:4
THIS chapter begins with a...
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GUIDE-POSTS ON THE WAY OF LIFE
Proverbs 4:10-27
One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special
attention. _The path of the just, etc_., Proverbs 4:18. We may compare
this beautiful...
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In this chapter there are three addresses. The first is of the nature
of personal testimony (verses Pro 4:1-9). The next two are
exhortations to fidelity (verses Pro 4:10-27). The father urges his
own...
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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be (e) straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
(e) You will walk at liberty without offence....
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Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life
shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led
thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be
strait...
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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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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
Ver. 12. _And when thou runnest._] Having a good mixture of zeal and
knowledge; so that thy zeal dot...
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_Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings_ Diligently attend to and
imbibe my instructions, as the earth drinks in the rain that drops
upon it. _I have taught thee in the way of wisdom_ Either, 1st, The...
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ADMONITIONS CONCERNING WISDOM...
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When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened, be hindered and
confined by obstructions, AND WHEN THOU RUNNEST, THOU SHALT NOT
STUMBLE, rather have ample room for a full and free stride....
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1-13 We must look upon our teachers as our fathers: though
instruction carry in it reproof and correction, bid it welcome.
Solomon's parents loved him, therefore taught him. Wise and godly men,
in ev...
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THY STEPS SHALL NOT BE STRAITENED; thou shalt manage thine affairs
with great facility, and safety, and success. It is a metaphor from
those who walk in a strait and uneven path, where they are apt to...
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Proverbs 4:12 walk H3212 (H8800) steps H6806 hindered H3334 (H8799)
run H7323 (H8799) stumble H3782 ...
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GOD'S WISDOM TEACHES MEN THE WAY IN WHICH THEY SHOULD GO, A WAY IN
WHICH THEY WILL NOT STUMBLE AND WHICH LEADS TO LIFE, THEY ARE THUS TO
AVOID THE WAY OF THE WICKED IN WHICH MEN STUMBLE AND WHERE DEAT...
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CONTENTS: Earnest exhortation to the study of true wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: True wisdom from God is the principle thing. It is that
which recommends us to God, which be...
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Proverbs 4:1. _Hear, ye children,_ a Hebraism, equivalent to wash,
cleanse, and purify your ears. A grateful son here recites the
domestic piety of an illustrious father. David talked much with his
ch...
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_When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble._
MONOTONY AND CRISES
The old metaphor likening life to a path has many felicities in it. It
suggest...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:10 This passage gives one of the main
teachings of Proverbs 1:1: the doctrine of the two ways. Everyone has
a choice between entering the way of wisdom and the way of foll
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 4:8. EXALT or “esteem.”
PROVERBS 4:9. Last clause, or “she shall compass thee with a crown
of glory.”
PROVERBS 4:10. As is all other instances (see Notes on Chap....
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 4:1
7. _Seventh admonitory discourse. _We here enter upon the second group
of admonitory discourses, as is indicated by the opening address, "my
children," and which occurs again...
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Continuing to his son.
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you
might know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, don't forsake
my law. For I was my father's son, ten...
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1 John 2:10; 1 John 2:11; 1 Peter 2:8; 2 Samuel 22:37; Jeremiah 31:9;...
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SACRED EXHORTATIONS
Proverbs 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
It is well, now and then, to step aside and consider what God has to
say to young men and women; as well as to consider what He says to
their fath...