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Verse Proverbs 3:15. _SHE_ IS _MORE PRECIOUS THAN RUBIES_]
מפנינים _mippeninim_. The word principally means _pearls_, but
may be taken for _precious stones_ in general. The root is פנה
_panah_, he _lo...
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RUBIES - The פנינים _pânı̂ynı̂ym_ were among the costly
articles of traffic, and red or rose-colored Lamentations 4:7. The
last fact has led some to identify them with coral, or (as in the King
James...
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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)
Proverbs 3:1. The call to obedience...
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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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SHE. Emphatic. She, in herself.
RUBIES. corals, or pearls....
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_rubies_ This rendering is retained in R.V. text, with a reference to
Job 28:18, where the alternative is given in the marg. of _red coral_,
or _pearls_. The expression "more ruddy" (which those, howe...
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TEXT Proverbs 3:13-26
13.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,
And the man that getteth understanding.
14.
For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver,
And the profit thereof tha...
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She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst
desire are not to be compared unto her.
SHE IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN RUBIES: AND ALL THE THINGS THOU CANST
DESIRE ARE NOT TO BE COMPARE...
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3:15 rubies; (o-6) Or 'coral;' others 'pearls,' see Job 28:18 ....
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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.
V2 My commands will bring you long life.
They will bring you wealth....
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RUBIES. — The meaning of the Hebrew _penînîm_ is doubtful.
Lamentations 4:7 shows the colour to have been red; “coral” is a
probable rendering; that of “pearls” is unlikely. For the thought,
comp. Job...
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יְקָ֣רָה הִ֭יא _מִ_†_פְּנִינִ֑ים_† וְ
כָל ־חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ
־בָֽהּ׃...
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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
Proverbs 4:1
AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vicious woman and W...
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WISDOM'S WAYS OF PLEASANTNESS
Proverbs 3:13-26
Wisdom is susceptible of cultivation. It is a _mine_ that needs to be
worked with patient toil. Compare Proverbs 3:13-15 with Job 28:18. It
is comparab...
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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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_Riches. Hebrew peninim, (Haydock) "pearls," Job xxviii. 18. (Calmet)_...
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Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the
merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is
more preci...
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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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SHE [IS] MORE PRECIOUS THAN RUBIES,.... Or "pearls" u, as some; which
were formerly esteemed above all precious stones; the eastern were the
more valuable w, which Solomon had most knowledge of; Chris...
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She [is] more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst
desire are not to be compared unto her.
Ver. 15. _She is more precious than rubies._] Or, Pearls, which of old
were most highly estee...
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_Happy is the man_ Notwithstanding all his afflictions; _that findeth
wisdom_ Which supposes his diligent searching for it, expressed
Proverbs 2:4. _And the man that getteth_ Hebrew, יפיק, _that
drawe...
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THE HAPPINESS OF POSSESSING TRUE WISDOM...
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13-20 No precious jewels or earthly treasures are worthy to be
compared with true wisdom, whether the concerns of time or eternity be
considered. We must make wisdom our business; we must venture all...
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For true worth and usefulness....
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Proverbs 3:15 precious H3368 rubies H6443 desire H2656 compare H7737
(H8799)
more - Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 20:15, Proverbs 31:10; Matthew 13:44-46
all - Psalms 63:3,...
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YHWH AS CHASTENING FATHER AND WISE CREATOR INCULCATES WISDOM AND
UNDERSTANDING AS A TREE OF LIFE TO THOSE WHOM HE LOVES (PROVERBS
3:11).
The reference to ‘my son' in Proverbs 3:11 (although in the Heb...
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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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_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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THE RUBY
More precious than rubies. Proverbs 3:15.
July is or should be a month of warm, glowing sunshine, and the July
stone is a warm, glowing gem the ruby.
The ruby is the rarest of the precious...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 3:13. GETS, “draws out.”
PROVERBS 3:13. LAY HOLD, “grasp,” from a Hebrew root _strong_.
RETAINETH, “holds her fast.”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 3:13_
WI...
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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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Matthew 13:44; Proverbs 20:15; Proverbs 31:10; Proverbs 8:11; Psalms
63:3; Psalms 73:25; Psalms 73:26; Romans 8:18...
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SEEKING AFTER WISDOM
Proverbs 3:13
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The wise man versus the foolish man. Many a man who thinks himself
to be wise is a fool. Why? Because he is building his hopes upon the
sand...