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Verse Proverbs 4:13. _TAKE FAST HOLD_] החזק _hachazek, seize it
strongly_, and keep the hold; and do this as _for life_. Learn all
thou canst, retain what thou hast learnt, and keep the reason
continu...
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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; Psalms 15:1; Psalms 24:1; Psalms 37.
Proverbs 4:7
Or, “Th...
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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)
Proverbs 4:1. This passage shows the early tra...
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TAKE FAST HOLD. The Hiphils of this clause are emphatic.
LET HER NOT GO. do not let her go.
SHE. she herself. Emphatic....
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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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Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is
thy life.
TAKE FAST HOLD OF INSTRUCTION; LET HER NOT GO: KEEP HER; FOR SHE IS
THY LIFE - (; ). Do not be like children, who are m...
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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 d...
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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.
V2 My lessons are good.
Do not leave the t...
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FOR SHE IS THY LIFE. — Comp. 1 John 5:12, “He that hath the Son
hath life.”...
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הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּ † מּוּסָ֣ר אַל ־תֶּ֑רֶף
נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי ־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃...
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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 beautifu...
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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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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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TAKE FAST HOLD OF INSTRUCTION,.... Not the law, as Jarchi and Gersom
interpret it; but the instruction of wisdom, the doctrine of Christ or
the Gospel; see Proverbs 8:1; which is an instruction into t...
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Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she
[is] thy life.
Ver. 13. _Take fast hold of instruction._] _Nam magnum certamen
sustines adversus haereticae et epicureos,_ saith a J...
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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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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 eve...
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The conductor, and preserver, and comfort of thy life....
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Proverbs 4:13 hold H2388 (H8685) instruction H4148 go H7503 (H8686)
Keep H5341 (H8798) life H2416
Take - Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 23:23; Acts 2:42, Acts 11:23; 1 The
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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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Proverbs 4:13
We come into the real school-life when we have left school. Duty is
twofold: duty to do, duty to endure. We have the tasks of the school
to do, and the discipline of the school to bear....
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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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_Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is
thy life._
THE HOLD-FAST RELIGION
Faith may be well described as taking hold upon Divine instruction. To
take “fast hold” is an e...
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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 folly...
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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. Proverbs...
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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 Thessalonians 5:21; Acts 11:23; Acts 2:42; Deuteronomy 32:47;
Ecclesiastes 7:12; Genesis 32:26; Hebrews 2:1; John 4:39; John 6:68; L
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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 fat...