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Verse Proverbs 4:21. _KEEP THEM IN THE MIDST OF THINE HEART._] Let
them be wrapped up in the very _centre of thy affections_; that they
may give spring and energy to every desire, word, and wish....
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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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DEPART. get away from....
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TEXT Proverbs 4:20-27
20.
My son, attend to my words;
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21.
Let them not depart from thine eyes;
Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
22.
For they are life unt...
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Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
heart.
LET THEM NOT DEPART FROM THINE EYES; KEEP THEM IN THE MIDST OF THINE
HEART. As the "ear" was mentioned in , so the "eyes...
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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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אַל ־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵ עֵינֶ֑יךָ
שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּ תֹ֣וךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃...
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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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My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let
them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to al...
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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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LET THEM NOT DEPART FROM THINE EYES,.... Commit them to writing,
frequently read them over; let them be always in sight, as a rule and
directory to steer the course of life by. Some understand this of...
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Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine
heart.
Ver. 21. _Let them not depart._] _See Trapp on "_ Pro 3:21 _"_
In the midst of thy heart.] As in a safe repository, a read...
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WARNING AGAINST WICKEDNESS...
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14-27 The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to
compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou
love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a d...
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Heartily love them, and stedfastly retain them,...
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Proverbs 4:21 depart H3868 (H8686) eyes H5869 Keep H8104 (H8798) midst
H8432 heart H3824
depart - Proverbs 3:3, Proverbs 3:21
in the - Proverbs 2:1; Psalms 40:8;...
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A GENERAL APPEAL TO HEAR HIS WORDS AND SAYINGS, AND INSTRUCTIONS WITH
REGARD TO HIS HEART, MOUTH, EYES AND FEET (PROVERBS 4:20).
Solomon urges those who hear him and read his words to take them to
he...
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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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_My son, attend to my words._
DIVINE PRINCIPLES
“The words of wisdom” are the vehicles of those Divine principles
the reception and embodiment of which by man are essential to his
well-being.
I. Th...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:20 The commands in vv. Proverbs 4:20 all
encourage making wisdom a vital part of one’s life. HEART in
Proverbs 1:1 refers to the center of one’s inner life. It is from
this...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 4:22. HEALTH, or “healing.”
PROVERBS 4:23. “Above all other watching, keep thy heart,” some
read: “Keep thy heart with all (kinds of) keeping.”
_Issues_—“currents,” “outgoi...
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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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Proverbs 2:1; Proverbs 3:21; Proverbs 3:3; Psalms 40:8...
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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...