George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Proverbs 2:14
Evil. These signs prove whom we ought to shun. St. Augustine depicts his own conduct before his conversion in the darkest colours. (Calmet)
Evil. These signs prove whom we ought to shun. St. Augustine depicts his own conduct before his conversion in the darkest colours. (Calmet)
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...
WICKED. Same word as "evil", Proverbs 2:12....
_of the wicked_ Or, OF EVIL, R.V. text, as in Proverbs 2:12....
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...
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...
Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; WHO REJOICE TO DO EVIL, (AND) DELIGHT IN THE FROWARDNESS OF THE WICKED - (; ; . end.) Thus, Ahab "sold himself to work wickedne...
2:14 frowardness (a-10) 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...
DELIGHT IN THE FROWARDNESS OF THE WICKED. — This positive taking pleasure in evil is mentioned by St. Paul (Romans 1:32) as the last stage of degradation....
הַ֭ שְּׂמֵחִים לַ עֲשֹׂ֥ות רָ֑ע יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ בּ
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...
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight (h) in the frowardness of the wicked; (h) When they see any given to evil as they are....
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: To d...
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...
WHO REJOICE TO DO EVIL,.... At the doing of it, or when they have done it; they are glad of an opportunity of doing mischief, and glory when they have done it; it is a sport and pastime to them, Prov...
Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the frowardness of the wicked; Ver. 14. _Who rejoice to do evil._] It is their meat, drink, sport; Proverbs 4:27 _; _ Pro 10:23 they cannot be merry unless th...
_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;...
who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness, the maliciousness and deceitfulness, of the wicked;...
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...
WHO REJOICE TO DO EVIL; seeking and embracing occasions of sin with diligence and greediness, and pleasing themselves both in the practice and remembrance of sin; whereas upright men abhor and watch a...
Proverbs 2:14 rejoice H8056 doing H6213 (H8800) evil H7451 delight H1523 (H8799) perversity H8419 wicked H7451...
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...
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 13:6; Habakkuk 1:15; Hosea 7:3; Jeremiah 11:15; Luke 22: