Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Proverbs 2:21
For the upright shall dwell in the land, enjoying earthly prosperity, as the blessing of the Lord, and the perfect shall remain in it.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, enjoying earthly prosperity, as the blessing of the Lord, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Noticeable here is the Hebrew love of home and love of country. To “dwell in the land” is (compare Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 25:18, etc.) the highest blessing for the whole people and for individual men...
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...
DWELL IN THE LAND. Not be "cast out", as in Proverbs 2:22. PERFECT: or blameless....
_land … earth_ The Heb. word is the same, and should have the same rendering, either land or earth, in both verses. To a Jew this would of course mean "the _land_which the Lord, thy God, giveth thee...
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...
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. FOR THE UPRIGHT SHALL DWELL IN THE LAND, AND THE PERFECT SHALL REMAIN IN IT - in contrast to the faithless, who go "unto...
2:21 land, (g-8) Or 'earth.'...
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.'...
THE LAND God gave land to the nation of Israel. He warned them to follow his commands. If the nation turned away from God, then they would lose their land. (Deuteronomy 28) Solomon knew that God had...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 2 V1 My son, accept my words! Hide my commands inside yourself! v2
THE UPRIGHT SHALL DWELL IN THE LAND — i.e., of Canaan, according to the old promise made to Abraham, renewed in the fifth commandment, and constantly repeated in the prophets....
כִּֽי ־יְשָׁרִ֥ים יִשְׁכְּנוּ ־אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝ תְמִימִ֗ים...
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...
For the upright shall dwell in the (o) land, and the perfect shall remain in it. (o) They will enjoy the temporal and spiritual promises of God, as the wicked will be void of them....
_Earth. Happily. This was the wish of the carnal Jews. But the more enlightened raise their thoughts to heaven._...
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...
FOR THE UPRIGHT SHALL DWELL IN THE LAND,.... Such as are upright in heart, who have a right spirit renewed in them; whose hearts are right with God, have the truth of grace in them; whose faith is unf...
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. Ver. 21. _For the upright shall dwell in the land._] Of Canaan, a type of heaven; for by these outward and corporeal thing...
_That thou mayest walk_, &c. This depends upon Proverbs 2:11, and is mentioned as another happy fruit of wisdom, the former being declared, from Proverbs 2:12. _In the way of good men_ Mayest follow t...
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...
Shall have a peaceable and comfortable abode in the land of Canaan, which also is a type of their everlasting felicity. See PSALMS 37:3,9,18,29....
Proverbs 2:21 upright H3477 dwell H7931 (H8799) land H776 blameless H8549 remain H3498 (H8735)...
THE CONTRAST BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS TO THE UPRIGHT, AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WICKED (PROVERBS 2:21). Each of the first three Chapter s of Proverbs, together with Proverbs 4:1, ends with a contrast betwee...
PERFECT (_ See Scofield) - (1 Kings 8:61). _...
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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:21 THE UPRIGHT WILL INHABIT THE LAND describes the inheritance that will belong to those who continue on the wise path. This is contrasted with the WICKED being...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 2:21_ THE CONTRAST IN THE END FROM THE CONTRAST IN THE WAY If men walk in two directly opposite directions they cannot possibly arrive at the same goal....
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...
Job 1:1; Job 42:12; Psalms 112:4; Psalms 37:11; Psalms 37:22;...