For the Lord giveth wisdom, granting it as a gift of His free favor; out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding, it is a matter of revelation in His Word. The ability of having the right judgment in the various situations in life and of discriminating properly in applying this knowledge is a gift of the Lord.
People do not gain wisdom by any efforts of their own, but God gives it according to the laws of His own goodness....
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...
GIVETH. The cry of Proverbs 2:3 implies. Giver. Illustrations: Joseph (Genesis 41:38; Genesis 41:39); Moses (Exodus 4:12); Solomon ...
_For_ Maurer rightly insists that this and two following verses are not a parenthesis, but an integral part of the main argument; q.d. I said that by diligent search after wisdom thou shouldest attain...
DISCOURSE: 754 THE WAY OF ATTAINING DIVINE KNOWLEDGE Proverbs 2:1. My Son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thin...
CHAPTER 2 TEXT Proverbs 2:1-9 1. My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; 2. So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; 3....
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. FOR THE LORD GIVETH WISDOM: OUT OF HIS MOUTH (COMETH) KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. Solomon knew this by experience ...
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 REWARD OF WISDOM If we respect God, then we shall become wise. God gives his wisdom to us. We are his people, and he guards us. He defends us, and he protects us. Psalms 23 compares God to a man...
FOR THE LORD GIVETH WISDOM. — As St. James (Proverbs 1:5) expresses it, He gives it to every man “liberally, and upbraideth not:” _i.e.,_ blames him not for asking it....
כִּֽי ־יְ֭הוָה יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה מִ֝ פִּ֗יו דּ
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 LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgm...
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 LORD GIVETH WISDOM,.... Natural wisdom in all its branches, with all its improvements, and in its utmost latitude and perfection; and spiritual wisdom, which lies in the knowledge of a man's s...
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding. Ver. 6. _Out of his mouth cometh knowledge._] If it could be said by the divine chronologer, _a_ _Ex Adami sapientis...
_For the Lord giveth_ Hebrew, יתן, _will give wisdom_ Hath promised to give it, namely, to those that so seek it. Thus he teaches them not to ascribe any wisdom they might attain to their own abilitie...
1-9 Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom, will never complain that they have lost their labour; and the freeness of the gift does not do away the necessity of our diligence, John 6:27. Let them s...
GIVETH WISDOM, Heb. _will give_; hath promised to give it, to wit, to those that so seek it; whereby he also teacheth them not to ascribe any wisdom which they may obtain unto their own wit and indust...
Proverbs 2:6 LORD H3068 gives H5414 (H8799) wisdom H2451 mouth H6310 knowledge H1847 understanding H8394 the Lord -...
SOLOMON STRESSES THAT THE SOURCE OF TRUE WISDOM IS GOD, AND THAT HE GIVES IT TO HIS OWN, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ENABLE THEM TO APPRECIATE IT AND WALK IN IT (PROVERBS 2:6). In Pro...
Proverbs 2:6 Religion may be properly considered in relation to the ends of study, and to the spirit in which these ends are to be pursued. I. Education ought to discipline and to strengthen the powe...
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...
_For the Lord giveth wisdom._ THE FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM I. That God is the only fountain of all true wisdom. Men say that the Deity is not the only source of it, but that much of it may be attained by a...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:5 The first benefit of wisdom is that one WILL UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD. This knowledge is possible only because the Lord gives it to the UPRIGHT. Whil
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 2:7. SOUND WISDOM. Miller translates this word “_something stable_.” It is used but twelve times in Scripture; in Job 5:12, it is translated “enterprise,” but the rendering g...
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 Chronicles 22:12; 1 Kings 3:12; 1 Kings 3:9; 1 Kings 4:29; Daniel