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Verse Proverbs 4:10. _THE YEARS OF THY LIFE SHALL BE MANY._] Vice and
intemperance impair the health and shorten the days of the wicked;
while true religion, sobriety, and temperance, prolong them. T...
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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;...
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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)...
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MY SON. See note on Proverbs 1:8.
SAYINGS. Hebrew. _imrah._ See App-73.
THE YEARS OF THY LIFE SHALL BE MANY. [my sayings] shall grow greater
[through] the years of thy life. The verb denotes increase...
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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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Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life
shall be many.
HEAR, O MY SON, AND RECEIVE MY SAYINGS; AND THE YEARS OF THY LIFE
SHALL BE MANY - reverting to ....
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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 do...
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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....
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If we plan our journeys wisely, then we are safer. We can avoid many
dangers. In the same way, if we are wise, then our lives will be
safer....
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שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְ קַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְ
יִרְבּ֥וּ
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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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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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HEAR, O MY SON, AND RECEIVE MY SAYINGS,.... Some think David is still
speaking to his son Solomon, or Solomon continues relating what his
father said to him; though I rather think these are Solomon's...
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Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life
shall be many.
Ver. 10. _Hear, O my son, and receive._] How slippery an age youth is,
and how easily it slips into sinful courses and...
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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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Hear, o my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life
shall be many, a long and happy life being one of the rewards granted
to him who uses knowledge aright and happy life being one of 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 ev...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Proverbs 4:10 Hear H8085 (H8798) son H1121 receive H3947 (H8798)
sayings H561 years H8141 life H2416 many...
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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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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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_I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right
paths _
PRECEPT AND EXAMPLE
Teaching and leading are closely allied, but are not identical.
It is possible and common to have the f...
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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 foll
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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....
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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 2:13; 1 Timothy 1:15; Deuteronomy 5:16; Deuteronomy
6:2;...
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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 fath...