Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Proverbs 3:14
It is more necessary and advantageous, because it is so, not only for this short life, but also to the future and everlasting life, in which gold and silver bear no price.
It is more necessary and advantageous, because it is so, not only for this short life, but also to the future and everlasting life, in which gold and silver bear no price.
Verse Proverbs 3:14. _FOR THE MERCHANDISE_] סחר _sachar_, the _traffic_, the _trade_ that is carried on by _going through countries_ and _provinces_ with such articles as they could carry on the backs...
Compare Proverbs 2:4. “Fine gold” is apparently a technical word of that commerce, the native gold in the nugget or the dust....
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The call and promise of wisdom (Proverbs 3:1)_ 2. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom (Proverbs 3:11) 3. Promise and instruction (Proverbs 3:21)...
FOURTH Discourse. The sage exhorts the young man to heed his oral instruction (_torah),_ and to trust in Yahweh, fear Him, and honour Him in the prescribed manner of firstfruits. It is interesting to...
THE MERCHANDISE OF IT: i.e. literal, her merchandise....
_the merchandise of it_ Comp. Matthew 13:45-46, where this proverb is expanded into a parable. The same idea of trading in the moral and spiritual sphere occurs in Proverbs 11:19; Proverbs 23:23;...
TEXT Proverbs 3:13-26 13. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding. 14. For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof tha...
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. FOR THE MERCHANDISE OF IT IS BETTER THAN THE MERCHANDISE OF SILVER, AND THE GAIN THEREOF TH...
THE BLESSINGS OF OBEDIENCE AND OF CHASTISEMENT The first and third divisions, 1-10, 21-35, are exhortations to good conduct and promises of consequent blessing. The second, 11-20, declares the profit...
These verses compare Wisdom to valuable objects. She is worth more than precious stones. Her value is more than silver or gold. You can put your money in a bank. The bank will pay you an income. Howe...
In Proverbs 1:20-33, Solomon describes wisdom as a woman. This happens again in Proverbs 3:13-18. There is a difference. In Proverbs 1, Wisdom is angry with evil people. They have refused her advice....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 3 V1 My son, do not forget my law. Keep my commands in your heart. v
כִּ֤י טֹ֣וב סַ֭חְרָהּ מִ סְּחַר ־כָּ֑סֶף וּ֝
CHAPTER 10 TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY Proverbs 9:1, Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Prove
WISDOM'S WAYS OF PLEASANTNESS Proverbs 3:13-26 Wisdom is susceptible of cultivation. It is a _mine_ that needs to be worked with patient toil. Compare Proverbs 3:13-15 with Job 28:18. It is comparab...
As the former address had to do with the search for wisdom, this, in view of the value of if is an appeal to cultivate wisdom. The appeal consists of a declaration of its essence (verses Pro 3:1-10),...
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more preci...
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 MERCHANDISE OF IT [IS] BETTER THAN THE MERCHANDISE OF SILVER,.... The believer is a spiritual merchant; faith is a trading with and for Christ, and for spiritual and heavenly things by him; an...
For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. Ver. 14. _For the merchandise of._] That is, The profit that is gotten by making use of it....
_Happy is the man_ Notwithstanding all his afflictions; _that findeth wisdom_ Which supposes his diligent searching for it, expressed Proverbs 2:4. _And the man that getteth_ Hebrew, יפיק, _that drawe...
For the merchandise of it, the act of gaining or acquiring wisdom, IS BETTER THAN THE MERCHANDISE OF SILVER, such as men are eager to accumulate, AND THE GAIN THEREOF THAN FINE GOLD, even though it be...
THE HAPPINESS OF POSSESSING TRUE WISDOM...
13-20 No precious jewels or earthly treasures are worthy to be compared with true wisdom, whether the concerns of time or eternity be considered. We must make wisdom our business; we must venture all...
Proverbs 3:14 proceeds H5504 better H2896 profits H5505 silver H3701 gain H8393 gold H2742 P
YHWH AS CHASTENING FATHER AND WISE CREATOR INCULCATES WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AS A TREE OF LIFE TO THOSE WHOM HE LOVES (PROVERBS 3:11). The reference to ‘my son' in Proverbs 3:11 (although in the Heb...
CONTENTS: The power of true wisdom to make men both blessed and a blessing. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son. CONCLUSION: Those who have a continual regard to God's precepts and put themselves unde...
Proverbs 3:2. _Length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee._ The premature death denounced against the profligate, and the victims of the harlot, shall be far from thy dwelling. T...
_For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold._ THE HONOUR, PROFIT, AND PLEASURE OF RELIGION It is an unquestionable truth, that to walk in...
_Happy is the man that findeth wisdom._ WISDOM I. The pleasures of wisdom. 1. Present happiness. 2. Lasting happiness. II. The preciousness of wisdom (Proverbs 3:14). Many figures are employed to...
_My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments._ USEFUL PRECEPTS AND INSPIRING MOTIVES I. To remember and keep in our hearts the things written in this book (Proverbs 3:1). Int...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 3:13. GETS, “draws out.” PROVERBS 3:13. LAY HOLD, “grasp,” from a Hebrew root _strong_. RETAINETH, “holds her fast.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 3
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 3:1 4. _Fourth admonitory discourse. _The third chapter introduces us to a group of admonitions, and the first of these (Proverbs 3:1) forms the fourth admonitory discourse of the...
Chapter 3 continues to My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments: For length of days, long life, peace, shall they add to thee (Proverbs 3:1-2). Now these are the three. And...
2 Chronicles 1:11; 2 Chronicles 1:12; Job 28:13; Matthew 16:26;...
SEEKING AFTER WISDOM Proverbs 3:13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The wise man versus the foolish man. Many a man who thinks himself to be wise is a fool. Why? Because he is building his hopes upon the sand....