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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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WAY OF THE WICKED. Illustrations: Korah (Numbers 16:16); Ahab (1 Kings
16:31); Babylon (Isaiah 47:11); Jews (Jeremiah 5:19;...
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_as darkness_ Comp., for the contrast with the preceding verse,
Proverbs 13:9....
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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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The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they
stumble.
THE WAY OF THE WICKED IS AS DARKNESS; THEY KNOW NOT AT WHAT THEY
STUMBLE - (.) They know not on what peril they may stumble...
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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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This is a beautiful short poem. It contrasts a good man and an evil
man. Sometimes people think that everyone is the same. Some people say
that everyone is good. The Bible does not say this. The Bible...
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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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THE WAY OF THE WICKED IS AS DARKNESS. — By refusing to “walk in
the light” of God’s Word, and conscience (1 John 1:7), the light
that was in them has become darkness (Matthew 6:23); they know not
whit...
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דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽ † אֲפֵלָ֑ה
לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ...
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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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GUIDE-POSTS ON THE WAY OF LIFE
Proverbs 4:10-27
One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special
attention. _The path of the just, etc_., Proverbs 4:18. We may compare
this beautiful...
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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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_Fall. They are unconcerned about sin, and neither avoid it, nor
strive to repent. (Calmet)_...
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But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness:
they know not at what they stumble.
In these verses the contras...
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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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THE WAY OF THE WICKED [IS] AS DARKNESS,.... They are in the darkness
of sin, ignorance, error, and unbelief; their works are works of
darkness; the way in which they are leads to eternal darkness, rui...
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The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they
stumble.
Ver. 19. _Is as darkness._] That little light they had by nature they
imprison, _κατεχοντωυ_ _, _ Rom 1:18 and are justly d...
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_Enter not into the path of the wicked_ Avoid their practices and
company; _and go not in the way of evil men_ Do not proceed further
therein. If thou hast unadvisedly entered into it, do not persist...
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The way of the wicked is as darkness, directly opposite to that of the
righteous; THEY KNOW NOT AT WHAT THEY STUMBLE, they flounder around in
immorality, going from bad to worse in their behavior....
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WARNING AGAINST WICKEDNESS...
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14-27 The way of evil men may seem pleasant, and the nearest way to
compass some end; but it is an evil way, and will end ill; if thou
love thy God and thy soul, avoid it. It is not said, Keep at a d...
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AS DARKNESS; full of gross ignorance and error, of uncertainty and
confusion, of wickedness, of danger and misery; all which come under
the name of _darkness_ in Scripture use, and suit well with the...
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Proverbs 4:19 way H1870 wicked H7563 darkness H653 know H3045 (H8804)
stumble H3782 (H8735)...
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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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_The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they
stumble._
THE BLINDNESS OF SINNERS THEIR DESTRUCTION
All men are either saints or sinners; and they are all walking in
paths as diff...
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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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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:18 DAWN... FULL DAY. These verses
describe ever-increasing brightness, from first light until noon. The
path of a person refers to the way that a person lives (v....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 4:14. GO NOT. The Heb. is literally “to go
straightforward;” also, “to pronounce happy.”
PROVERBS 4:15. AVOID, “Let it go,” reject it.” TURN FROM IT,
_i.e._, even if thou h...
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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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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...
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Darkness — Full of ignorance and error, of uncertainty and
confusion, of danger and misery....