Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Proverbs 2:8
Path of judgment — Righteous paths, judgment being here put for righteousness. And keeping of paths may be put for keeping them in their paths.
Path of judgment — Righteous paths, judgment being here put for righteousness. And keeping of paths may be put for keeping them in their paths.
SAINTS - The devout and God-fearing. Compare Psalms 85:8 etc. The occurrence of the word here, in a book that became more and more prominent as prophetic utterances ceased, probably helped to determin...
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...
HE KEEPETH. for preserving. See note on Proverbs 4:23. THE PATHS OF JUDGMENT. righteous paths. PRESERVETH, &C. Illustrations: David (1 Samuel 25:32; 1 Samuel 27:1. Compare...
He _keepeth_ Lit. TO KEEP, which may mean, for them (those that walk in integrity) to keep, _that they may keep_, R.V. marg. But it is better to retain God as the subject still, and at the same time t...
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....
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. HE KEEPETH THE PATHS OF JUDGMENT - Hebrew, 'so as that [li-] He may keep the paths of judgment' - i:e., that He may cause th...
2:8 ones. (g-14) Or 'saints;' _ chasid_ , see Psalms 30:4 ....
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.'...
HIS SAINTS] read, 'His pious' or 'loving ones'; those who love and are beloved by Him (Psalms 12:1; Psalms 30:4; Psalms 31:23). 9-19. A further result. It saves from the seductions of bad men and wom...
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...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 2 V1 My son, accept my words! Hide my commands inside yourself! v2
HE KEEPETH THE PATHS OF JUDGMENT — i.e., protects those who walk in them. HIS SAINTS. — Or rather, _His ardent worshippers_ (_chasîdîm_)_,_ a term used in the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 33:8) of the trib...
לִ֭ נְצֹר אָרְחֹ֣ות מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ דֶ֖רֶךְ _חֲסִידָ֣יו_†
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...
_Justice. In his servants. (Calmet) --- God gives them grace to follow virtue, (Haydock) and protects them from every danger. (Calmet)_...
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...
HE KEEPETH THE PATHS OF JUDGMENT,.... That is, the Lord keeps them; he does that which is just and right himself, in the course of his providence, and in the methods of his grace; and as he guides the...
He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Ver. 8. _He keepeth the paths of judgment._] Well may they walk uprightly that are so strongly supported. God's hand is ever un...
_He keepeth the paths of judgment_ Hebrew, לנצר ארחות, _To keep the paths_, &c. It seems to be spoken of those who walk uprightly, mentioned in the preceding verse, and it would be better translated,...
He keepeth the paths of judgment, protecting the ways of justice, the conduct of those who try to behave in agreement with the demands of justice, AND PRESERVETH THE WAY OF HIS SAINTS, guiding and gua...
ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...
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...
HE KEEPETH THE PATHS OF JUDGMENT; he guardeth and guideth the paths or ways, i.e. the counsels and actions, of good men, as the next clause explains this, which are called PATHS OF JUDGMENT, or _right...
Proverbs 2:8 guards H5341 (H8800) paths H734 justice H4941 preserves H8104 (H8799) way H1870 saints H2623...
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...
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 2:5 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 Peter 1:5; 1 Samuel 2:9; Deuteronomy 33:26; Deuteronomy 33:3;...