Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Proverbs 3:18
A tree — A pledge of everlasting life. He alludes to the tree of life, and intimates, that this is the only restorer of that life which we have lost by sin.
A tree — A pledge of everlasting life. He alludes to the tree of life, and intimates, that this is the only restorer of that life which we have lost by sin.
Verse Proverbs 3:18. _SHE_ IS _A TREE OF LIFE_] עץ חיים _ets chaiyim_, "the tree of lives," alluding most manifestly to the tree so called which God in the beginning planted in the garden of Paradise...
This and the other references in Proverbs Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 15:4 are the only allusions in any book of the Old Testament, after Genesis, to the “tree” itself, or to its spiritua
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...
A TREE OF LIFE. See Genesis 2:9; Genesis 3:22; Genesis 3:24 and compare Proverbs 11:30;...
_a tree of life_ The tree of life, Genesis 2:3 is referred to again in this Book (Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 15:4), and only besid
LENGTH OF DAYS IS IN HER RIGHT HAND— The wise man represents wisdom (i.e. _holiness_ or _religion_) as other authors have done, particularly the excellent Cebes, in the shape of a beautiful woman, or...
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...
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. SHE IS A TREE OF LIFE TO THEM THAT LAY HOLD UPON HER. "Lay hold" (machaziquim) - literally, lay hold...
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...
A TREE OF LIFE] a figure derived from Genesis 3 : see also Ezekiel 47:12; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 15:4....
The happiness that wisdom brings is not just an emotion. This is the same happiness that Jesus describes in Matthew 5:3-12. When God forgives our evil actions, we receive his joy in our spirits. Some...
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
A TREE OF LIFE. — Evidently an allusion to Genesis 2:3. No mention is made of it except in Proverbs (Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:12; Proverbs 15:4
עֵץ ־חַיִּ֣ים הִ֭יא לַ † מַּחֲזִיקִ֣ים בָּ֑הּ...
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),...
She [is] a tree (i) of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her. (i) Which brings forth such fruit that they who eat of it have life and he alludes to the tree...
_Life. Like that planted in paradise, Genesis ii. 9._...
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...
SHE [IS] A TREE OF LIFE,.... Or "lives" b; so Christ is called, Revelation 2:7; in allusion to the tree of life in the garden of Eden, Genesis 2:9; he being the author of life, natural, spiritual, and...
She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her. Ver. 18. _She is a tree of life._] A tree that giveth life and quickeneth: or, as one interprets i...
_Length of days is in her right hand_ Wisdom is here represented as a great and generous princess, distributing gifts to her subjects. She holds forth in her right hand the great blessing of health an...
THE HAPPINESS OF POSSESSING TRUE WISDOM...
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, her fruit preserving life, so that living is a blessing; AND HAPPY IS EVERY ONE THAT RETAINETH HER, keeping a firm hold upon this wonderful specie...
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...
SHE IS A TREE OF LIFE; she is a certain pledge and mean of everlasting life and happiness. He alludes to that _tree of life_, GENESIS 2:9, GENESIS 3:22; which if eaten by man in Paradise before his fa...
Proverbs 3:18 tree H6086 life H2416 hold H2388 (H8688) happy H833 (H8794) retain H8551 (H8802)...
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...
_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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 3:18 In Proverbs 1:1, the things that are called a TREE OF LIFE are resources that help the righteous walk with God and be blessed by him (see also
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...
Genesis 2:9; Genesis 3:22; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 13:12; Revela
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....