PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:3 WHEN I WAS A SON WITH MY FATHER. The father shows he can identify with his sons. He, too, was once young and under the instruction of a father. He also implies that wisdom did not begin with him but goes back through many generations. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEle... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:7 GET WISDOM. The reader is encouraged to search for wisdom and guard it continually. It is a great treasure (see Proverbs 2:4; Proverbs 3:13; Proverbs 4:20). In Proverbs 1:1, the BEGINNING of wisdom is always the fear of the Lord (see Proverbs 1:1;... [ Continue Reading ]
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 folly. Which path is taken will determine the outcome of one’s life. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElem... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:14 One should avoid the way of the WICKED, for it creates a hunger that is destructive and that cannot be satisfied (v. Proverbs 4:16). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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. Proverbs 4:14; Proverbs 2:8, Proverbs 2:13, Proverbs 2:15, Proverbs 2:20;... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:20 The commands in vv. Proverbs 4:20 all encourage making wisdom a vital part of one’s life. HEART in Proverbs 1:1 refers to the center of one’s inner life. It is from this place that a person does all thinking, feeling, and choosing. Taking words of wisdom into the heart... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:24 CROOKED SPEECH. A wise person’s speech does not include elements contrary to what the Lord loves. See also Proverbs 6:12, which describes how the misuse of speech displeases the Lord. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.le... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 4:25 The idea that the EYES should LOOK DIRECTLY FORWARD suggests determination to remain in the right way. When a person turns his eyes away from the path, he is likely to stumble. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, i... [ Continue Reading ]