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People do not gain wisdom by any efforts of their own, but God gives
it according to the laws of His own goodness....
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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)...
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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...
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_For_ Maurer rightly insists that this and two following verses are
not a parenthesis, but an integral part of the main argument; q.d. I
said that by diligent search after wisdom thou shouldest attain...
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DISCOURSE: 754
THE WAY OF ATTAINING DIVINE KNOWLEDGE
Proverbs 2:1. My Son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my
commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,
and apply thin...
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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....
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For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and
understanding.
FOR THE LORD GIVETH WISDOM: OUT OF HIS MOUTH (COMETH) KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING. Solomon knew this by experience ...
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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.'...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 2
V1 My son, accept my words!
Hide my commands inside yourself!
v2
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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...
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FOR THE LORD GIVETH WISDOM. — As St. James (Proverbs 1:5) expresses
it, He gives it to every man “liberally, and upbraideth not:”
_i.e.,_ blames him not for asking it....
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כִּֽי ־יְ֭הוָה יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה מִ֝
פִּ֗יו דּ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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FOR THE LORD GIVETH WISDOM,.... Natural wisdom in all its branches,
with all its improvements, and in its utmost latitude and perfection;
and spiritual wisdom, which lies in the knowledge of a man's s...
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For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and
understanding.
Ver. 6. _Out of his mouth cometh knowledge._] If it could be said by
the divine chronologer, _a_ _Ex Adami sapientis...
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_For the Lord giveth_ Hebrew, יתן, _will give wisdom_ Hath promised
to give it, namely, to those that so seek it. Thus he teaches them not
to ascribe any wisdom they might attain to their own abilitie...
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For the Lord giveth wisdom, granting it as a gift of His free favor;
OUT OF HIS MOUTH COMETH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, it is a matter of
revelation in His Word. The ability of having the right judg...
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ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...
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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...
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GIVETH WISDOM, Heb. _will give_; hath promised to give it, to wit, to
those that so seek it; whereby he also teacheth them not to ascribe
any wisdom which they may obtain unto their own wit and indust...
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Proverbs 2:6 LORD H3068 gives H5414 (H8799) wisdom H2451 mouth H6310
knowledge H1847 understanding H8394
the Lord -...
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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...
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Proverbs 2:6
Religion may be properly considered in relation to the ends of study,
and to the spirit in which these ends are to be pursued.
I. Education ought to discipline and to strengthen the powe...
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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...
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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...
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_For the Lord giveth wisdom._
THE FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM
I. That God is the only fountain of all true wisdom. Men say that the
Deity is not the only source of it, but that much of it may be
attained by a...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Chronicles 22:12; 1 Kings 3:12; 1 Kings 3:9; 1 Kings 4:29; Daniel