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Verse Proverbs 4:14. _ENTER NOT INTO THE PATH OF THE WICKED_] Never
_associate_ with those whose life is irregular and sinful; never
_accompany_ them in any of their acts of transgression....
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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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The earnest warning of this and the following verses recalls the
similar warnings of Proverbs 1:19 ff.; Proverbs 2:12 ff.; Proverbs
3:31 ff....
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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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Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil
men.
ENTER NOT INTO THE PATH OF THE WICKED, AND GO NOT IN THE WAY OF EVIL
MEN. "Enter not" forbids the first step toward union w...
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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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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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Solomon emphasises his words. We should not behave like evil people.
We should not listen to their advice. Their advice is never wise.
We must not do the same things that evil people do. Their behavi...
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בְּ אֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל ־תָּבֹ֑א וְ
אַל
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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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Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life
shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led
thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be
strait...
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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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ENTER NOT INTO THE PATH OF THE WICKED,.... Which leads to eternal
death; join not with them in their wicked ways and practices; have no
fellowship, keep no company, with them; do not set one foot in t...
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Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil
[men].
Ver. 14. _Enter not into the path of the wicked._] _Qui male vivunt,
et peius credunt,_ saith one, which live ill, and beli...
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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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Enter not into the path of the wicked, to join them in their godless
conduct, AND GO NOT IN THE WAY OF EVIL MEN, such behavior being
incompatible with true wisdom....
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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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ENTER NOT INTO THE PATH OF THE WICKED; avoid their courses and
company. GO NOT; do not proceed further. If thou hast unadvisedly
entered into it, do not persist in it, but get thee speedily out of
it....
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Proverbs 4:14 enter H935 (H8799) path H734 wicked H7563 walk H833
(H8762) way H1870 evil H7451...
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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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Proverbs 4:14
One chief cause of the wickedness which is everywhere seen in the
world and in which, alas! each of us has more or less his share is our
curiosity to have some fellowship with darkness,...
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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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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 4:14 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
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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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1 Corinthians 15:33; Proverbs 1:10; Proverbs 1:15; Proverbs 13:20;...
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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...