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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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INCLINE THINE EAR. hearken. Hebrew prick up or point thine ear. Not
the same word as in Proverbs 2:18.
WISDOM. Hebrew. _chokma._ See note on Proverbs 1:2.
AND APPLY. [then] thou shalt incline or bend...
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_thine heart_ For the wide meaning of this word in Holy Scripture see
Delitzsch, _Biblical Psychology_, Section xii: "According to thorough
investigation and evidence of Scripture in all its parts, th...
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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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So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to
understanding;
SO THAT THOU INCLINE THINE EAR UNTO WISDOM, (AND) APPLY THINE HEART
TO UNDERSTANDING. The ear is the avenue to th...
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THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM
We must greatly desire wisdom. We must listen to it. We must desire
it. We must ask questions, so that we can learn more. We must hunt for
wisdom, like someone who searches for...
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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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לְ הַקְשִׁ֣יב לַֽ † חָכְמָ֣ה
אָזְנֶ֑ךָ תַּטֶּ֥ה...
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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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So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply (b) thine
heart to understanding;
(b) If you give yourself to the true knowledge of God without
hypocrisy....
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_WISDOM’S COUNSELS_
‘My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments
with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine
heart to understanding; … then shalt thou u...
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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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SO THAT THOU INCLINE THINE EAR UNTO WISDOM,.... Hearken to Wisdom,
that is, Christ; or rather to the instruction of Wisdom, which is the
Gospel; so called, because it is the produce of divine wisdom,...
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_So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart
to understanding;_
Ver. 2. _So that thou incline thine ear._] Lie low at God's feet, and
say, "Speak, Lord, for thy servant hearet...
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_My son_, &c. These words are spoken by Solomon, either, 1st, In the
name of wisdom, as before: or rather, 2d, In his own name. _If thou
wilt hide my commandments with thee_ Wilt lay them up in thy mi...
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ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...
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so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, yielding a ready
obedience, AND APPLY THINE HEART TO UNDERSTANDING, ready to accept it,
to make use of the right discrimination in every situation in life;...
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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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Give thyself to the study of it with affection and diligence....
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Proverbs 2:2 incline H7181 (H8687) ear H241 wisdom H2451 apply H5186
(H8686) heart H3820 understanding H8394...
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SOLOMON CALLS ON HIS ‘SON' TO RECEIVE HIS WORDS WITH A VIEW TO
ATTAINING A TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD WHICH WILL CAUSE HIM TO REVERENCE
HIM (PROVERBS 2:1).
The first voice that speaks to the young man is t...
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Proverbs 2:1
This is only one passage out of many in which wisdom is connected with
religion, in which it is asserted that a religious fear of God is the
first step in true wisdom, and that he who wo...
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Proverbs 2:2
I. Solomon's meaning is, that we are to begin life by fearing God,
without understanding it; as a child obeys his parents without
understanding the meaning of their commands. If we do not...
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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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_So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom._
WISDOM
This is constantly connected with religion. A religious fear of God is
the first step in true wisdom. He who would know God aright must love
Wisdo...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:1 These verses call the listener or
reader to SEEK wisdom diligently.
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 2:1_
HUMAN UNDERSTANDING AND DIVINE KNOWLEDGE
I. DIVINE KNOWLEDGE IS WITHIN THE REACH OF THE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING.
When a physician has created an appetite...
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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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Acts 17:11; Ecclesiastes 7:25; Ecclesiastes 8:16; Ecclesiastes 8:9;...