Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 2:10
When wisdom... — Rather to be taken as an explanation of the preceding, For wisdom will enter, &c
When wisdom... — Rather to be taken as an explanation of the preceding, For wisdom will enter, &c
Another picture of the results of living in the fear of the Lord. Not that to which it leads a man, but that from which it saves him, is brought into view. Notice also that it is one thing for wisdom...
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)...
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...
WHEN, &C.: or because. Commencing the particular instructions as to the practical power of wisdom, to keep from evil men (verses: Proverbs 2:10) and the foreign woman _(verses:_ 16-19); and in the way...
_When wisdom entereth … knowledge is pleasant_ Rather: FOR WISDOM SHALL ENTER … KNOWLEDGE SHALL BE PLEASANT, R.V. The address flows on continuously and describes how wisdom as a shield preserves from...
DISCOURSE: 756 BENEFITS OF TRUE WISDOM Proverbs 2:10. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: to...
DISCOURSE: 855 PIETY A PRESERVATIVE FROM EVIL Proverbs 2:10. _When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep...
TEXT Proverbs 2:10-22 10. For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul; 11. Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee: 12. To deli...
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; WHEN WISDOM ENTERETH INTO THINE HEART, AND KNOWLEDGE IS PLEASANT UNTO THY SOUL; DISCRETION SHALL PRESERVE THEE, UNDER...
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.'...
WHEN] RV 'for.' It becomes part of his very mind. 16-18. The stress laid in these Chapter s on sensual vice proves that the evil was a flagrant one. The population was drawn to the great towns where s...
THE JOURNEY OF LIFE The Bible often compares life to a journey. Abraham’s whole life was a journey. He travelled from Ur to Haran, and then to Canaan. ‘He searched for the city that God built.’ (Hebr...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 2 V1 My son, accept my words! Hide my commands inside yourself! v2
כִּֽי ־תָבֹ֣וא חָכְמָ֣ה בְ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝ דַ֗עַ
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...
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...
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...
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee...
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...
WHEN WISDOM ENTERETH INTO THINE HEART,.... Either Christ, the Wisdom of God; who enters there at conversion, and sets up a throne in the heart, and dwells there by faith: or else the Gospel, the wisdo...
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Ver. 10. _Is pleasant to thy soul._] Spiritual joy mortifies sin. His mouth hankers not after homely provision that hat...
_When wisdom entereth into thy heart_ When thou dost truly love it, and hide its precepts in thy heart; _Discretion shall preserve thee_ From wicked courses, and the mischiefs which attend upon them;...
WISDOM PRESERVES FROM FOLLY...
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, not as a transient guest, but for the purpose of making it a permanent residence, AND KNOWLEDGE IS PLEASANT UNTO THY SOUL, affording the only genuine pleasure an...
10-22 If we are truly wise, we shall be careful to avoid all evil company and evil practices. When wisdom has dominion over us, then it not only fills the head, but enters into the heart, and will pr...
WHEN WISDOM ENTERETH INTO THINE HEART; when thou dost truly love it, and passionately desire it, and hide its precepts in thy heart, according to PSALMS 119:11....
Proverbs 2:10 wisdom H2451 enters H935 (H8799) heart H3820 knowledge H1847 pleasant H5276 (H8799) soul H5315...
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...
Proverbs 2:10 I. If we look at the teaching of Scripture upon the subject of Christian humility, we find that its two main characteristics are: (1) distrust of self and of purely human wisdom; (2) tru...
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...
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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:9 The second benefit of wisdom is that one gains an understanding of RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Wisdom takes root in the heart and protects the person who embrac...
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...
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...
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...
Colossians 3:16; Jeremiah 15:16; Job 23:12; Proverbs 18:1; Proverb
When — Thou dost truly love wisdom....