Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Proverbs 2:7
Sound wisdom. — Literally, furtherance, advancement (Comp. “Whosoever hath, unto him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance,” Matthew 13:12.)
Sound wisdom. — Literally, furtherance, advancement (Comp. “Whosoever hath, unto him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance,” Matthew 13:12.)
Verse Proverbs 2:7. _HE LAYETH UP SOUND WISDOM_] תושיה _tushiyah_. We have met with this word in Job; see Job 5:12; Job 6:13; Job 11:6;...
SOUND WISDOM - “Soundness,” an idea which passes on into that of health and safety. Compare “sound doctrine” in 1 Timothy 1:10; 2 Timothy 4:3....
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...
HE LAYETH UP. Same word as "hide" in Proverbs 2:1. The wicked cannot find. The righteous must dig. It is in safety from the enemy. SOUND WISDOM. something stable. Hebrew. _tushiyah =_ that which is, o...
_layeth up_ Lit. _hideth_, as a treasure too precious to be left exposed, therefore it must be searched for (Proverbs 2:4). But he layeth it up _for_, not _from_, the upright; therefore the search sha...
SOUND WISDOM— Or, _solid blessings._ The next clause is rendered by Houbigant, _He is a defence for those who act with simplicity and candour;_ and by Schultens, _A shield to those who walk in integri...
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....
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. HE LAYETH UP SOUND WISDOM FOR THE RIGHTEOUS. "He layeth up" as a "hid treasure," in order to call forth sed...
2:7 wisdom (f-5) Or 'true wisdom,' or 'soundness;' and so chs. 3.21; 8.14. see Job 6:13 ; Job 12:16 ....
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.'...
SOUND WISDOM] read, 'deliverances.'...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 2 V1 My son, accept my words! Hide my commands inside yourself! v2
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...
_יִצְפֹּ֣ן_† לַ֭ † יְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה מָ֝גֵ֗ן לְ...
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...
_Salvation. Protestants, "sound wisdom." Tushiya (Haydock) often occurs in this book, and is very comprehensive, (Calmet) denoting the substance (Haydock) of goodness, virtue, &c., Job v. 12._...
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...
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...
HE LAYETH UP SOUND WISDOM FOR THE RIGHTEOUS,.... In order to give it to them that seek for it; which is another encouragement to search after it. By "sound wisdom" may be meant, not the law, as Kimchi...
_He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly._ Ver. 7. _He layeth up sound wisdom._] Heb., Substance, reality; that which hath a true being, in oppositi...
_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...
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous, preserving it after the manner of a treasure or a jewel; HE IS A BUCKLER TO THEM THAT WALK UPRIGHTLY, for wisdom shields all those who exercise themselves...
ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...
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...
SOUND WISDOM, Heb. _essence or substance_; either, 1. Solid and true felicity, opposed to the vain enjoyments of this world, which are said to have no substance or being, PROVERBS 23:5. Or, 2. True a...
Proverbs 2:7 up H6845 (H8799) (H8675) H6845 (H8804) wisdom H8454 upright H3477 shield H4043 walk...
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...
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...
_He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous._ GOOD MEN AND THEIR GOD I. The character of good men. 1. They are spoken of as the “righteous.” The moral code of the universe may be reduced to two wo...
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
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...
1 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 2:6;...