Verse Proverbs 2:9. Then shalt thou understand] He who is taught of God understands the whole law of justice, mercy, righteousness, and truth; God has written this on his heart. He who understands these things by books only is never likely to practise or profit by them.
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...
THEN, &C. Another conclusion, as in Proverbs 2:2 and Proverbs 2:5....
THEN SHALL THOU UNDERSTAND, &C.— "When you shall seriously have inclined yourself to the study of wisdom, and God shall have given it you; then shall you know in what true judgment, or righteousness,...
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....
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. THEN SHALT THOU UNDERSTAND RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND JUDGMENT, AND EQUITY; (YEA), EVERY GOOD PATH - if thou shall...
2:9 judgment (h-7) 'Just judgment' or 'justice.' path. (i-12) The word is difficult to render. It is properly 'a path going round,' and hence used for the 'entrenchment' of a war camp, as 'wagon-defe...
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.'...
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
אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין צֶ֣דֶק וּ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝ מֵישָׁ
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...
THEN SHALT THOU UNDERSTAND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUDGMENT,.... This is another fruit and effect of the Gospel, and of a spiritual understanding of it; that besides the knowledge of God, and how to behave...
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path. Ver. 9. _Then shalt thou understand righteousness._] Not as _cognoscitiva,_ standing in speculation; but as...
_He keepeth the paths of judgment_ Hebrew, לנצר ארחות, _To keep the paths_, &c. It seems to be spoken of those who walk uprightly, mentioned in the preceding verse, and it would be better translated,...
ADVANTAGES IN ACCEPTING WISDOM...
Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity, all parts of the duty included in a godly conduct toward God and man; YEA, EVERY GOOD PATH, for it is only with the wisdom gained from...
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...
_ Then_; when thou hast done thy part, expressed PROVERBS 2:1, &c., and God in answer to thy desires hath given thee wisdom, PROVERBS 2:6; or when it is with thee, as it follows, PROVERBS 2:10. Righte...
Proverbs 2:9 understand H995 (H8799) righteousness H6664 justice H4941 Equity H4339 good H2896 path H4570...
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...
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...
Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 48:17; Jeremiah 6:16; John 14:6; Matthew 7:13;...
Then — When God in answer to thy desires hath given thee wisdom. Equity — All the parts of thy duty to man, as well as the fear of God....