Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the (g) paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
(g) That is, the word of God, which is the only light, to follow their own fantasies which are darkness.
Who leave the (g) paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
(g) That is, the word of God, which is the only light, to follow their own fantasies which are darkness.
The evil-doers here include not robbers and murderers only Proverbs 1:10, but all who leave the straight path and the open day for crooked ways, perverse counsels, deeds of darkness. “To delight etc.”...
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...
DARKNESS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, for the evil which leads thither. Compare Romans 13:12.Ephesians 5:11....
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...
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...
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; WHO LEAVE THE PATHS UPRIGHTNESS, TO WALK IN THE WAYS OF DARKNESS Their love of darkness rather than light is the reason why they...
2:13 uprightness, (b-8) From _ jashar_ . see ch. 3.32....
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
הַ֭ עֹ֣זְבִים אָרְחֹ֣ות יֹ֑שֶׁר לָ֝ לֶ֗כֶת בּ
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...
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: To d...
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...
WHO LEAVE THE PATHS OF UPRIGHTNESS,.... Or "righteousness", or the "right [and plain] ways" u; which the light of nature and the law of God, and especially the Gospel of Christ, direct to; and in whic...
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; Ver. 13. _To walk in the ways of darkness._] As thieves, drunkards, dicers, and our other _solifugae,_ that abuse even gospel ligh...
_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...
who, that is, such people in general, LEAVE THE PATHS OF UPRIGHTNESS, where their conduct was in agreement with the Word and will of God, TO WALK IN THE WAYS OF DARKNESS, being habitually active in th...
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...
THE PATHS OF UPRIGHTNESS; the way of God's precepts. OF DARKNESS, i.e. of sin, which is oft called darkness, as ROMANS 13:12, &c.; EPHESIANS 5:11, because it comes from darkness, ignorance, and error,...
Proverbs 2:13 leave H5800 (H8802) paths H734 uprightness H3476 walk H3212 (H8800) ways H1870 darkness H2822...
DELIVERANCE FROM SINFUL MEN (PROVERBS 2:12). The giving of wisdom, knowledge and understanding will deliver the young man from the way of evil. This is necessary for the second voice that speaks to th...
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...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 2:12. DELIVER, “snatch,” as a brand out of the fire. EVIL MAN, rather “an evil way.” Proverbs 2:13. “Level” paths. PROVERBS 2:16. STRANGE, “unknown,” “_wanton_” (se
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 John 2:19; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; 2 Peter 2:20; 2 Timothy 4:10;...
Darkness — Of sin....