“ Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; ”
The evil-doers here include not robbers and murderers only Proverbs 1:10-16 , but all who leave the straight path and the open day for crooked ways, perverse counsels, deeds of darkness. “To delig...
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.
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 k...
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 2:10-22 . When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep...
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
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 wh...
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.'
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 2:12-16 WISDOM is concerned, as we have seen, with the...
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 ; Prover...
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...
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...
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 w...
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 li...
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;...
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; ...
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, igno...
Deliverance From Sinful Men ( Proverbs 2:12-15 ). 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 spe...
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,” “ want...
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...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 2:1-20 3. Third admonitory discourse, pointing out the benefits which arise from a sincere, earnest, and persevering search after Wisdom. This discourse divides itself...
Wisdom Preserves from Folly
1 John 2:19 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-7 ; 2 Peter 2:20-22 ; 2 Timothy 4:10 ; Ezekiel 18:26 ; Ezekiel 33:12 ; Ezekiel 33:13 ; Hebrews 6:4-6 ; Job 24:13-16 ; John 1:6 ; John 12:35 ; John 2:9-11...
Darkness — Of sin.