Proverbs 2:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. ”

Proverbs 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 .
Proverbs 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Proverbs 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 whi...
Proverbs 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He layeth up sound wisdom - תושיה tushiyah. We have met with this word in Job; see Job 5:12 ; Job 6:13 ;...
Proverbs 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 inte...
Proverbs 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 for...
Proverbs 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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.'
Proverbs 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Sound wisdom. — Literally, furtherance, advancement (Comp. “ Whosoever hath, unto him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance,” Matthew 13:12 .)
Proverbs 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
Proverbs 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
Proverbs 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Proverbs 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 judg...
Proverbs 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 Kim...
Proverbs 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 opposi...
Proverbs 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 abiliti...
Proverbs 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Search after Wisdom Encouraged. 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So...
Proverbs 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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,...
Proverbs 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 2:6-11 )....
Proverbs 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 ren...
Proverbs 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Proverbs 2:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 t...
Proverbs 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Proverbs 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Advantages in Accepting Wisdom
Proverbs 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 1:19 ; 1 Corinthians 1:24 ; 1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Corinthians 2:6 ; 1 Corinthians 2:7 ; 1 Corinthians 3:18 ; 1 Corinthians 3:19 ; 2 Timothy 3:15-17 ; Colossians 2:3 ; James 3...

Proverbs 2:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 2:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 2:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 2:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 2:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 2:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 2:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 2:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 2:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 2:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 2:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 2:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 2:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge