Proverbs 2:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. ”

Proverbs 2:9 - 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 2:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Then, &c. Another conclusion, as in Proverbs 2:2 and Proverbs 2:5 .
Proverbs 2:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea , every good path. Then shalt thou understand - He who is taught of God understands the whole law of justice, mercy, righteous...
Proverbs 2:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 righteou...
Proverbs 2:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Proverbs 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 the...
Proverbs 2:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 beha...
Proverbs 2:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Proverbs 2:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 transla...
Proverbs 2:9 - 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 2:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then ; when thou hast done thy part, expressed Proverbs 2:1-3 , &c., and God in answer to thy desires hath given thee wisdom, Proverbs 2:6 ; or when it is with thee, as it follows, Prov...
Proverbs 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - 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 2:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Advantages in Accepting Wisdom
Proverbs 2:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 35:8 ; Isaiah 48:17 ; Jeremiah 6:16 ; John 14:6 ; Matthew 7:13 ; Matthew 7:14 ; Proverbs 1:2-6 ; Psalms 119:105 ; Psalms 119:99 ; Psalms 143:8-10 ; Psalms 25:8 ; Psalms 25:9 ; Psa...
Proverbs 2:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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.

Proverbs 2:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 2:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 2:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 2:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 2:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 2:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 2:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 2:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 2:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 2:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 2:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 2:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 2:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes