Proverbs 3:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he establishedd the heavens. ”

Proverbs 3:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hereto Wisdom has been thought of in relation to men. Now the question comes, What is she in relation to God? and the answer is, that the creative act implies a Divine Wisdom, through which the Div...
Proverbs 3:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The LORD by wisdom hath (k) founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. (k) By this he shows that this wisdom of which he speaks is everlasting, because it was before all cr...
Proverbs 3:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Fourth Discourse. The sage exhorts the young man to heed his oral instruction ( torah), and to trust in Yahweh, fear Him, and honour Him in the prescribed manner of firstfruits. It is interesting...
Proverbs 3:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth - Here wisdom is taken in its proper acceptation, for that infin...
Proverbs 3:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Lord by wisdom, &c.— See Job 38:4 ; Job 38:41 . The effects which we call natural are the productions of the Creator's sovereign wisdom. Some understand by the depths broken up, the wat...
Proverbs 3:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. 'Do n...
Proverbs 3:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Blessings of Obedience and of Chastisement The first and third divisions, 1-10, 21-35, are exhortations to good conduct and promises of consequent blessing. The second, 11-20, declares the pro...
Proverbs 3:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(e) Fifth Discourse: — Wisdom as Creator and Protector ( Proverbs 3:19-26 ). (19) The Lord by wisdom... — A passage anticipatory of the doctrine of John 1:3 . (Comp. Psalms 104:24 ; Psalms...
Proverbs 3:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 10 TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY Proverbs 9:1-18 , Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with Proverbs 4:1-27 AFTER the lengthened contrast between the vi...
Proverbs 3:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Wisdom's Ways of Pleasantness Proverbs 3:13-26 Wisdom is susceptible of cultivation. It is a mine that needs to be worked with patient toil. Compare Proverbs 3:13-15 with Job 28:18 . It is...
Proverbs 3:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As the former address had to do with the search for wisdom, this, in view of the value of if is an appeal to cultivate wisdom. The appeal consists of a declaration of its essence (verses Pro 3:1-10),...
Proverbs 3:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. There is another confirmatio...
Proverbs 3:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth ,.... He has created all things, and made the world by his Son, the Wisdom of God, Ephesians 3:9 Hebrews 1:2 ; not using him as an instrument; but, he be...
Proverbs 3:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. Ver. 19. The Lord by wisdom. ] By his essential Wisdom, by his Eternal Word; Pro 8:30 the Lord Christ,...
Proverbs 3:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord by wisdom , &c. From human wisdom, or wisdom attainable by man, of which Solomon had hitherto treated, he now digresses to divine; thereby insinuating that it ought not to seem strange...
Proverbs 3:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Excellency of Wisdom; Happiness of Those Who Find Wisdom. 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man...
Proverbs 3:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By wisdom; either, 1. By Christ, the co-essential and co-eternal Wisdom of God the Father. Or, 2. By that Divine perfection of wisdom, which is the fountain of that wisdom that is in man, which...
Proverbs 3:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH As Chastening Father And Wise Creator Inculcates Wisdom And Understanding As A Tree Of Life To Those Whom He Loves ( Proverbs 3:11-20 ). The reference to ‘my son' in Proverbs 3:11 (although...
Proverbs 3:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 3:20 . Depths, & c., “were the floods divided” into rivers and streams for the blessing of man. Dew, or “gentle rain,” or else the clouds signify the lower regions...
Proverbs 3:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 3:2 . Length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. The premature death denounced against the profligate, and the victims of the harlot, shall be far from thy dwelling...
Proverbs 3:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments. Useful precepts and inspiring motives I. To remember and keep in our hearts the things written in this book ( Proverbs 3:1-2...
Proverbs 3:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 3:1-20 4. Fourth admonitory discourse. The third chapter introduces us to a group of admonitions, and the first of these ( Proverbs 3:1-20 ) forms the fourth admonitor...
Proverbs 3:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Happiness of Possessing True Wisdom
Proverbs 3:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 10:12 ; Jeremiah 51:15 ; John 1:3 ; Proverbs 8:27-29 ; Psalms 104:24 ; Psalms 136:5
Proverbs 3:19 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Seeking after Wisdom Proverbs 3:13-35 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The wise man versus the foolish man. Many a man who thinks himself to be wise is a fool. Why? Because he is building his hopes upon...
Proverbs 3:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wisdom — Either by Christ, or by that Divine perfection of wisdom, which is the fountain of wisdom in man.

Proverbs 3:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 3:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 3:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 3:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 3:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 3:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 3:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 3:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 3:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 3:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 3:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 3:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 3:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 3:19 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Proverbs 3:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes