“ Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. ”
The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 etc.; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 1 Chronicles 29:17 ; Psalms 15:1-5 ; Psalms 24:1-10 ; Psalms 37 ....
Take fast hold. The Hiphils of this clause are emphatic. let her not go . do not let her go. she . she herself. Emphatic.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. Take fast hold - החזק hachazek, seize it strongly, and keep the hold; and do this as for life. Learn all thou canst,...
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life - ( Proverbs 3:18 ; Proverbs 3:22 )...
Ancestral Wisdom. The Two Paths In Proverbs 4:1-9 the teacher lays stress on the fact that his instruction is a repetition of his father's. No teaching was thought valuable save that which was h...
For she is thy life. — Comp. 1 John 5:12 , “He that hath the Son hath life.”
CHAPTER 5 EDUCATION: THE CHILD'S THOUGHT OF THE PARENT "Wisdom doth live with children round her knees." - Wordsworth. "He taught me, and said unto me," etc. Proverbs 4:4 THIS chapter begins...
Guide-Posts on the Way of Life Proverbs 4:10-27 One or two sentences stand out in this section, demanding special attention. The path of the just, etc ., Proverbs 4:18 . We may compare this b...
In this chapter there are three addresses. The first is of the nature of personal testimony (verses Pro 4:1-9). The next two are exhortations to fidelity (verses Pro 4:10-27). The father urges his ow...
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be strai...
Take fast hold of instruction ,.... Not the law, as Jarchi and Gersom interpret it; but the instruction of wisdom, the doctrine of Christ or the Gospel; see Proverbs 8:1 ; which is an instruction i...
Take fast hold of instruction; let [her] not go: keep her; for she [is] thy life. Ver. 13. Take fast hold of instruction. ] Nam magnum certamen sustines adversus haereticae et epicureos, saith a...
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings Diligently attend to and imbibe my instructions, as the earth drinks in the rain that drops upon it. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom Either, 1st, Th...
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I gi...
The conductor, and preserver, and comfort of thy life.
God's Wisdom Teaches Men The Way In Which They Should Go, A Way In Which They Will Not Stumble And Which Leads To Life, They Are Thus To Avoid The Way Of The Wicked In Which Men Stumble And Where De...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 4:8 . Exalt or “esteem.” Proverbs 4:9 . Last clause, or “she shall compass thee with a crown of glory.” Proverbs 4:10 . As is all other instances (see Notes on...
Proverbs 4:13 We come into the real school-life when we have left school. Duty is twofold: duty to do, duty to endure. We have the tasks of the school to do, and the discipline of the school to be...
Proverbs 4:1 . Hear, ye children, a Hebraism, equivalent to wash, cleanse, and purify your ears. A grateful son here recites the domestic piety of an illustrious father. David talked much with his...
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. The hold-fast religion Faith may be well described as taking hold upon Divine instruction. To take “fast hold” is a...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 4:1-20 7. Seventh admonitory discourse. We here enter upon the second group of admonitory discourses, as is indicated by the opening address, "my children," and which...
Admonitions Concerning Wisdom
1 Thessalonians 5:21 ; Acts 11:23 ; Acts 2:42 ; Deuteronomy 32:47 ; Ecclesiastes 7:12 ; Genesis 32:26 ; Hebrews 2:1 ; John 4:39-42 ; John 6:68 ; Luke 24:27-29 ; Proverbs 23:23 ; Proverbs...
Sacred Exhortations Proverbs 4:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is well, now and then, to step aside and consider what God has to say to young men and women; as well as to consider what He says to t...