“ The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. ”
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 ....
way of the wicked. Illustrations: Korah ( Numbers 16:16-19 ); Ahab ( 1 Kings 16:31 ); Babylon ( Isaiah 47:11 ); Jews ( Jeremiah 5:19 ; Jeremiah 5:25 ; Jeremiah 44:15-23 . Ezekiel 18:29 ; Acts 28...
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble - ( Deuteronomy 28:28-29 .) They know not on...
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...
The way of the wicked is as darkness . — By refusing to “walk in the light” of God’s Word, and conscience ( 1 John 1:7 ), the light that was in them has become darkness ( Matthew 6:23 ); they know n...
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...
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. In these verses the contr...
The way of the wicked [is] as darkness ,.... They are in the darkness of sin, ignorance, error, and unbelief; their works are works of darkness; the way in which they are leads to eternal darkness,...
The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. Ver. 19. Is as darkness. ] That little light they had by nature they imprison, κατεχοντωυ , Rom 1:18 and are justly...
Enter not into the path of the wicked Avoid their practices and company; and go not in the way of evil men Do not proceed further therein. If thou hast unadvisedly entered into it, do not persist...
Cautions against Bad Company. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid...
As darkness; full of gross ignorance and error, of uncertainty and confusion, of wickedness, of danger and misery; all which come under the name of darkness in Scripture use, and suit well with t...
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 4:14 . Go not . The Heb. is literally “to go straightforward;” also, “to pronounce happy.” Proverbs 4:15 . Avoid , “Let it go,” reject it.” Turn from it , i.e. , ev...
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...
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. The blindness of sinners their destruction All men are either saints or sinners; and they are all walking in paths as d...
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...
Warning against Wickedness
1 John 2:11 ; 1 Samuel 2:9 ; Isaiah 59:10 ; Isaiah 59:9 ; Jeremiah 13:16 ; Jeremiah 23:12 ; Job 12:25 ; Job 18:18 ; Job 18:5 ; Job 18:6 ; Job 5:14 ; John 12:35 ; Matthew 15:14 ; Matthew...
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...
Darkness — Full of ignorance and error, of uncertainty and confusion, of danger and misery.