fear
Also; (Proverbs 3:7);
( See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9).
The promise. The highest blessedness is to know God John 17:3 . If any distinction between “the Lord” יהוה y e hovâh and “God” אלהים '...
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the (e) knowledge of God. (e) This (he says) is the true wisdom to know and fear God.
Third Discourse. The wise man praises Wisdom, describing the blessings of obedience to her. The deeper religious element in wisdom appears, the fun...
Then . In that case. See notes above. the fear, &c. That is only "the beginning of wisdom", not the end. See note on Proverbs 1:7 . find....
DISCOURSE: 754 THE WAY OF ATTAINING DIVINE KNOWLEDGE Proverbs 2:1-6 . My Son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;...
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the...
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.'
Find the knowledge of God. — It is the highest of all gifts, even eternal life itself, to know God, the Giver of all good things. It was to bestow...
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 2:12-1...
Wisdom Guards from Evil Proverbs 2:1-22 Several words are reiterated in this chapter, which will unlock its treasures. Understanding, Prover...
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,...
WISDOM’S COUNSELS ‘My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and appl...
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord ,.... The grace of fear, and the exercise of it: which is the beginning of wisdom and knowledge, and...
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. Ver. 5. Then shalt thou understand. ] Then shalt thou be as those...
My son , &c. These words are spoken by Solomon, either, 1st, In the name of wisdom, as before: or rather, 2d, In his own name. If thou wilt hid...
The Search after Wisdom Encouraged. 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my...
Understand more perfectly and profitably; for that very seeking and searching after it, Proverbs 2:4 , supposed some understanding. The fear of...
Solomon Calls On His ‘Son' To Receive His Words With A View To Attaining A True Knowledge Of God Which Will Cause Him To Reverence Him ( Proverbs 2:...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 2:1-5 HUMAN UNDERSTANDING AND DIVINE KNOWLEDGE I. Divine knowledge is within the reach of the huma...
Proverbs 2:1-5 This is only one passage out of many in which wisdom is connected with religion, in which it is asserted that a religious fear of G...
Proverbs 2:2-5 I. Solomon's meaning is, that we are to begin life by fearing God, without understanding it; as a child obeys his parents without u...
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 ho...
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom. Wisdom This is constantly connected with religion. A religious fear of God is the first step in tru...
Find the knowledge of God. The benefits of religion Religion, whether natural or revealed, has always the same beneficial influence on the mind...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 2:1-20 3. Third admonitory discourse, pointing out the benefits which arise from a sincere, earnest, and persevering s...
Advantages in Accepting Wisdom
then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, making this childlike reverence for Jehovah, the outflow of faith, one's most valuable possession,...
1 John 5:20 ; 2 Chronicles 1:10-12 ; Hosea 6:3 ; Jeremiah 24:7 ; Jeremiah 31:34 ; Jeremiah 32:40 ; Jeremiah 32:41 ; Jeremiah 9:24 ; Job 28:2...
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.