instruction. correction, or discipline. See note on Proverbs 1:7.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. Illustrations: Dathan (Numbers 16:12-14; Numbers 16:31-33); Zedekiah (2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 39:1-7); Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:27-33); Belshazzar (Daniel 5:22-30); Jews (Matthew 23:34-38).
getteth understanding. possesseth. heart. "Heart" put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6, for "sense". Illustrations: Job's friends (Job 42:7-9); the woman (John 4:17, &c.); two disciples (Luke 24:25-32); Paul (Acts 9:6-22).