He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Ver. 7. He layeth up sound wisdom.] Heb., Substance, reality; that which hath a true being, in opposition to that which is not; so riches are described. Pro 23:5 Heaven only hath a "foundation"; Heb 11:10 earth hath none, but is "hanged upon nothing." Job 16:7 Grace hath solid substance in it and true worth; whereas opinion only sets the price upon all outward things. The prophet Amos complains of the epicures of his time, that they "ate the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; they drank wine in bowls, and chanted to the sound of viols." Amo 6:4-6 This to some might seem brave and desirable. But Pro 2:13 the prophet, in true judgment, thus speaks to them: "Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought," ye embrace a shadow, ye pursue after things that profit not, but perish in the use; for "Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God will destroy both it and them." 1Co 6:13 Some sense the text thus: The Lord lays up when he is in distress, then he hath such quietness of spirit, soundness and presence of mind, that in the midst of his straits he is in a sufficiency. Not so the wicked. Job 20:22
He is a buckler to them.] The body cannot be wounded, but through the buckler, if skilfully handled: "Happy art thou, O Israel; who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help?" Deu 33:29