2 Thessalonians 2:10; Ephesians 3:17; Proverbs 2:10-12; Proverbs 4:21; Proverbs 4:22
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 ;...
her: i.e. wisdom. preserve . guard. keep . protect, as one protects the apple of one's eye. See note on Proverbs 4:23 .
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Forsake her not - Wisdom personified is here represented as a guardi...
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and...
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 t...
CHAPTER 5 EDUCATION: THE CHILD'S THOUGHT OF THE PARENT "Wisdom doth live with children round her knees." - Wordsworth. "He taught me, and said u...
the Counsels of Experience. Proverbs 3:27-35 ; Proverbs 4:1-9 Here are many duties! Be generous! Of course we must discriminate- to whom it...
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 fide...
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: k...
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee ,.... That is, Wisdom, or Christ. Men may be said to forsake Christ when they forsake the assembly of h...
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Ver. 6. Forsake her not, &c. ] Wisdom is her own reward. If s...
He taught me also, and said unto me The following verses, at least as far as the tenth, are represented as containing the words of David, Solomon's...
Parental Instructions. 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a fath...
Love her; he intimates that it is not enough to do what is good, which may sometimes proceed from worldly or sinful motives, but that we must have...
An Autobiographical Reminiscence Of What His Father Had Taught Him As ‘A Son' ( Proverbs 4:3-9 ). Solomon now stresses that his wisdom has partly...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 4:8 . Exalt or “esteem.” Proverbs 4:9 . Last clause, or “she shall compass thee with a crown of glory.” Prover...
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...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 4:1-20 7. Seventh admonitory discourse. We here enter upon the second group of admonitory discourses, as is indicated...
Admonitions Concerning Wisdom
Forsake her not, the wisdom which was here so highly praised, and she shall preserve thee, serve as a protection against bad influences and uphold...
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 a...
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.