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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:7

(7) Sound wisdom.—Literally, furtherance, advancement (Comp. “Whosoever hath, unto him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance,” Matthew 13:12.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:8

(8) He keepeth the paths of judgment—i.e., protects those who walk in them.His saints.—Or rather, His ardent worshippers (chasîdîm), a term used in the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 33:8) of the tribe of Levi, for their zeal in God’s service (Exodus 32:0), and of very frequent occurrence in the Psalter. The word “saint” rather implies dedication to God, as Israel was a “holy nation (Exodus 19:6) to God, and Christians (Philippians 1:1) are now in the same position. The term châsîd, at the time of the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:10

(10) When wisdom . . .—Rather to be taken as an explanation of the preceding, For wisdom will enter, &c read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:12

(12) Froward things.—(Heb., tahpûkhôth), i.e., misrepresentations, distortions of the truth. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:14

(14) Delight in the frowardness of the wicked.—This positive taking pleasure in evil is mentioned by St. Paul (Romans 1:32) as the last stage of degradation. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:16

(16) To deliver thee from the strange woman.—Another work of wisdom, to save from profligacy. Of the two epithets here used, “strange” (zârah) and “stranger” (nokhrîyyah), the first implies that she belonged to another family, the second to another nation. It would seem as if the evil example of Solomon (1 Kings 11:1), in marrying foreign women, had become common in Israel, and that they, by their vicious lives, had become a deadly source of corruption. Brought up in the lax views of morality... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:16-19

(16-19) Besides the literal sense of this passage, as given above, commentators have very generally found in it a spiritual meaning, a warning against idolatry and apostasy. The union of Israel to God is so frequently spoken of in the prophets under the figure of a marriage, and their rejection of Him for idols as adultery, that the passage may well bear this further sense, especially as Jeremiah (Jeremiah 3:4) has borrowed this very phrase, “guide of her youth,” for a passage in which he is... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:17

(17) The guide of her youth.—Or rather, friend with whom she has lived in intimacy: that is, the husband of her youth; in other words, her first love. Jeremiah uses the same phrase (Proverbs 3:4). (Comp. “wife of thy youth,” Proverbs 5:18; Malachi 2:14.)Forgetteth the covenant of her God—i.e., the marriage covenant, made in the presence of God. (Comp. “wife of thy covenant,” Mal. l.c.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:18

(18) For her house inclineth . . .—Rather, she sinks down with her house: house and all, like Dathan and Abiram.Unto the dead.—In Hebrew the Rephâîm. The word may signify those “at rest” (comp. Job 3:17 : “There the weary are at rest”); or the “weak.” (Comp. Isaiah 14:10 : “Art thou also become weak as we?”) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:21

(21) The upright shall dwell in the land—i.e., of Canaan, according to the old promise made to Abraham, renewed in the fifth commandment, and constantly repeated in the prophets. read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:7

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:8

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:10

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:12

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:16

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:16-19

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:18

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:21

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