proverbs-3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1

DeHoff recognized three divisions in this chapter: "(1) a call to complete commitment (Proverbs 3:1-10), (2) the happiness and blessing of those who trust in God (Proverbs 3:11-20), and (3) the confidence and security of those who walk with God (Proverbs 3:21-35)."[1] Halley noted that the big words in the chapter are: "Kindness, Truth, Long Life, Peace, Trust in God, Honoring God with our Substance, Prosperity, Security, Happiness, and Blessing."[2] It is a supremely superb and beautiful... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 3:11

HAPPINESS AND BLESSING OF THOSE WHO TRUST IN GOD"My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah;Neither be weary of his reproof:For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth,Even as the father the son in whom he delighteth.Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,And the man that getteth understanding.For the gaining of it is better than silver,And the profit thereof than fine gold.She is more precious than rubies:And none of the things that thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.Length of days is in... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 3:21

THE CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY OF THOSE WHO WALK WITH GOD"My son, let them not depart from thine eyes;Keep sound wisdom and discretion:So shall they be life unto thy soul,And grace to thy neck.Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely,And thy foot shall not stumble.When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.Be not afraid of sudden fear,Neither the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh: For Jehovah will be thy confidence,And will keep thy... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3

CHAP. III. An exhortation to obedience, to faith, to mortification, to devotion, to patience. The happy gain of wisdom. The power and the benefits of wisdom. An exhortation to charitableness, peaceableness, and contentedness. The cursed state of the wicked. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:1

Proverbs 3:1. My son, forget not my law— In this chapter Solomon continues to press obedience to the precepts of wisdom, from a consideration of its benefits, which he speaks of more largely than in the foregoing chapter. See Proverbs 3:9-12. After which he returns to the general exhortation, Pro 3:13 advising every one to learn the doctrine delivered by God, and to be obedient; not to be so foolish as to prefer their own wisdom or craft before it. Solomon has composed this book with great... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:3

Proverbs 3:3. Let not mercy, and truth forsake thee— Virtue and fidelity, Schultens; who observes, that these words are often joined together concerning God; see Psalms 25:10; Psa 89:14 concerning man; Genesis 24:49; Genesis 47:29. Joshua 2:14. With men, nothing can be more advantageous than virtue and fidelity, which include the sincere and constant performance of all kinds of duty. By an inversion of the syntax it is said, Let them not forsake thee, instead of Forsake not thou virtue and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:5

Proverbs 3:5. And lean not, &c.— Or, Rest not upon, &c. God demands that we love him, that we believe in him, that we trust in him, that we seek for him with all our heart: he would have nothing of us by halves: and surely he deserves that we should put our whole confidence in him; full of goodness as he is to protect, great in power as he is to defend. What can our wisdom, our industry, do without him?—Yet he does not forbid us to use our own prudence or understanding, but not to lean... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:7

Proverbs 3:7. Be not wise in thine own eyes, &c.— He employs all his authority, and all his eloquence, to exhort us to search after wisdom; but he would not by any means that we should be wise in our own eyes: he would have us doubt our own understanding; be always disposed to receive the good instructions of others; and refer to God, and not to ourselves, what we do: in one word, that our wisdom should never cause in us any pride, presumption, or temerity. See 2Co 12:11 and Isaiah 5:24. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:8

Proverbs 3:8. Health to thy navel— Many expositors, after the LXX, render this, It shall be health to thy flesh, or to thy body, instead of thy navel: but the learned Schultens has shewn that the word is properly rendered here, and according to the genius of eastern language, which by the navel expresses the middle or centre; a figure usual with the Greeks also, who called Delphos the navel of the earth, because they thought that that oracle was placed in the centre of the earth. It appears,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:9

Proverbs 3:9. Honour the Lord with thy substance— According to the manners of the east, a subject was to pay his homage and shew his attachment to his lord and sovereign by presents. To make presents to a king, is to acknowledge him, to pay him homage. God would not have his people present themselves before him with empty hands. Exodus 23:15. The LXX render this verse, Honour the Lord from all thy righteous labours, and pay him the first-fruits of thy righteousness. They make use of the words... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 3:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 3:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:9

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