箴言 2:1 RCUVSS

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 2:1

My son. Note this guide to the Structure on p. 864. words = sayings. Hebrew. 'imrah. App-73 . hide = lay up. More than listening = hide as in a treasury. Illustrations: Deuteronomy 6:6 . Psalms 119:9 , Psalms 119:11 .Matthew 13:44 .Luke 2:19 , Luke 2:51 ; Luke 9:44 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 2:1

"This chapter presents the five fruits of wisdom."[1](1) The seeker shall find God (Proverbs 2:1-8).(2) Wisdom provides many precious rewards (Proverbs 2: 9-11).(3) God's man is delivered from evil (Proverbs 2:12-15).(4) He is safe from harlotry (Proverbs 2:16-19).(5) He will receive a special inheritance (Proverbs 2: Proverbs 2:20-22).THE SEEKER OF WISDOM MAY FIND GODProverbs 2:1-8"My son, if thou wilt receive my words,And lay up my commandments with thee;So as to incline thine ear unto... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 2:1

Proverbs 2:1. My son, if thou wilt receive, &c.— The attention of those who read this book being bespoken in the foregoing chapter, the wise man persuades not only to read, but to receive and obey his good counsels, by representing the benefits of being wise, that is, holy and virtuous, and the mischiefs that a man shall thereby avoid. The chief is, that he is sure to be under the guidance and blessing of God, who will impart more and more of himself to those who study wisdom; which is the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 2:1

1-5. Diligence in hearing and praying for instruction must be used to secure the great principle of godliness, the fear of God. hide . . . with thee—lay up in store (compare Proverbs 7:1). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 2:1-5

The difficulty of obtaining Wisdom 2:1-5Even though Wisdom wants people to adopt her (Proverbs 1:20-33), she is hard to obtain. The person who wants her has to work hard for her (Proverbs 2:3). If understanding does not come easily, one should work harder to obtain it. [Note: See Julius H. Greenstone, Proverbs with Commentary, p. 17.] He or she must start with revelation, and study it diligently, in order to obtain spiritual rather than merely academic wisdom. The "fear of the Lord" emphasizes... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 2:1-22

3. Wisdom as a treasure ch. 2Chapter 2 is a discourse that sets forth the blessings that wisdom confers. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:1-22

The Search for Wisdom1-4. The condition which must be fulfilled. Spinoza said, ’The effort to understand is the first and sole basis of virtue.’1. Hide] i.e. as a treasure. 2. The heart in OT. is the seat of the intellect. 4. Wealth was hoarded in the shape of gold and jewels. In times of peril this was buried (Genesis 43:23; Job 3:21; Jeremiah 41:8; Matthew 13:44). Hence the suspicion with which Orientals have often regarded modern explorers.5-8. The result. It brings us into relation with Him... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 2:1

II.(c) Third Discourse:—An Exhortation to follow after Wisdom (Proverbs 2:0).(1) Hide—i.e., store up. (Comp. Proverbs 2:4.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-22

CHAPTER 3WISDOM AS THE GUIDE OF CONDUCT"To deliver thee from the way of the evil man…To deliver thee from the strange woman."- Proverbs 2:12-16WISDOM is concerned, as we have seen, with the whole universe of fact, with the whole range of thought; she surveys and orders all processes of nature. We might say of her,"She doth preserve the stars from wrong, And the most ancient heavens by her are fresh and strong."But while she is occupied in these high things, she is no less attentive to the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 2:1-22

CHAPTER 2 1. The pursuit of wisdom and its results (Proverbs 2:1-9 ) 2. Preservation from the evil man and the strange woman (Proverbs 2:10-19 ) 3. The path of the righteous (Proverbs 2:20-22 ) Proverbs 2:1-9 This second chapter of divine instructions begins with an exhortation to pursue after Wisdom. The sayings of Wisdom, that is the Word of the Lord, must be received, laid up, the ear must incline to hear them, the heart must be applied to understanding. In verse 3 mention is made of... read more