箴言 8:17-21 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-21

Christ the Wisdom of God: No. 1 Though it is not to be supposed that Jesus Christ was in the mind of the writer of this passage, yet as he does personify wisdom, and as wisdom was incarnated in that Son of man who was the Son of God, we should expect to find that the words of the wise man in the text would apply, in large measure, to the Lord Jesus Christ. They do so, and suggest to us— I. THE MANNER OF HIS TEACHING . ( Proverbs 8:1-3 ) He "spake openly to the world, …... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

14. Fourteenth admonitory discourse concerning Wisdom—her excellence, her origin, her gifts. She is contrasted with the strange woman of Proverbs 7:1-27 ; and the exceeding greatness of the blessings which she offers exhibits in the most marked manner the nothingness of the deceiver's gifts. One is reminded of the celebrated episode of the choice of Hercules, delineated by Xenophon, 'Memorab.,' 2.1. 21, etc. The chapter divides itself into four sections. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:10-21

Wisdom's pleadings She has nothing novel to say concerning her nature, value, and blessings. Preaching must in the main be repetition; the iteration of the old, not with dry and sterile monotony, but with that freshness which comparison with everyday facts and illustrations gives. New combinations of facts are ever arising in which to frame the old precepts and set them forth. Besides, love gives novelty to old truth, as the old song is enjoyed from the lips of the latest sweet singer. ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:12-21

Wisdom tells of her own excellence. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:17

I love them that love me. So Christ says ( John 14:21 ), "He that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself unto him" Love attracts love. "Magues amoris est amor." They who love virtue and wisdom are regarded with favour by God. whoso inspiration they have obeyed, obtaining grace for grace. So Ben Sira says, "Them that love her the Lord doth love "(Ecclesiasticus 4:14); so Wis. 7:28, "God loveth none but him that dwelleth with Wisdom." The... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:17

The blessedness of loving and seeking Christ Wisdom is here personified. This is only the beginning of a process that is to grow through subsequent ages, manifesting itself in the Books of Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus, and finally developing into the doctrine of the "Logos" and the great revelation of Christ as the incarnate Word of God. We must not pretend to see the perfected thought in its earliest germ. The first personification of wisdom is little more than a figure of speech, an... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:17

The responsiveness of Christ Adapting these words to him who became, and forever will be, the Wisdom of God, they may speak to us of— I. CHRIST 'S INITIATIVE LOVE . It is quite true that "we love him because he first loved us." We should first consider "the great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins" ( Ephesians 2:4 , Ephesians 2:5 ). All our love to Christ springs from, has its source in, his spontaneous love toward us, unexcited by our affection,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:18

Riches and honour are with me (see Proverbs 3:16 ). Wisdom has these things in her possession to bestow on whom she will, as God gave them to Solomon in reward of his petition for wisdom ( 1 Kings 3:13 ). Durable riches and righteousness. Things often regarded as incompatible. Durable, עָתֵק ( athek ) , occurs only here (but see Isaiah 23:18 ), and means "old," "venerable," "long accumulated;" hence firm and lasting. Righteousness is the last reward that Wisdom bestows,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold. We have had Wisdom called "a tree of life" ( Proverbs 3:18 ), and the gain from possessing her compared to gold and silver ( Proverbs 3:14 ). Fine gold ( paz ); Septuagint and Vulgate, "precious stone." The word signifies "purified gold"—gold from which all mixture or alloy has been separated. My revenue; Vulgate, genimina mea ; Septuagint, γεννήματα ; Hebrew, tebuah, "produce," "profits." read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:20

I lead in the way (better, I walk in the way ) of righteousness . I act always according to the rules of justice. In the midst of the paths of judgment. I swerve not to one side or the other ( Proverbs 4:27 ). So the psalmist prays, "Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end;" "Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk" ( Psalms 119:33 ; Psalms 143:8 ). And the promise is given to the faithful in Isaiah 30:21 , "Thine ears shall hear a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:10-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:12-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:20

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