Proverbes 2:10-22 BDS

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:19

None that go unto her return again ,.... That is, those that commit whoredom with her return not again by repentance, and to a sober and chaste way of living, at least but very few; hence some of the ancients thought adultery was the unpardonable sin; but it is certain that some have been recovered by the power of divine grace, and have been brought to repentance for their impure manner of life, and have truly believed in Christ, and lived sober and godly lives afterwards; but, as the Targum... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:20

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men ,.... Who are not so by nature, but made so by the grace of God; such as the saints, prophets, and patriarchs of old; and who walked in the way of righteousness, holiness, and truth; being directed therein by the Spirit and word of God: now the use and profit of wisdom's instructions, or of the Gospel of Christ, and the doctrines of it, and a spiritual understanding of them, are not only to deliver men from the wicked man and the naughty woman,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:21

For the upright shall dwell in the land ,.... Such as are upright in heart, who have a right spirit renewed in them; whose hearts are right with God, have the truth of grace in them; whose faith is unfeigned, their love without dissimulation, and their hope without hypocrisy; and who are upright in their lives and conversations; these being Israelites according to the flesh, as well as Israelites indeed in a spiritual sense, shall dwell in the land of Canaan, which the Lord promised to such,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:22

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth ,.... Suddenly by death; or in a judicial way by the hand of the civil magistrate, before they have lived out half their days; and shall not enjoy the good things of the earth they have been seeking for, and laying up, and promising themselves a long and quiet possession of; but, on the contrary, like unfruitful trees, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire; and, however, shall not dwell in the second Adam's earth, in the new earth, but shall... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:11

Discretion shall preserve thee - מזמה mezimmah . See on Proverbs 1:4 ; (note). Here the word is taken in a good sense, a good device. The man invents purposes of good; and all his schemes, plans, and devices, have for their object God's glory and the good of man: he deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things he shall stand. Coverdale translates, "Then shall Counsel preserve thee." A very good translation, much better than the present. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:12

The man that speaketh froward things - תהפכות tahpuchoth , things of subverston; from תפך taphach , to turn or change the course of a thing. Men who wish to subvert the state of things, whether civil or religious; who are seditious themselves, and wish to make others so. These speak much of liberty and oppression, deal greatly in broad assertions, and endeavor especially to corrupt the minds of youth. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:16

The stranger which flattereth with her words - החליקה hechelikah , she that smooths with her words. The original intimates the glib, oily speeches of a prostitute. The English lick is supposed to be derived from the original word. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:17

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth - Leaves her father's house and instructions, and abandons herself to the public. The covenant of her God - Renounces the true religion, and mixes with idolaters; for among them prostitution was enormous. Or by the covenant may be meant the matrimonial contract, which is a covenant made in the presence of God between the contracting parties, in which they bind themselves to be faithful to each other. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:18

For her house inclineth unto death - It is generally in by and secret places that such women establish themselves. They go out of the high road to get a residence; and every step that is taken towards their house is a step towards death. The path of sin is the path of ruin: the path of duty is the way of safety. For her paths incline unto the dead, רפאים repheim , the inhabitants of the invisible world. The woman who abandons herself to prostitution soon contracts, and generally... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:19

None that go unto her return again - There are very few instances of prostitutes ever returning to the paths of sobriety and truth; perhaps not one of such as become prostitutes through a natural propensity to debauchery. Among those who have been deceived, debauched, and abandoned, many have been reclaimed; and to such alone penitentiaries may be useful; to the others they may only be incentives to farther sinning. Rakes and debauchees are sometimes converted: but most of them never lay... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:19

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