Proverbs 1:25-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:26

I also will laugh at your calamity; or, more accurately, in the time of your calamity ; as in the Vulgate, in interitu vestro ridebo. The preposition prefixed to the substantive b ' eyd ' chem ( בְּאֵידְכֵם ) refers to the time, or state, or condition. In the time of their calamity wisdom will exult or rejoice. The LXX ; τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ ἀπλείᾳ ἐπιγελάσομαι , however, favours the rendering of the Authorized Version. Calamity ( אֵיד , eyd ) is heavy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:27

When your fear cometh as desolation. The imagery in this verse is borrowed from nature—from the tempest and whirlwind, which, in their impetuous fury, involve all in irretrievable ruin. The two leading ideas here in the writer's mind are calamity and fear. These—their fear, that which causes their fear; and their destruction, i.e. calamity—both representing Wisdom's, and so God's, judgment, will come on sinners as a wasting tempest and sweeping hurricane. The terror and devastation caused... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 1:24-28

Proverbs 1:24-28. Because I have called, &c. By my ministers, my judgments, the motions of my Spirit, and your own consciences; and ye refused To obey my call; I have stretched out my hand Offering mercy and grace to you, and earnestly inviting you to accept of them; and no man regarded Few or none complied with my will, and accepted my offers. But ye have set at naught all my counsel Have despised or made void my design of doing you good, and have disregarded my commands,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:20-33

Wisdom addresses the people (1:20-33)To help people see what he is saying about wisdom, the writer tries to give illustrations that anyone can understand. He does not discuss wisdom as an abstract principle, but pictures it as being in the form of a person (i.e. personified). He speaks of wisdom as if it were a dignified and well respected woman who stands in the streets and market places of the town and speaks openly and plainly to those who pass by (20-21).The woman addresses her words... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:26

I: i.e. I, Wisdom. fear = what you fear. "Fear" put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause) App-6 , for the calamity which produced the fear. Note the Introversion in Hebrew of "fear", "desolation", "destruction", "anguish", in verses: Proverbs 1:26 , Proverbs 1:27 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:27

desolation = tempest. destruction = calamity. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 1:25

25. set at naught—rejected as of no value. would none of—literally, "were not willing or inclined to it." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 1:26

26, 27. In their extreme distress He will not only refuse help, but aggravate it by derision. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 1:27

27. fear—the object of it. desolation—literally, "a tumultuous noise," denoting their utter confusion. destruction—or calamity (Proverbs 1:26) compared to a whirlwind, as to fatal rapidity. distress— (Psalms 4:1; Psalms 44:11). anguish—a state of inextricable oppression, the deepest despair. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 1:8-36

B. Instruction for Young People 1:8-8:36The two ways (paths, worldviews) introduced in Proverbs 1:7 stretch out before the reader (cf. Matthew 7:13-14). In this section Solomon spoke to his son, guiding him into God’s way. "My son" was and is a customary way of addressing a disciple."It derives from the idea that parents are primarily responsible for moral instruction (Proverbs 4:3-4; Deuteronomy 6:7)." [Note: Ross, p. 907.] The frequent recurrence of the phrase "my son" in this part of... read more

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