Proverbs 8:23-24 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:22-36

Wisdom in eternity and in time This sublime view lifts us at once above the seeming contradictions of time, and suggests the solution of all its problems in God. I. SHE IS OF THE DIVINE BEGINNINGS OR ELEMENTS . ( Proverbs 8:22 .) An element in chemistry is the last simple substance we can reach in analysis. An element in thought is the last simple notion yielded by the dialectic of the understanding. Wisdom is thus before the visible creation—the earth, the sea, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:23

I was set up from everlasting. The verb used here is remarkable. It is נָסַךְ ( nasak ) , in niph.; and it is found in Psalms 2:6 , "I have set my King upon my holy hill." Both here and there it has been translated "anointed," which would make a noteworthy reference to Christ. But there seems no proof that the word has this meaning. It signifies properly "to pour forth" (as of molten metal), then "to put down," "to appoint or establish." The versions recognize this. Thus the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:24

The preexistence of Wisdom is still more expressly set forth. When there were no depths ( Proverbs 8:27 , Proverbs 8:28 ). The waste of waters which covered the face of the earth is meant—that great deep on which primeval darkness brooded ( Genesis 1:2 ). Before even this, man's earliest conception of the beginning of the world, uncreated Wisdom was. Septuagint, "before he made the abysses" (see on Proverbs 3:20 ). I was brought forth; Vulgate, et ego jam concepta eram ; ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:22-26

Proverbs 8:22-26 . The Lord possessed me As his eternal Wisdom and Word, which was in the beginning with him, John 1:1, and in him, John 14:10, and was afterward made flesh, and dwelt among men, as the only begotten of the Father, full of truth and grace, John 1:14. Before his works of old His works of creation, as it follows. He is before all things, says the apostle, and by him all things consist, Colossians 1:17. I had glory with the Father, says this eternal wisdom, before... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

Eternal wisdom available to all (8:1-36)Once again wisdom is personified as a woman standing in a public place and speaking to the people who pass by (8:1-3; cf. 1:20-21). Even the immature and foolish can learn wisdom (4-5). One characteristic of wisdom is speech that is wholesome, true and straightforward (6-9). The instruction given by wisdom is beyond value, for it produces all those qualities most necessary for a truly worthwhile life. Yet it will not lead to pride, for people can only... read more

E.W. Bullinger

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:22-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:22-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 8:23

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:23

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:24

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