Proverbs 8:32-34 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:34

Watching daily at my gates. The idea suggested has been variously taken; e.g. as that of eager students waiting at the school door for their teacher's appearance; clients besieging a great man's portals; Levites guarding the doors of the temple; a lover at his mistress's gate. This last notion is supported by Wis. 8:2, "I loved her, and sought her out from my youth; I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty." Waiting at the posts of my doors; keeping close to the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:32-35

Proverbs 8:32-35. Now therefore hearken, &c. Seeing I have a true love to you, and seeing I am so thoroughly acquainted with my Father’s mind, and so excellently qualified to be your Counsellor and Ruler; hear instruction and be wise Hearken, I beseech you, and yield to the voice of your own reason, and of God’s holy word; and refuse not Hebrew, ואל תפרעו , et non abstrahite vos, and do not withdraw yourselves: be so wise and considerate as not to decline hearing, receiving, and... 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

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:32

children = sons. blessed = happy. See note on Proverbs 3:13 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 8:32

THE EPILOGUE"Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me;For blessed are they that keep my ways.Hear instruction, and be wise,And refuse it not.Blessed is the man that heareth me,Watching daily at my gates,Waiting at the posts of my doors.For whoso findeth me findeth life,And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:And they that hate me love death.""This conclusion states the happiness of those who obey her (Wisdom), and the evil fate of those who reject... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:32

32-36. Such an attribute men are urged to seek. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:34

34. watching . . . waiting—literally, "so as to watch"; wait, denoting a most sedulous attention. read more

Thomas Constable

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

13. The function of wisdom ch. 8Chapter 8 is an apology (defense) of wisdom. The argument of this section develops as follows. Wisdom would be every person’s guide (Proverbs 8:1-5; cf. Galatians 5:18; Galatians 5:22-23). She is morality’s partner (Proverbs 8:6-13), the key to success (Proverbs 8:14-21), the principle of creation (Proverbs 8:22-31), and the one essential necessity of life (Proverbs 8:32-36). Chapter 8 contains the longest sustained personification in the Bible. [Note: Merrill,... read more

Thomas Constable

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

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 8:32-36

The appeal to gain Wisdom 8:32-36On the basis of all that precedes, Solomon exhorted his sons to live by his words and thereby gain wisdom. Again, wisdom leads to life, but those who lack wisdom begin to die."Many have equated wisdom in this chapter with Jesus Christ. This connection works only so far as Jesus reveals the nature of God the Father, including his wisdom, just as Proverbs presents the personification of the attribute. Jesus’ claims included wisdom (Matthew 12:42) and a unique... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:32-35

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:32

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 8:32

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:32

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:34

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

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 8:32-36

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