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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 8:30

Then I was by him. Wis. 9:9, "Wisdom was with thee; which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest the world." So John 1:2 , "The Word was with God." As one brought up with him; Vulgate, cuncta componens ; Septuagint, ημην παρ αὐτῷ ἁρμόζουσα , "I was with him arranging things in harmony." The Hebrew word is אָמוֹן ( amon ), "an artificer," "workman" ( Jeremiah 52:15 ). Thus in Wis. 7:22 Wisdom is called ἡ πάντων τεχνῖτις , "the worker of all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:30

The pre-eminent glory of Christ This is affirmed of wisdom, and wisdom in the Proverbs is always an abstraction, an attribute of God, or a grace conferred upon man. Thus we have the highly imaginative picture of a certain quality of thought described like a personal favourite in the heavenly presence. But surely it is not necessary for us to rest with this idea. The New Testament cannot be out of our minds when we read the Old. It was not long before Jews learnt to personify wisdom, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:31

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth. Wisdom declares wherein she chiefly delighted, viz. in the world as the habitation of rational creatures. "And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good" ( Genesis 1:31 ); comp. Psalms 104:31 , and see the eloquent account of Wisdom in the book so named (Wis. 7:22-8:1). My delights were with the sons of men. Man, made in the image of God. is the principal object of creative Wisdom's pleasure; and her joy is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:30-31

Proverbs 8:30-31. Then I was by him Conversant with him, and united to him, as was said before; as one brought up with him As one tenderly and dearly beloved by him. I was daily his delight His elect; in whom his soul delighted, Isaiah 42:1. Rejoicing always before him In constant and most intimate communion with him. Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth In the vast variety of creatures wherewith the earth was beautified and enriched; and my delights were with the sons... 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 8:30

I was by = I became beside Him. John 1:1 . See note on "was", Genesis 1:2 . by = close by. as one brought up with Him = as one constantly with Him, or under His constant care. Hebrew. 'amon, from root 'aman = to be constant or steady, and denoting: (1) The making constant or steady (Exodus 17:12 ). (2) The being constant, as a river (Isaiah 33:16 . Jeremiah 15:18 ); as a house (2 Samuel 7:16 . Isaiah 7:9 ); of words (Genesis 42:20 ); of a prophet (1 Samuel 3:20 ); an allowance (Nehemiah... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:31

the habitable part of His earth. Hebrew. tebel 'arez. See note on "world", Proverbs 8:26 . men. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 . Compare Genesis 2:19 ; Genesis 3:8 , Genesis 3:21 . Made in His image. Genesis 1:26 , Genesis 1:27 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 8:30

Proverbs 8:30. As one brought up with him— The Hebrew signifies, As one co-operating, or working with him. This sense is favoured by the LXX, who read, I was harmonizing, or disposing things together with him. The French render it, I was with him and regulated all things. The expression in the next clause denotes the facility, the pleasure, the address of the Almighty work-master, and of Wisdom, by whom, and with whom he created all things; and the admirable variety of the works of nature,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 8:31

Proverbs 8:31. My delights were with the sons of men— The wisdom of God communicated itself to men, preferably to all other sensible creatures here below; having given to them alone intelligence, and a soul capable of the illumination of prudence, and the practice of holiness and virtue. The Son of God, the Eternal Wisdom abundantly proved his delight to be with the sons of men, when for their instruction and salvation he took upon him a human form. See Bar 3:37. Calmet. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:22-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:30-31

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:30

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:31

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 8:30

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 8:31

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