23. I was set up—ordained, or inaugurated (Psalms 2:6). The other terms carry out the idea of the earliest antiquity, and illustrate it by the details of creation [Psalms 2:6- :]. read more
24. brought forth—(Compare :-). abounding—or, "laden with water." read more
25. settled—that is, sunk in foundations. read more
26. fields—or, "out places," "deserts," as opposite to (habitable) "world." highest part—or, "sum," all particles together, read more
27. when he set . . . depth—marked out the circle, according to the popular idea of the earth, as circular, surrounded by depths on which the visible concave heavens rested. read more
28. established . . . deep—that is, so as to sustain the waters above and repress those below the firmament (Genesis 1:7-11; Job 26:8). read more
29. commandment—better, the shore, that is, of the sea. foundations—figuratively denotes the solid structure (Job 38:4; Psalms 24:2). read more
30, 31. one brought up—an object of special and pleasing regard. The bestowal of wisdom on men is represented by its finding a delightful residence and pleasing God. read more
32-36. Such an attribute men are urged to seek. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:22
22-31. Strictly, God's attributes are part of Himself. Yet, to the poetical structure of the whole passage, this commendation of wisdom is entirely consonant. In order of time all His attributes are coincident and eternal as Himself. But to set forth the importance of wisdom as devising the products of benevolence and power, it is here assigned a precedence. As it has such in divine, so should it be desired in human, affairs (compare Proverbs 3:19). possessed—or, "created"; in either sense, the... read more