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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:30

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

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 8:22-31

Wisdom and creation 8:22-31As Creator, God counted wisdom most important. Wisdom is older than the universe, and it was essential in its creation. Nothing came into existence without wisdom. Wisdom leads to joy because creation produces joy (Proverbs 8:30-31) both for the Creator and for the creature. God made and did nothing without wisdom. Therefore it is very important that we obtain it. That is the point."What has the voice of wisdom to say concerning the integration debate in Christian... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 8:1-36

Wisdom’s CryWisdom now reappears as a preacher, holding forth in all the places where men most do congregate. After expounding in varied ways the excellence of the gifts which she can bestow, she asserts that she was the first of all God’s creatures, who stood at His side when He formed our world, and took part in His work as a master workman, whose delight has always been in the lives and affairs of men. In Proverbs 8:1-21 we find only the ordinary kind of personification, in which a quality... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 8:30

(30) As one brought up with him—i.e., his foster child; as Mordecai “brought up” Esther (Esther 2:7). But the word may also bear the sense of “artificer.” It probably occurs in this meaning in Jeremiah 52:15 (though translated “multitude,” in accordance with 2 Kings 25:11), and in a slightly different form, Song of Solomon 7:1. This meaning is much more suitable, and harmonises with Psalms 104:24; Psalms 136:5, and Hebrews 1:2.I was daily his delight.—The pronoun “his” does not occur in the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 8:31

(31) Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth.—Rather, the fertile part. (Comp. Genesis 1:31, where the satisfaction of God with His creation is described; and Psalms 104:31.)My delights were with the sons of men.—Or rather, in them. (Comp. Genesis 3:8, where it would seem that the “Lord God” had been in the habit of assuming human form, and admitting man to His presence.) Such appearances as this, and that to Abraham in Genesis 18:0, and to Joshua in Joshua 5:0, were supposed by the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 8:1-36

Supreme Acquisitions Proverbs 8:35-36 This striking contrast expresses the twofold universal classification of men those who find and those who miss true wisdom in life. I. Looking first at the darker side of the contrast we see sin revealed as being both a missing of the Divine purpose and also a process of self-destruction. For to miss Christ either by reason of engaging the heart's attention with other things, by the fatal power of careless inattention, or by engrossment in the search after... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

CHAPTER 9THE FIRST-BORN OF THE CREATOR"Doth not Wisdom cry?"- Proverbs 8:1In the last chapter a dark and revolting picture of Vice was drawn. This chapter contains a lovely and living picture of Wisdom. In this contrast, as we have already seen, Vice can be presented as a vicious woman, because it is unhappily only too easy to find such an incarnation in actual experience: Wisdom, on the other hand, cannot be presented as an actual person, but only as a personification, because there was, as... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 8:1-36

CHAPTER 8 1. The call and appeal of wisdom (Proverbs 8:1-11 ) 2. What wisdom is and what wisdom gives (Proverbs 8:12-21 ) 3. Wisdom; the Person, who He is (Proverbs 8:22-31 ) 4. The renewed appeal (Proverbs 8:32-36 ) Proverbs 8:1-11 . This is one of the most interesting chapters in the entire book. It begins with a call and appeal of wisdom, much like the call and appeal of the first chapter. If wisdom calls, has a voice, then wisdom must also be a person. Who personified wisdom is we... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:30

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 8:22-31

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 8:1-36

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 8:30

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 8:31

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 8:1-36

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 8:1-36

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