Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 2:15
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:Crooked — Who swerve from the straight way of God's law, and have windings and turnings, to escape conviction. read more
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John Wesley
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;Strange woman — From the adulteress or whore. read more
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 2:17
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.Forsaketh — Her husband whom she took to be her guide and governor, in her youth.The covenant — The marriage covenant: so called because God is the author of that mutual obligation: and because God is called to be the witness and judge of that solemn promise and covenant. read more
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 2:18
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.For — Conversation with her (which was most usual in her own house) is the certain way to death, which it brings many ways, and undoubtedly, without repentance, to God's wrath and the second death. read more
John Wesley
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.That — This depends upon verse11, and is mentioned as another happy fruit of wisdom. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:1
THE TEACHER SHOWS HOW TO FIND Wisdom , vv1-9. The last verse of the preceding chapter makes a very suitable close to the discourse of Wisdom. The general character of that discourse is that of a modern practical and hortatory sermon dissuading from evil and persuading to good, with appropriate threatenings and promises. This introduction of Wisdom speaking for herself is a very natural and ornamental episode, carrying out the main design of the author the idea with which he set out in his motto... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:2
2. Incline thine ear Literally, point or sharpen the ear to wisdom; a figure drawn from such animals as turn the point of the external ear in the direction of the sound. And apply thine heart Stretch, extend thy heart; it is not enough that the ear attend, the heart must be interested, must love it, must prize it. Heart, in this book, however, ordinarily means the mind, the intellect, as well as the sensibilities: apply thy mind. The description implies intense earnestness. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:3-4
3, 4 . If thou… liftest up thy voice Callest aloud; denoting eagerness of desire. Seekest… searchest And that as for things that men value most, as silver, and hid, or concealed, treasures. For an effective, practical commentary on this verse, one should go to the gold mines or the oil regions. The intensity with which men seek the treasures concealed in the earth is a study for a philosopher. (See Land and Book, vol. i, p. 197.) So, my son, seek after wisdom, divine and human, for... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:5
5. Then When thou so seekest and searchest. Shalt thou understand Discern, comprehend, and attain to. Fear of the Lord That true piety, of which the author speaks, and which is the highest of all knowledge. Knowledge of God Divine knowledge, sanctified learning. This is the first instance where the word God occurs in parallelism with Jehovah. It occurs only eight times in the book, namely: in Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 2:17; Proverbs 3:4; Proverbs 21:12; Proverbs 25:2; Proverbs 26:10;... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 2:13
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;Darkness — Of sin. read more