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Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 8:29-32

DISCOURSE: 770WISDOM’S ADDRESS TO MENProverbs 8:29-32. When he appointed the foundations of the earth, then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him: rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth: and my delights were with the sons of men. Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children! for blessed are they that keep my wags.THE Proverbs of Solomon are a rich compendium of moral precepts, suited to men in all the various situations of... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 8:35-36

DISCOURSE: 771THE VALUE OF TRUE WISDOMProverbs 8:35-36. Whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. But he that sinneth against me, wrongeth his own soul: all they that, hate me, love death.IT is common in the prophetic writings to find expressions which really relate to the Messiah, while they apparently speak only of some other person or thing; and while other expressions in the same passage have no proper reference to him at all. It is impossible not to notice this... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Proverbs 8:13

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C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Proverbs 8:22

The Lord possessed me That wisdom is more than the personification of an attribute of God, or of the will of God as best for man, but is a distinct adumbration of Christ, is sure to the devout mind. Proverbs 8:22-36; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:17 can refer to nothing less than the Eternal Son of God. read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

Chapter 8In chapter 8 we have an ode to wisdom. Wisdom is personified. And because of the personification of wisdom in this chapter, some have even likened wisdom unto Jesus Christ. "For in Him are hid all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" ( Colossians 2:3 ). So there are analogies that can definitely be drawn. Because Christ is the soul, the heart of wisdom. "In Him all the treasures of wisdom." So there are definite analogies that can be made to wisdom and to Jesus Christ, and there... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:1-36

Proverbs 8:1 . Doth not Wisdom cry? This woman is the reverse of the harlot, in the preseding chapter. She represents true religion clothed in every form of grace and glory: Christ, the Word and Wisdom of God. See on chap. 3. Proverbs 8:3 . She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city. The gate was the usual place where the elders sat at proper times, and heard complaints. It is probable that the prophets often addressed the people in the area of the gate. Jeremiah delivered his... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:1

Proverbs 8:1Doth not Wisdom cry The personification of WisdomWhatever may have been the satisfaction experienced by devout minds in reading this chapter, as if it contained the words of Christ and evidence of His pre-existent Divinity, I dare not withhold what I believe to be the true principle of interpretation.The objections to its meaning Christ, or the Word, ere He became flesh, when “in the beginning He was with God, and was God,” are to my mind quite insuperable. For example--1. It should... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:2

Proverbs 8:2She standeth in the top of high places.The purpose and range of WisdomShe sets up her tower everywhere, and speaks to all mankind. That is the true wisdom. When we come to understand the purpose and range of true wisdom, our business will be to see how many people we can get in, not how many we can keep out. Sometimes we shall endeavour to enlarge the gate, if haply we may bring some one in who otherwise would be kept outside. Wisdom does not whisper; she cries: she puts forth her... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:4

Proverbs 8:4Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.God revealed in the universe and in humanityThe truth, which can guide us to perfection and to happiness, is teaching us always and everywhere. God surrounds us constantly with His instruction. The universal presence of Truth is the subject before us. Wisdom is omnipresent. The greatest truths meet us at every turn. God is on every side, not only by His essential invisible presence, but by His manifestations of power and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:5

Proverbs 8:5Ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.Are you a fool?The word “fool” is derived from a Latin verb, signifying “to be inflated with air”; substantive, “a wind-bag.” So a fool is a witless, blundering creature, one whose conduct is not directed by ordinarily good sense or judgment. All who do not serve God are fools, according to the Bible way of looking at things. Many are Bible fools who are not fools according to the world’s idea.I. He is a fool who buys the wealth of the world... read more

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 8:29-32

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 8:35-36

Scofield's Reference Notes - Proverbs 8:13

Scofield's Reference Notes - Proverbs 8:22

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:1-36

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:1

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:2

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:4

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:5

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