Proverbs 2:6

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:6

Proverbs 2:6 Religion may be properly considered in relation to the ends of study, and to the spirit in which these ends are to be pursued. I. Education ought to discipline and to strengthen the powers of the mind. This is the real object of all study. Men are to be prepared for their work. The best student is the man who is most, not the man who has learned most. No good student will neglect any side of his being. He must have fulness of nature, wideness of capacity; all that God has given him... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 2:1-6

DISCOURSE: 754THE WAY OF ATTAINING DIVINE KNOWLEDGEProverbs 2:1-6. My Son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth wisdom; out of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-22

Chapter 2My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with you; So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry after knowledge, and lift up your voice for understanding; If you seek after her as silver, and you search for her as for a hidden treasure; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 2:1-22

Proverbs 2:1-2 . Hide my commandments with thee, as a treasure is secured in the cabinet, or as the copy of the law was put within the ark in the holy place. The words of the law must be retained in the memory, as maxims of wisdom, and the sentiments concealed in the heart. Then they are ready on all occasions, as defences against temptation. This is to incline, to cleanse, and open the ear. Proverbs 2:4 . If thou seekest her, as the merchants in search of gold and silver cross the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 2:6

Proverbs 2:6For the Lord giveth wisdom. The fountain of wisdomI. That God is the only fountain of all true wisdom. Men say that the Deity is not the only source of it, but that much of it may be attained by a converse with beings most opposite to Him, even with wicked and reprobate spirits. Such were the oracles and gods of the Gentiles, which the wisest men among them, not excepting Socrates himself, consulted, to learn of them how to set about and manage their most weighty affairs. Their... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 2:6

Pro 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding. Ver. 6. Out of his mouth cometh knowledge. ] If it could be said by the divine chronologer, a Ex Adami sapientissimi doctoris ore promanavit tanquam ex fonte quicquid in mundo est utilium doctrinarum, disciplinarum, scientiae et sapientiae - Out of Adam’s mouth, even after the fall, as out of a fountain, flowed all the profitable knowledge, skill, and wisdom in the world: how much better may the same... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 2:6

the Lord: Exodus 31:3, 1 Kings 3:9, 1 Kings 3:12, 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Chronicles 22:12, Job 32:8, Isaiah 54:13, Daniel 1:17, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:23, Luke 21:15, John 6:45, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18, James 1:5, James 1:17 out: Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 8:5-1 Samuel :, Psalms 19:7, Psalms 119:98, Psalms 119:104, Isaiah 8:20 Reciprocal: Exodus 28:3 - wise hearted Exodus 31:6 - wise hearted 1 Kings 10:24 - which God 2 Chronicles 9:23 - God 2 Chronicles 30:22 - the good Ezra 7:25 - the wisdom... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:6

6. The teacher proceeds to give obvious reasons for the assertion just made, (Proverbs 2:5,) and motives of great encouragement to his pupil to pursue the outline of action to which he urges. For the Lord Jehovah. Giveth wisdom, etc. Solomon may be presumed to here speak from his own experience. He asked wisdom, and God gave it liberally. (See 1 Kings 3:5-15.) There can be no greater encouragement than is here afforded to a soul athirst for knowledge. Let him ask in faith, and use the... read more