Proverbs 3:4

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1-10

Introductory Exhortation Followed By The Requirement To Trust In YHWH, To Fear YHWH And To Honour YHWH (Proverbs 3:1-10 ). Solomon here speaks of wisdom and understanding in terms of ‘my torah -- my commandments’. It is observance of these that will ensure longevity and wellbeing. In view of the Scriptural precedents for these words (Exodus 24:12; Deuteronomy 30:10 ’; Jos 22:5 ; 1 Kings 2:3; etc.) it is clear that Solomon see his wisdom as complementary to the Torah and therefore to YHWH’s... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1-35

Prologue To The Book (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18 ). It was common throughout the 3rd to the 1st millenniums BC for collections of wisdom saying to have a prologue preparing for the ‘sayings’ that would follow. Those sayings would then be introduced by a subheading. Proverbs thus follows the usual precedent in having such a prologue in Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18, followed by general sayings in Proverbs 10:1 ff headed by a subheading (Proverbs 10:1). It was also common for such a... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1-35

Proverbs 3:1-2 Samuel : . Fourth Discourse.— The sage exhorts the young man to heed his oral instruction ( torah) , and to trust in Yahweh, fear Him, and honour Him in the prescribed manner of firstfruits. It is interesting to find torah used in its earlier prophetic sense of oral instruction, without reference to its later sense of the whole body of legislation represented by the Pentateuch. The torah of the wise man represents not his own individual authority, but the accumulated wisdom of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:4

Find favour, i.e. obtain acceptance, or be gracious and amiable to them. Good understanding; whereby to know thy duty, and to discern between good and evil. The serious practice of religion is an excellent mean to get a solid understanding of it; as, on the contrary, a vicious life doth exceedingly debase and darken the mind, and keep men from the knowledge of truth, which not only Scripture, but even heathen philosophers, have oft observed. Others render it, good success; which seems not to... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 3:1-4

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 3:1. Keep. This word, says Miller, primarily means to look hard at, and generally to keep watch over, as over a vineyard. Proverbs 3:2. Length of days, properly “extension of days.” Proverbs 3:3. Good understanding, or “good success,” “good reputation.” Some read “good intelligence,” i.e., thou shalt be esteemed before God and man as one of good understanding. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Proverbs 3:1-4BLESSINGS FROM THE REMEMBRANCE OF GOD’S COMMANDMENTSI. The... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:1-35

Chapter 3Chapter 3 continues toMy son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments: For length of days, long life, peace, shall they add to thee ( Proverbs 3:1-2 ).Now these are the three. And we get now into some couplets here. He gives sort of a word, and then he tells you what the result of it will be. And to keep the commandment in your heart, it will grant to you the length of days, long life, peace will they add to thee. Now the next little statement:Let not mercy and truth... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 3:1-35

Proverbs 3:2 . Length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. The premature death denounced against the profligate, and the victims of the harlot, shall be far from thy dwelling. The truth of this promise, of frequent occurrence in the sacred writings, is demonstrated by the longevity of many scripture characters; and eternal life, by way of apposition, is understood. Proverbs 3:3 . Bind them about thy neck. As vain persons decorate their bodies with gems and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 3:1-35

Proverbs 3:1-35My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments.Useful precepts and inspiring motivesI. To remember and keep in our hearts the things written in this book (Proverbs 3:1-2). Interest dictates to us the propriety of keeping God’s commandments.II. To live in the exercise of mercy and truth (Proverbs 3:3), in every part of our intercourse with our fellow-creatures, however defective they may be in the practice of these virtues to us. As workers under the Spirit we... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 3:4

Proverbs 3:4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.The commencement of the religious lifeThere was a moment in our existence when we committed our first sin; and there was a moment when we first lifted up our hearts in prayer and thanksgiving to our Father in heaven. None of us probably recollect either of these moments.I. What do we mean by a religious life? How are we to live to maintain our own self-respect, to be morally pure, to be acceptable to God,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 3:4

Pro 3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. Ver. 4. So shalt thou find favour. ] As did Joseph, Moses, David. He was a man after God’s own heart, and whatsoever he did pleased the people. It is God that gives credit; he fashioneth men’s opinions, and inclineth their hearts, as Ezra oft acknowledges with much thankfulness. Ezr 7:27-28 read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1-10

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1-35

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:1-35

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:4

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 3:1-4

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:1-35

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 3:1-35

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 3:1-35

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 3:4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 3:4

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