E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:8
words = sayings. Hebrew. imrah. froward = twisted, or crafty. read more
words = sayings. Hebrew. imrah. froward = twisted, or crafty. read more
better. Note the seventeen occurrences of this rendering of Hebrew. tob in Proverbs: Proverbs 3:14 ; Proverbs 8:11 , Proverbs 8:19 ; Proverbs 12:9 ; Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:17 ; Proverbs 16:32 ; Proverbs 17:1 ; Proverbs 19:1 , Proverbs 19:22 ; Proverbs 21:9 , Proverbs 21:19 ; Proverbs 25:7 , Proverbs 25:24 ; Proverbs 27:5 , Proverbs 27:10 ; Proverbs 28:6 . read more
REASONS WHY MEN SHOULD HEED HER ADMONITIONS"Hear, for I will speak excellent things;And the opening of my lips shall be right things.For my mouth shall utter truth;And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.They are all plain to him that understandeth,And right to them that find knowledge.Receive my instruction, and not silver;And knowledge rather than choice gold.For wisdom is better than rubies;And... read more
Proverbs 8:10. Receive my instruction, and not silver— Rather than silver; that is to say, preferably to silver; or it may be, "Give not your heart to money, if you would possess wisdom." It is impossible to join these two things, the love of this world, and the love of wisdom. read more
5. wisdom—literally, "subtilty" in a good sense, or, "prudence." fools—as :-. read more
6. excellent things—or, "plain," "manifest." opening . . . things—upright words. read more
7. For . . . truth—literally, "My palate shall meditate," or (as Orientals did) "mutter," my thoughts expressed only to myself are truth. wickedness—specially falsehood, as opposed to truth. read more
8. in righteousness—or, "righteous" (Psalms 9:8). froward—literally, "twisted," or contradictory, that is, to truth. read more
9. plain . . . understandeth—easily seen by those who apply their minds. that find—implying search. read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:7
wickedness = lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . read more