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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:8

words = sayings. Hebrew. imrah. froward = twisted, or crafty. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:11

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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 8:6

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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 8:10

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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:5

5. wisdom—literally, "subtilty" in a good sense, or, "prudence." fools—as :-. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:6

6. excellent things—or, "plain," "manifest." opening . . . things—upright words. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:7

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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:8

8. in righteousness—or, "righteous" (Psalms 9:8). froward—literally, "twisted," or contradictory, that is, to truth. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:9

9. plain . . . understandeth—easily seen by those who apply their minds. that find—implying search. read more

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