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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-5

The search for wisdom I. DIVINE WISDOM MUST BE SOUGHT BEFORE IT CAN BE FOUND . It is true that Wisdom cries aloud in the street and invites the ignorant and simple to partake of her stores. But the burden of her cry is to bid us seek her, It is the voice of invitation, not that of revelation. The latter is only audible to those who incline their ears purposely and thoughtfully. The thoughtless are satisfied with hasty impressions of the moment; but the only religious... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-9

The conditions of religious knowledge The previous chapter having shown us in a variety of representations the necessity and the worth of wisdom, the question is now dealt with—How shall it be sought and attained? I. CONDITIONS ON MAN 'S SIDE . The enumeration is climactic, proceeding from the less strong to the stronger expressions. 1 . Receptivity. The open mind and heart, ever ready to "adopt" true sentiments and appropriate them as one's own. The point is not to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-9

The course, the goal, and the prize of wisdom These are comprehensive verses; they include the three main features of the heavenly race. I. THE COURSE OF THE WISDOM SEEKER . He who searches for wisdom is a wise runner in a heavenly race; he is pursuing an end which the Divine Author of his being distinctly and emphatically commends. 1 . His search for life-giving truth must be characterized by readiness to receive. He must be wholly different in spirit from those who... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-22

3. Third admonitory discourse, pointing out the benefits which arise from a sincere, earnest, and persevering search after Wisdom. This discourse divides itself into three parts. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:2

This verse is dependent on the preceding. So that thou incline. The literal translation is "to incline;" but the inclination of the ear and the application of the heart follow as a consequence upon the precepting ideas (cf. the Vulgate, ut audiat sapientiam auris tua ). The root idea of the original ( קָשַׁב , kashav ) is "to sharpen," viz. the ear as expressed, and so to give diligent attention to the precepts of Wisdom. In Proverbs 1:24 it is rendered "to regard." To apply... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:3

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge. The endeavour after Wisdom is not only to be sincere, it is also to be earnest, as appears from the "yea, if," and the verbs "crying" and "lifting up the voice," both of which frequently occur in Scripture as indicating earnestness. This earnestness is the counterpart of that which Wisdom herself displays (see Proverbs 1:20 , Proverbs 1:21 ). Knowledge ; i.e. insight. In the original there is practically little difference between "knowledge" and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:4

If thou seekest, etc. The climax in the series of conditions is reached in this verse; and the imagery employed in both clauses indicates that the search after Wisdom is to be persevering, unrelaxing, and diligent, like the unremitting toil and labour with which men carry on mining operations. "To seek" ( בָּקַשׁ , bakash ) in the original is properly "to seek diligently" (piel), and is kindred to "to search" ( קָפַשׂ , khaphas ) , which again is equivalent to "to dig" ( חָפַר... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:5

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord. Then ( אָן ), introducing the first apodosis, and answering to the conditional "if" of Proverbs 2:1 , Proverbs 2:3 , Proverbs 2:4 . The earnest endeavour after Wisdom meets with its reward, and those that seek shall find (cf. Matthew 7:7 ): and thus an inducement is held forth to listen to the admonition of the teacher. Understand implies the power of discernment, but Zockler gives it the further moaning of taking to one's self... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord giveth wisdom. The Lord Jehovah is the only and true Source of wisdom. The truth stated here is also met with in Daniel 2:21 , "He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding." He "giveth," or more properly, "will give" ( יִתֵּן , yitten, future of נָתַן , nathan ) , wisdom; but the connection requires us to understand that the assurance applies only to those who seek after it earnestly and truly (cf. James 1:5-7 ). The two... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:6

Wisdom a gift of God I. TRUE WISDOM ORIGINATES IN DIVINE INSPIRATION . Prophets and apostles—teachers of the highest truths—claim to be delivering a message from heaven. The greater the thoughts declared to us in Scripture, the more emphatic is the ascription of them to a superhuman source. Surely this very fact—this conjunction of unique value in the thoughts with the confident assertion that they are from God—should go far in leading us to believe in the inspiration of them.... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:6

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