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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 8:32-36

We have here the application of Wisdom's discourse; the design and tendency of it is to bring us all into an entire subjection to the laws of religion, to make us wise and good, not to fill our heads with speculations, or our tongues with disputes, but to rectify what is amiss in our hearts and lives. In order to this, here is, I. An exhortation to hear and obey the voice of Wisdom, to attend and comply with the good instructions that the word of God gives us, and in them to discern the voice... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:36

But he that sinneth against me ,.... Or misses the mark, as the word F2 חטאו "qui vero aberraverit a me", Michaelis. signifies; and which is observed by Aben Ezra; see Judges 20:16 . Christ is the mark and scope of the counsels of God; of the covenant of grace; of the Scriptures; of the Gospel, the truths and promises of it; of the graces of the Spirit, and of all spiritual duties and services; and to whom we are to look for heaven and eternal happiness, Philemon 3:14 ; and such... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 8:36

Wrongeth his own soul - It is not Satan, it is not sin, properly speaking, that hurts him; it is himself. If he received the teaching of God, sin would have no dominion over him; if he resisted the devil, the devil would flee from him. Love death - They do it in effect, if not in fact, for as they love sin, that leads to death, so they may be justly said to love death, the wages of sin. He that works in this case, works for wages; and he must love the wages, seeing he labors so hard in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

14. Fourteenth admonitory discourse concerning Wisdom—her excellence, her origin, her gifts. She is contrasted with the strange woman of Proverbs 7:1-27 ; and the exceeding greatness of the blessings which she offers exhibits in the most marked manner the nothingness of the deceiver's gifts. One is reminded of the celebrated episode of the choice of Hercules, delineated by Xenophon, 'Memorab.,' 2.1. 21, etc. The chapter divides itself into four sections. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:22-36

Wisdom in eternity and in time This sublime view lifts us at once above the seeming contradictions of time, and suggests the solution of all its problems in God. I. SHE IS OF THE DIVINE BEGINNINGS OR ELEMENTS . ( Proverbs 8:22 .) An element in chemistry is the last simple substance we can reach in analysis. An element in thought is the last simple notion yielded by the dialectic of the understanding. Wisdom is thus before the visible creation—the earth, the sea, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:32-36

Wisdom renews the exhortation before given . The Vatican text of the Septuagint omits this verse; it is added in the Alexandrian and Sin. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:32-36

The convincing argument Here is a very strong, "Now, therefore." The excellency of Divine wisdom has been so forcibly, so irresistibly urged that the speaker is entitled to drive his argument home and make a practical application. But the urgency of the case is summed up in the few following sentences. This is the reasoning: since— I. INATTENTION TO THE VOICE OF WISDOM IS THE DEPTH OF FOLLY . For: 1 . It is self-robbery. "He that sinneth against me... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:35-36

Life and favour with God It is common to see this and similar passages applied directly to the soul's possession of God, or to the special Christian faith in Jesus Christ. Now, it is quite true that we have here in germ what will lead up to those experiences. But apart from the mistake of ignoring the distinction between the elementary truth and its full development, there is a practical consideration that is too often overlooked. It is thought to be good policy to "Christianize" these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:36

He that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul. So Septuagint and Vulgate. And the truth stated is obvious—he who refuses to obey Wisdom, and transgresses her wholesome rules, will smart for it. Every sin involves punishment, injures the spiritual life, and demands satisfaction. But Delitzsch and others take חֹטְאִי , "my sinning one," "my sinner," in the older sense of "missing," as Job 5:24 , the derived meaning of "sinning" springing naturally from the idea of deviating from the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:36

Proverbs 8:36. But he that sinneth against me By the neglect or contempt of, or rebellion against my commands; wrongeth his own soul Doth the greatest injury to his own soul: he even destroys it, and is guilty of the worst kind of murder, of soul-murder. All they that hate me That reject and disobey my counsels, living in the commission of known sin, which, in God’s account, is hating him, as is here and elsewhere implied; love death Not directly and intentionally, but by... read more

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