Proverbs 1:25-26

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 1:20-33

Solomon, having shown how dangerous it is to hearken to the temptations of Satan, here shows how dangerous it is not to hearken to the calls of God, which we shall for ever rue the neglect of. Observe, I. By whom God calls to us?by wisdom. It is wisdom that crieth without. The word is plural?wisdoms, for, as there is infinite wisdom in God, so there is the manifold wisdom of God, Eph. 3:10. God speaks to the children of men by all the kinds of wisdom, and, as in every will, so in every word,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:25

But ye have set at nought all my counsel ,.... The same with "the counsel of God", Acts 20:27 . The whole Gospel, and all the truths of it; the entire scheme of salvation by Jesus Christ, which is the produce of divine wisdom, and is according to the counsel of the divine will, and his eternal purpose in Christ Jesus; this the Jews set at nought, made no account of, but despised and rejected, as they did Christ, the author of it, Acts 4:11 ; as also his ordinances, which go by the same... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:26

I also will laugh at your calamity ,.... By way of retaliation, measuring measure for measure; even as they scorned him, and delighted in their scorning, now he in his turn will "laugh" at them and their distress; which act is ascribed to the Lord by an anthropopathy; see Psalm 2:4 ; signifying that he should not at all pity them, show no compassion to them, and have no mercy upon them; but rather express a pleasure and delight in displaying the glory of his justice in their destruction:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:20-33

2. Second admonitory discourse. Address of Wisdom personified, exhibing the folly of those who wilfully reject, and the security of those who hearken to, her counsels. The sacred writer, in this section, as also in Proverbs 8:1-36 ; uses the rhetorical figure of prosopopceia, or impersonation. Wisdom is represented as speaking and as addressing the simple, scorners, and fools. The address itself is one of the noblest specimens of sacred eloquence, expressing in rapid succession the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:20-33

Warning cry of Wisdom In dramatic style, Wisdom is presentiated, personified, endued with visible and audible attributes. As contempt for religion has been animadverted upon, so now contempt for Wisdom calls for rebuke. The motto ( Proverbs 1:7 ) is still in the preacher's mind. I. THE CRY OF WISDOM IS PUBLIC AND CLEAR . In the street, "where merchants most do congregate," and in all places of general resort, the cry is heard. Hers is no esoteric doctrine; it is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:24-30

Left to their doom Broad and encouraging as are the promises of Divine grace, if we forget the darker facts of life we shall be deluded into a false security; for nothing could be more unreasonable than to suppose that the mercy of God takes no account of moral considerations. Legally our sovereign is vested with an unfettered right of pardoning every criminal, but principles of justice and public order put great restraints upon the exercise of such a right. Bald representations of prayer... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:24-33

The Divine ultimatum There is something which is fearful and appalling in these verses. We are ready to tremble as we read them. We are ready to exclaim, "How far may human perversity, and Divine retribution gel" With hushed voice, with subdued spirit, as those before whose eyes the lightnings of heaven are flashing, we consider the significance of the words. But first we see— I. THAT GOD MAKES MANY APPEALS TO THE HUMAN SOUL . He calls, and we refuse; he stretches out... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:25

Ye have set at nought; rather, rejected (Umbreit, Ewald, et alii ) . The Authorized Version rendering here is equivocal, inasmuch as it is capable of meaning "despised," whereas פְרַע ( para ) signifies "to let loose," "to let go" (cf. the German fahren lassen ) , and hence "to overlook, or reject." Its force is fairly represented in the LXX ; ἀκύρους ἐποιεῖτε ἐμὰς βουλὰς , "Ye rendered my counsel of no effect." Counsel ( עֵצָה , etsah ); i.e. advice, in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 1:26

I also will laugh at your calamity; or, more accurately, in the time of your calamity ; as in the Vulgate, in interitu vestro ridebo. The preposition prefixed to the substantive b ' eyd ' chem ( בְּאֵידְכֵם ) refers to the time, or state, or condition. In the time of their calamity wisdom will exult or rejoice. The LXX ; τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ ἀπλείᾳ ἐπιγελάσομαι , however, favours the rendering of the Authorized Version. Calamity ( אֵיד , eyd ) is heavy... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 1:24-28

Proverbs 1:24-28. Because I have called, &c. By my ministers, my judgments, the motions of my Spirit, and your own consciences; and ye refused To obey my call; I have stretched out my hand Offering mercy and grace to you, and earnestly inviting you to accept of them; and no man regarded Few or none complied with my will, and accepted my offers. But ye have set at naught all my counsel Have despised or made void my design of doing you good, and have disregarded my commands,... read more

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