Proverbs 2:22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 2:10-22

The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if it enriched us with all the wealth of the world. 2. What good use we should make of the wisdom God gives us; we must use it for our own guidance in the paths of virtue, and for the arming of us against temptations of every kind. 3. By what rules we may try ourselves whether we have this wisdom or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:22

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth ,.... Suddenly by death; or in a judicial way by the hand of the civil magistrate, before they have lived out half their days; and shall not enjoy the good things of the earth they have been seeking for, and laying up, and promising themselves a long and quiet possession of; but, on the contrary, like unfruitful trees, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire; and, however, shall not dwell in the second Adam's earth, in the new earth, but shall... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 2:22

Transgressors - בוגדים bogedim . The garment men, the hypocrites; those who act borrowed characters, who go under a eloak; dissemblers. All such shall be rooted out of the land; they shall not be blessed with posterity. In general it is so: and were it not so, one evil offspring succeeding another, adding their own to their predecessors' vices, the earth would become so exceedingly corrupt that a second flood, or a fire, would be necessary to purge it. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:10-22

The profit of religious knowledge It is preservative amidst the influences of evil example and of sensuous solicitation. I. THE WAY IN WHICH IT ACTS AS A PRESERVATIVE . 1 . By taking up a central place in the consciousness. "When wisdom enters thy heart, and knowledge is dear to thy soul." Not as a stranger or mere guest, but a beloved and confidential intimate. The heart denotes here, as elsewhere, "the centre and organic basis of the collective life of the soul,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:20-22

Conclusion of the discourse in which are antithetically stated the respective destinies of the good and the bad, the upright and the wicked. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:20-22

The principle of moral stability This may be regarded as the epilogue or summary of the whole chapter. The object of all Wisdom's exhortations and warnings is the direction of youth to the good way, and that they may hold on the path of the just. For— I. THE RIGHTEOUS HAVE A FUTURE BEFORE THEM . A "dwelling in the land"—the homeland; sound dear to an Israelitish ear. The form in which the happy future shall be realized may be first material, but only to pass into the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:20-22

Recompense and retribution It ought to be enough for us that wisdom is the supremely excellent thing; that the service of God is the one right thing. We should hasten to do that which commends itself to our conscience as that which is obligatory. But God knows that, in our weakness and frailty, we have need of other inducements than a sense of duty; he has, therefore, given us others. He has made wisdom and righteousness to be immeasurably remunerative; he has made folly and sin to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:22

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth. The punishment of the wicked is contrasted with the blessings that are promised to the upright. Shall be cut off ; יִפָרֵתוּ ( yikkarethu ) , niph. future of כָרַת ( karath ) , "to cut off, or destroy." LXX ; ὀλοῦνται ; Vulgate, perdentur. ;The expression is used to convey the idea of extermination, as in Psalms 37:9 (cf. Job 18:17 ; Psalms 37:28 ; Psalms 104:35 ). The verb is found also in Genesis 17:14... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 2:20-22

Proverbs 2:20-22. That thou mayest walk, &c. This depends upon Proverbs 2:11, and is mentioned as another happy fruit of wisdom, the former being declared, from Proverbs 2:12-19. In the way of good men Mayest follow the counsels and examples of the godly. By this he intimates that it is not sufficient to abstain from evil company and practices, but that we must choose the conversation of good men. For the upright shall dwell in the land Shall have a peaceable and comfortable abode... read more

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