Proverbs 3:26 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 3:21-26

Solomon, having pronounced those happy who not only lay hold on wisdom, but retain her, here exhorts us therefore to retain her, assuring us that we ourselves shall have the comfort of doing so. I. The exhortation is, to have religion's rules always in view and always at heart, Prov. 3:21. 1. To have them always in view: ?My son, let them not depart from thy eyes; let not thy eyes ever depart from them to wander after vanity. Have them always in mind, and do not forget them; be ever and anon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:26

For the Lord shall be thy confidence ,.... The object of it, in whom thou shall put thy confidence, and be safe and secure from all fear and danger: or "the Lord shall be in thy confidence" F7 So Montanus, Vatablus, Michaelis. ; shall support thee in it, and maintain that, so that thou shalt not cast it away; the word used has sometimes the notion off oily in it, and Jarchi, from the Jerusalem Talmud, produces a sense agreeable to it; "the Lord shall be in things in which thou art... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:13-26

Wisdom's inestimable worth Here are found many strong recommendations of heavenly wisdom, and we might adopt the thirteenth verse as a refrain to each one of them: "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." I. POSSESSORS OF IT , WE ARE SHAREHOLDERS WITH GOD HIMSELF . ( Proverbs 3:19 , Proverbs 3:20 .) Only by wisdom could the Divine Founder of all visible things make them what they are. His wonder workings in the heavens above... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:19-26

5. Fifth hortatory discourse. Wisdom, the creative power of God, exhibited as the protection of those who fear God . The teacher in this discourse presents Wisdom under a new aspect. Wisdom is the Divine power of God, by which he created the world, and by which he sustains the work of his hands and regulates the operations of nature. This eminence of Wisdom, in her intimate association with Jehovah, is made the basis of a renewed exhortation to keep Wisdom steadily in view. The elevated... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:21-26

Confidence and the sense of security in the ways of God In rich variation the religious habit of mind is presented. What has been spoken of as worthy to be hung about the neck as precious is now referred to as to be kept continually before the eyes of the mind. The designation of wisdom or its attributes is also varied, viz. "thoughtfulness and circumspection" ( Proverbs 3:21 ). In the next, former modes of statement recur (comp. Proverbs 3:3 , sqq .). I. RELIGION STRENGTHENS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:26

Thy confidence ( v'kis'leka ); literally, as thy confidence. Kesel, primarily "loin" or "flank," as in Le Proverbs 3:14 ; Proverbs 10:15 ; Job 15:27 , is apparently used here in its secondary meaning of "confidence," "hope," as in Job 8:14 ; Job 31:24 ; Psalms 78:7 . The בְ ( v' ) prefixed is what is usually termed the בְ essentiae, or בְ pleonasticum (equivalent to the Latin tanquam, "as") , and serves to emphasize the connection between the predicate... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 3:24-26

Proverbs 3:24-26. When thou liest down thou shalt not be afraid Of fire, or thieves, or any of the terrors of the darkness, knowing that when thou and all thy friends are asleep, yet He that keepeth Israel, and every true-born Israelite, neither slumbers nor sleeps, and that to him thou hast committed thyself, and taken shelter under the shadow of his wings. Yea, thou shalt lie down And shalt not need to sit up to keep guard; and, being laid down, thou shalt sleep, and not have thine... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:1-35

The whole life for God (3:1-35)Obedience and loyalty to God, in addition to guaranteeing his favour, produce the kind of life that most people acknowledge as honourable (3:1-4). If, instead of trusting in their own wisdom and ability, people live in an attitude of reverential trust in God, they can be assured that God will direct them in all their affairs. God will remove obstacles and lead them to their desired goals (5-8).Personal income is one part of everyday life where people must honour... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 3:26

thy confidence. Septuagint reads "in all thy ways". keep = keep safe. Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 3:1 , Proverbs 3:21 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:21-26

Proverbs 3:21-26. My son, let not them depart, &c.— Wisdom gives life, health, safety, to body and soul: it is the most precious ornament of those who possess it: for the rest, when the wise man in so many places promises life, health, prosperity, peace, glory, to those who seek for wisdom, we must not take these promises absolutely and in the letter. We have known wise men live but a short time; we have seen them in affliction, in sickness, in adversity: Solomon himself informs us in the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 3:21-26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:13-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:19-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:21-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 3:24-26

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:1-35

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 3:26

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 3:21-26

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