Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 3:1-10
The fruit of peace 3:1-10The trust of the wise son (Proverbs 3:5-6) comes from heeding sound teaching (Proverbs 3:1-4), and it leads to confident obedience (Proverbs 3:7-9)."Teaching" (Proverbs 3:1, Heb. torah) means "law" or, more fundamentally, "instruction" or "direction." Here the context suggests that the teachings of the parents are in view rather than the Mosaic Law, though in Israel their instruction would have rested on the Torah of God."Where it [torah] occurs unqualified (Proverbs... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 3:7
7. (Compare Proverbs 27:2; Romans 12:16). fear . . . evil—reverentially regarding His law. read more