Proverbs 8:34

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 8:34

Blessed is the man that heareth me ,.... Christ in his Gospel, as speaking by his ministers; for hearing them is hearing him, Luke 10:16 ; they have their commission from him; are his ambassadors, and represent him; receive their gifts from him; speak according to his mind and will, revealed in his word, and preach him himself. This shows with what attention and reverence the Gospel should be heard; what credit should be given unto it; how it ought to be put in practice; this accounts... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 8:34

Watching daily at my gates - Wisdom is represented as having a school for the instruction of men; and seems to point out some of the most forward of her scholars coming, through their intense desire to learn, even before the gates were opened, and waiting there for admission, that they might hear every word that was uttered, and not lose one accent of the heavenly teaching. Blessed are such. 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 8:34

Watching daily at my gates. The idea suggested has been variously taken; e.g. as that of eager students waiting at the school door for their teacher's appearance; clients besieging a great man's portals; Levites guarding the doors of the temple; a lover at his mistress's gate. This last notion is supported by Wis. 8:2, "I loved her, and sought her out from my youth; I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty." Waiting at the posts of my doors; keeping close to the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:32-35

Proverbs 8:32-35. Now therefore hearken, &c. Seeing I have a true love to you, and seeing I am so thoroughly acquainted with my Father’s mind, and so excellently qualified to be your Counsellor and Ruler; hear instruction and be wise Hearken, I beseech you, and yield to the voice of your own reason, and of God’s holy word; and refuse not Hebrew, ואל תפרעו , et non abstrahite vos, and do not withdraw yourselves: be so wise and considerate as not to decline hearing, receiving, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

Eternal wisdom available to all (8:1-36)Once again wisdom is personified as a woman standing in a public place and speaking to the people who pass by (8:1-3; cf. 1:20-21). Even the immature and foolish can learn wisdom (4-5). One characteristic of wisdom is speech that is wholesome, true and straightforward (6-9). The instruction given by wisdom is beyond value, for it produces all those qualities most necessary for a truly worthwhile life. Yet it will not lead to pride, for people can only... read more

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