Proverbs 9:10-12, Proverbs 9:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-12

Wisdom is here introduced as a magnificent and munificent queen, very great and very generous; that Word of God is this Wisdom in which God makes known his goodwill towards men; God the Word is this Wisdom, to whom the Father has committed all judgment. He who, in the chapter before, showed his grandeur and glory as the Creator of the world, here shows his grace and goodness as the Redeemer of it. The word is plural, Wisdoms; for in Christ are hid treasures of wisdom, and in his undertaking... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ,.... This shows who the wise men are, and in what true wisdom lies; no man is wise till he fears the Lord, and he that does so is a wise man, at least then he begins to be one; this is the principal part of wisdom, Proverbs 1:7 ; and is at the first of it; it is the beginning of grace; it is the first act of wisdom, or grace; or which appears as soon as a man is converted and caused to know wisdom in the hidden part; as repentance, faith,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:11

For by me thy days shall be multiplied ,.... These are the words of Wisdom, and contain a reason and argument why her call and advice in the preceding verses should be listened unto, since she gives long life to her followers. She is a tree of life unto them, the author and giver of spiritual and eternal life; by means of her bread and her wine spiritual life is maintained, promoted, and preserved; and length of days, for ever and ever, is the gift of her right hand; see Proverbs 3:16 .... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:12

If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself ,.... He is wise that harkens to Wisdom's advice, that obeys her call, turns in to her house, and becomes her guest; and such an one is wise for himself, it is for his own good, profit, and advantage; for the good of his soul, for his present peace and comfort, and for his future bliss and happiness. It is not for her own sake that Wisdom presses her exhortations, and is so urgent on men to take her counsel and advice; it is for their own good;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:10

The fear of the Lord - See on Proverbs 1:7 ; (note). The knowledge of the holy; קדשים kedoshim , of the holy ones: Sanctorum, of the saints - Vulgate. boulh agiwn, the counsel of the holy persons. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:11

For by me thy days shall be multiplied - Vice shortens human life, by a necessity of consequence: and by the same, righteousness lengthens it. There is a long addition here in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate: "He who trusts in falsity feeds on the winds; and is like him who chases the fowls of heaven. He forsakes the way of his own vineyard, and errs from the paths of his own inheritance. He enters also into lonely and desert places, and into a land abandoned to thirst; and his hands... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:12

If thou be wise - It is thy own interest to be religious. Though thy example may be very useful to thy neighbors and friends, yet the chief benefit is to thyself. But if thou scorn - refuse to receive - the doctrines of wisdom, and die in thy sins, thou alone shalt suffer the vengeance of an offended God. read more

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Proverbs 9:10-12, Proverbs 9:1 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:4-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:7-10

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