Proverbs 8:35-37

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 8:35

For whoso findeth me findeth life ,.... Of finding Christ; see Gill on Proverbs 3:13 . Such that find Christ find "life" or "lives" F26 חיים "vitas", Montanus. , life spiritual and eternal; till they are found of Christ, and find him in effectual calling, they are dead; but, when called by his grace and converted, they live a life of justification and sanctification; they live a life of faith on Christ, of holiness from him, and communion with him: and such that find life in this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:36

But he that sinneth against me ,.... Or misses the mark, as the word F2 חטאו "qui vero aberraverit a me", Michaelis. signifies; and which is observed by Aben Ezra; see Judges 20:16 . Christ is the mark and scope of the counsels of God; of the covenant of grace; of the Scriptures; of the Gospel, the truths and promises of it; of the graces of the Spirit, and of all spiritual duties and services; and to whom we are to look for heaven and eternal happiness, Philemon 3:14 ; and such... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 8:35

Whoso findeth me - The wisdom that comes from God, teaching to avoid evil and cleave to that which is good; findeth life - gets that knowledge which qualifies him to answer the purposes for which he was made; for he is quickened with Christ, and made a partaker of the Divine life. Christ dwells in his heart by faith; he lives a new life, for Christ liveth in him; the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus makes him free from the law of sin and death. And shall obtain favor of the Lord.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 8:36

Wrongeth his own soul - It is not Satan, it is not sin, properly speaking, that hurts him; it is himself. If he received the teaching of God, sin would have no dominion over him; if he resisted the devil, the devil would flee from him. Love death - They do it in effect, if not in fact, for as they love sin, that leads to death, so they may be justly said to love death, the wages of sin. He that works in this case, works for wages; and he must love the wages, seeing he labors so hard in... 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 8:35

For whoso findeth me findeth life. Here is the reason why the man is blessed who attends to the instruction of Wisdom. A similar promise is made at Proverbs 3:16 , Proverbs 3:18 , Proverbs 3:22 . The truth here enunciated is also spoken or the Word of God, the everlasting Son of the Father. John 1:4 , "In him was life; and the life was the light of men;" John 3:36 , "He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life;" John 17:3 , "This is life eternal, that they should know thee the... read more

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