Proverbs 1:23

Verse 23

23. Turn Or, Would ye turn? a wish expressed interrogatively. You are going the wrong way, turn the New Testament idea be converted, turned about.

Reproof Admonition, argument, or correction.

Pour out Would cause my spirit to well up to you or within you, that is, the spirit or disposition of wisdom. “I will communicate my whole mind to you, and explain things in the clearest manner.” Orton. The Speaker’s Com. thinks this anticipates Joel 2:28, and our Lord’s promise, John 14:26; John 15:26. The teacher seems to represent Wisdom as here pausing and waiting for the effect of her appeal. But, on the supposition that no response is given, no effect produced, then come the terrible denunciations of the following verses.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

Verse 23

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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