Proverbs 2:2-4 ESV

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 2:1-5

Proverbs 2:1-5So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom.WisdomThis is constantly connected with religion. A religious fear of God is the first step in true wisdom. He who would know God aright must love Wisdom and humbly and vigorously seek after her. Wisdom is spoken of as a virtue, as much as truthfulness or charity or sobriety. It is identified with goodness. There is a real, true sense in which wisdom may be put for religion: the God-fearing man is the wise man; without the fear of God it... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 2:3

Proverbs 2:3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge.All knowledge is goodNo kind of knowledge is to be despised. The bee gathers honey from every flower. What shore so bleak, what moor so barren, what rocks so naked from which we may not carry home some interesting object, in the shape of plant or mineral? So there are no circumstances in which we are placed, or persons, the humblest, with whom we can associate, without learning something we did not know before; something of value which, while... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 2:4

Proverbs 2:4Seekest her as silver. Search for hid treasuresEven in Job, the oldest book in the world, we read that the bitter in soul dig for death more earnestly than for hid treasures (Job 3:21). There is not another comparison within the whole compass of human actions so vivid as this. I have heard of diggers actually fainting when they have come even upon a single coin. They become positively frantic, digging all night with desperate earnestness, and continue to work till utterly exhausted.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 2:2

Pro 2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart to understanding; Ver. 2. So that thou incline thine ear. ] Lie low at God’s feet, and say, "Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth." His saints "sit down at his feet, every one to receive his word." Deu 33:3 They are compared to "a garden of cucumbers," Isa 1:8 which, when ripe, lie on the ground. Surely, as waters meet and rest in low valleys, so do God’s graces in lowly hearts. And apply thine heart. ] Attention of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 2:3

Pro 2:3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding; Ver. 3. If thou criest after knowledge. ] Bene orasse est bene studuisse, said Luther. Knowledge is God’s gift (James 1:5 ; Jam 1:17 ), and must be sought at his hand, since he is "the Father of lights," and sells us "eye salve," Revelation 3:17 . And liftest up thy voice. ] As resolved to "give God no rest" till thou hast it. A dull suitor begs a denial. "Then shall men know if they follow on to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 2:4

Pro 2:4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures; Ver. 4. If thou seekest her as silver. ] Opulentissima metalla quorum in alta latent venae, saith Seneca, a Your richest metals lie lowest. Viscera terrae extrahimus, ut digito gestetur gemma, quam petimus, saith Pliny; b We draw out the very bowels of the earth, that we may get the gem that we desire. Shall we not do as much for this pearl of price, the knowledge of God and his will, of ourselves, and our... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 2:2

thou: Proverbs 18:1, Psalms 119:111, Psalms 119:112, Isaiah 55:3, Matthew 13:9 apply: Proverbs 22:17-Ecclesiastes :, Proverbs 23:12, Psalms 90:12, Ecclesiastes 7:25, Ecclesiastes 8:9, Ecclesiastes 8:16, Acts 17:11 Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:3 - cheweth Joshua 18:3 - How long are Joshua 24:23 - incline 2 Chronicles 1:10 - Give me Proverbs 4:5 - Get wisdom Proverbs 7:4 - Say Proverbs 13:4 - but Proverbs 23:23 - Buy Ecclesiastes 1:13 - I gave Matthew 13:23 - good Matthew 13:44 - like Luke 8:18 -... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 2:3

if: Proverbs 3:6, Proverbs 8:17, 1 Kings 3:9-2 Kings :, 1 Chronicles 22:12, Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 119:34, Psalms 119:73, Psalms 119:125, Psalms 119:169, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18, James 1:5 liftest up thy voice: Heb. givest thy voice Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:1 - concerning Job 5:27 - we have searched Proverbs 8:34 - watching John 7:28 - whom Acts 10:2 - and prayed Philippians 3:15 - God 2 Timothy 2:7 - and read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 2:4

thou: Proverbs 3:14, Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:18, Proverbs 8:19, Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 23:23, Psalms 19:10, Psalms 119:14, Psalms 119:72, Psalms 119:127, Matthew 6:19-Ecclesiastes :, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 19:22, Matthew 19:29 searchest: Job 28:12-Proverbs :, Ecclesiastes 4:8, Luke 16:8 Reciprocal: Genesis 26:32 - We have Job 3:21 - dig Job 28:3 - searcheth Job 36:3 - fetch Psalms 17:14 - hid Psalms 119:45 - for I seek Proverbs 3:13 - getteth Proverbs 8:10 - General... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 2:3

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;Criest — To God, the only giver of it. read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 2:1-5

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 2:3

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 2:4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 2:2

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 2:3

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 2:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 2:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 2:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 2:4

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 2:3

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