Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:24
24. Stretched out my hand To invite you, welcome you, receive you. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:25
25. Set at naught Or, let go, did not value it. Would none of my reproof That is, did not desire it, would not receive it. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:26
26. I… laugh Ye have laughed at my expostulations and mocked at my words; now, when your calamity comes, I also will laugh at you and deride your fears. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:27
27. When… fear cometh Wisdom dwells upon this for the sake of impression, adding terrible qualifications. Desolation Or, a desolating tempest. A whirlwind A tornado, which rapidly whirls along with irresistible violence, spreading destruction in its path. Compare Job 1:16; Job 1:19; Zephaniah 1:15. Tornadoes were very frequent in the East during the winter and cold seasons. They often proved fatal to travellers and others exposed to their fury. Morier, describing the whirlwinds of... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:28
28. Shall seek me early Rather, earnestly, urgently. The word primarily means to rise early; but as rising early was an eminent mark of earnestness and diligence in the pursuit of an object, so the sense readily passed over to this. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:29
29. For that Because connecting with the preceding; or, as others think, more closely with what follows. Observe, again, how knowledge, all useful knowledge, and the fear of the Lord, are intimately associated. See on Proverbs 1:7. Note the change of person here. Wisdom turns away from them, and speaks of them, not to them. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:30
30. Would Used here, as in Proverbs 1:25, as a principal verb, the preterite of will. They willed, determined, not to have my counsel. read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:31
31. Therefore For this reason they shall suffer the natural and penal consequences of their crimes. There is nothing arbitrary in their doom. As they have sown so shall they reap. They shall eat the fruit of their own doings. It is possible that there is in the fearful language of this and the preceding verses a special reference to that class of persons described in Proverbs 1:11-19. It is natural that Solomon, as a sovereign, should think of such flagrant violators of law and right,... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:23
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;... read more