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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:21

Let not them depart from thine eyes - Never forget that God, who is the author of nature, directs and governs it in all things; for it is no self-determining agent. Keep sound wisdom and discretion - ומזמה תושיה tushiyah umezimmah . We have met with both these words before. Tushiyah is the essence or substance of a thing; mezimmah is the resolution or purpose formed in reference to something good or excellent. To acknowledge God as the author of all good, is the tushiyah, the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:24

When thou liest down - In these verses ( Proverbs 3:23-26 ;) the wise man describes the confidence, security, and safety, which proceed from a consciousness of innocence. Most people are afraid of sleep, lest they should never awake, because they feel they are not prepared to appear before God. They are neither innocent nor pardoned. True believers know that God is their keeper night and day; they have strong confidence in him that he will be their director and not suffer them to take any... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:13-20

More precious than rubies. We must bear in mind that the wisdom here commended to us is not mere knowledge, science, philosophy. It has two important characteristics. First, it is religious ; it is based on the fear of God. Second, it is practical ; it assumes the direction of human conduct. It is the knowledge of Divine truth, and the application of it to life. Why is this to be accounted most precious? I. WISDOM IS VALUABLE ON ACCOUNT OF ITS OWN INHERENT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:13-26

Wisdom's inestimable worth Here are found many strong recommendations of heavenly wisdom, and we might adopt the thirteenth verse as a refrain to each one of them: "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." I. POSSESSORS OF IT , WE ARE SHAREHOLDERS WITH GOD HIMSELF . ( Proverbs 3:19 , Proverbs 3:20 .) Only by wisdom could the Divine Founder of all visible things make them what they are. His wonder workings in the heavens above... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:19

The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth. The emphatic position of the word Jehovah, "the Lord," at the beginning of the sentence (cf. Psalms 27:1-14 ; Psalms 97:1-12 ; Psalms 99:1-9 ), as well as the nature of the discourse, indicates a new paragraph. The description of the creative Wisdom of Jehovah may have been suggested to the mind of the teacher by the mention of the tree of life, in Proverbs 3:18 (Zockler); but the connection between this and the preceding passage has to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:19-20

Wisdom the principle of the creation Perhaps the mention of the tree of life has reminded the writer of the early account of the creation in Genesis 1:1-31 , it. He thus traces the visible world and its order to its spiritual root in the mind of God. He gives a brief sketch of the construction of the cosmos, according to the ancient mode of thought. Both heaven and earth are fixed and made fast; and the water masses divided into those above and those below the "firmament;" the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:19-26

5. Fifth hortatory discourse. Wisdom, the creative power of God, exhibited as the protection of those who fear God . The teacher in this discourse presents Wisdom under a new aspect. Wisdom is the Divine power of God, by which he created the world, and by which he sustains the work of his hands and regulates the operations of nature. This eminence of Wisdom, in her intimate association with Jehovah, is made the basis of a renewed exhortation to keep Wisdom steadily in view. The elevated... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:20

By his knowledge the depths are broken up. This is usually taken to refer to that primary act in creation, the separation of the waters from the earth, when "the waters were gathered together unto their own place," as recorded in Genesis 1:9 . So Munster, Zockler, Wardlaw. But it seems better to understand it (as Mercerus, Lapide, Delitzsch, and Authorized Version) of the fertilization of the earth by rivers, streams, etc; which burst forth from the interior of the earth. In this sense the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:21

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes. After the description of the power of Wisdom exhibited in creating and sustaining the earth, the exhortation to keep Wisdom steadily before the eyes, and the promises of Divine protection, appropriately follow. Since Wisdom is so powerful, then, the teacher argues, she is worthy of being retained and guarded, and able to protect. Let them not depart ( al-yaluzu ); i.e. "let them not escape or slip aside from your mind (cf. Vulgate, ne... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:21-26

Confidence and the sense of security in the ways of God In rich variation the religious habit of mind is presented. What has been spoken of as worthy to be hung about the neck as precious is now referred to as to be kept continually before the eyes of the mind. The designation of wisdom or its attributes is also varied, viz. "thoughtfulness and circumspection" ( Proverbs 3:21 ). In the next, former modes of statement recur (comp. Proverbs 3:3 , sqq .). I. RELIGION STRENGTHENS ... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:13-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:13-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:19-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:21-26

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