proverbs-8:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold. We have had Wisdom called "a tree of life" ( Proverbs 3:18 ), and the gain from possessing her compared to gold and silver ( Proverbs 3:14 ). Fine gold ( paz ); Septuagint and Vulgate, "precious stone." The word signifies "purified gold"—gold from which all mixture or alloy has been separated. My revenue; Vulgate, genimina mea ; Septuagint, γεννήματα ; Hebrew, tebuah, "produce," "profits." read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:17-18

Proverbs 8:17-18. I love them that love me I do not despise their love, though it be but a small and inconsiderable thing to me, but I kindly accept it, and will recompense it with my love and favour; and those that seek me early That is, with sincere affection, and great diligence, and above all other persons or things in the world; shall find me Shall not seek in vain, but shall obtain that wisdom which they so highly prize. Observe well, reader, in order that we may seek for wisdom... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

Eternal wisdom available to all (8:1-36)Once again wisdom is personified as a woman standing in a public place and speaking to the people who pass by (8:1-3; cf. 1:20-21). Even the immature and foolish can learn wisdom (4-5). One characteristic of wisdom is speech that is wholesome, true and straightforward (6-9). The instruction given by wisdom is beyond value, for it produces all those qualities most necessary for a truly worthwhile life. Yet it will not lead to pride, for people can only... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:18

18. durable riches . . . righteousness—Such are the "riches," enduring sources of happiness in moral possessions (compare :-). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:19

19. (Compare Proverbs 8:11; Proverbs 3:16). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 8:1-36

13. The function of wisdom ch. 8Chapter 8 is an apology (defense) of wisdom. The argument of this section develops as follows. Wisdom would be every person’s guide (Proverbs 8:1-5; cf. Galatians 5:18; Galatians 5:22-23). She is morality’s partner (Proverbs 8:6-13), the key to success (Proverbs 8:14-21), the principle of creation (Proverbs 8:22-31), and the one essential necessity of life (Proverbs 8:32-36). Chapter 8 contains the longest sustained personification in the Bible. [Note: Merrill,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 8:8-36

B. Instruction for Young People 1:8-8:36The two ways (paths, worldviews) introduced in Proverbs 1:7 stretch out before the reader (cf. Matthew 7:13-14). In this section Solomon spoke to his son, guiding him into God’s way. "My son" was and is a customary way of addressing a disciple."It derives from the idea that parents are primarily responsible for moral instruction (Proverbs 4:3-4; Deuteronomy 6:7)." [Note: Ross, p. 907.] The frequent recurrence of the phrase "my son" in this part of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 8:14-21

Wisdom and success 8:14-21Wisdom is the key to many material and immaterial benefits, but mostly the latter type. Wisdom is better than gold in two senses: the wise man is able to earn gold, but he is able to use wisdom to do more than he can with gold. Yet wisdom is available only to those who seek it; unlike gold, wisdom is not something one can inherit. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 8:1-36

Wisdom’s CryWisdom now reappears as a preacher, holding forth in all the places where men most do congregate. After expounding in varied ways the excellence of the gifts which she can bestow, she asserts that she was the first of all God’s creatures, who stood at His side when He formed our world, and took part in His work as a master workman, whose delight has always been in the lives and affairs of men. In Proverbs 8:1-21 we find only the ordinary kind of personification, in which a quality... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 8:18

(18) Riches and honour are with me.—“If this passage is taken in a material sense, Psalms 112:3 and the promises in the Pentateuch of wealth as the reward of obedience might be compared with it. But doubtless the “true riches” (Luke 16:11) are here alluded to, the consciousness of possessing God’s honour and favour, called in Ephesians 3:8 the “unsearchable riches of Christ.” read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 8:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 8:17-18

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 8:1-36

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:18

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 8:19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 8:1-36

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 8:8-36

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 8:14-21

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 8:1-36

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 8:18

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