Proverbs 4:14-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 4:18

The path of the just. I. A SHINING LIGHT . 1 . It has all the great leading characteristics suggested by light, viz. truth, purity, joy, life. Perhaps the leading idea is that of holy gladness. This is to be enjoyed here on earth in those pleasant ways and paths of peace through which Wisdom leads her votaries. The Christian may be a martyr, but he need not be a victim of melancholy. 2 . It is open to the day. They who do evil love the darkness that hides their deeds.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 4:18-19

Darkness and light We have two perfect contrasts in these two verses—the path of the just and the way of the wicked; the one is very closely connected with light and the other with darkness. I. SIN AND DARKNESS . ( Proverbs 4:19 .) We may say that: 1 . Sin is darkness. It is 2 . Sin spreads darkness 3 . Sin leads to the ruin which attends darkness; it ends in making the sinner blind to the true character of his own transgressions: "They know not at what they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 4:14-19

Proverbs 4:14-19. Enter not into the path of the wicked Avoid their practices and company; and go not in the way of evil men Do not proceed further therein. If thou hast unadvisedly entered into it, do not persist in it, but get thee speedily out of it. Avoid it, pass not by it Keep at a great distance from it. Turn from it, &c. Shun all occasions of sin. For they sleep not They cannot compose themselves to sleep with quietness and satisfaction to their own minds; unless they... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 4:1-27

Wisdom the inner guide (4:1-27)The writer further instructs his ‘sons’ by passing on teaching that his own ‘father’ once gave him. The main point of that teaching was that, more than anything else, he was to get wisdom and insight (4:1-5). The first step in getting wisdom is the desire for it. Once obtained, wisdom will bring into the life of the possessor a new measure of security, honour and beauty (6-9).By living according to God’s wisdom, people will have true freedom, and at the same time... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 4:14

Enter not. Note the Figure of speech Synonymia ( App-6 ) in the verbs of verses: Proverbs 4:14 , Proverbs 4:15 . Illustrations: Lot (Genesis 13:10-13 ); Solomon (2 Kings 23:13 . Compare with 1 Kings 11:5 ); Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 18:1 ; 2 Chronicles 21:6 . Compare with 2 Chronicles 19:2 ; 2 Chronicles 22:2 , 2Ch 22:3 , 2 Chronicles 22:10 , and Proverbs 6:27 , Proverbs 6:28 ). wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha. App-44 . evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 4:15

Avoid = let that go; referring to Proverbs 4:14 . Note the Figure of speech Synonymia. App-6 . away = on. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 4:16

For. Hebrew. im l'o = because; i.e. the reason why they sleep not is because they mean mischief, and because they intend an occasion of stumbling. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 4:17

bread. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part) for food in general. of = obtained. Genitive of Origin. App-17 (2). wickedness = lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27 . of violence = obtained by violence. Genitive of Origin. App-17 (2). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 4:18

But. Marking the contrast between the growth of wickedness (verses: Proverbs 4:16 , Proverbs 4:17 ), and the growth of wisdom leading in right paths (verses: Proverbs 4:11 , Proverbs 4:12 ). the shining light = the dawning of day: advancing and brightening till noon. perfect = stable part, when the sun seems stationary on the meridian. Illustrations: Jacob (Genesis 49:10 , Genesis 49:18 . Hebrews 11:21 ); Nathanael (John 1:46-51 ); Eunuch (Acts 8:27-39 ). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 4:18

Proverbs 4:18. But the path of the just is as the shining light— The presence of the just enlightens, instructs, edifies, rejoices: they carry light into every place by their example, and by their instructions. And they grow more and more in knowledge, grace, and consolation, until all be perfected and swallowed up in glory. The wicked, on the contrary, are always in darkness, Proverbs 4:19. The former are the children of light of whom the gospel speaks; the other are the children of darkness,... read more

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