Proverbs 2:16-22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 2:20-22

Proverbs 2:20-22. That thou mayest walk, &c. This depends upon Proverbs 2:11, and is mentioned as another happy fruit of wisdom, the former being declared, from Proverbs 2:12-19. In the way of good men Mayest follow the counsels and examples of the godly. By this he intimates that it is not sufficient to abstain from evil company and practices, but that we must choose the conversation of good men. For the upright shall dwell in the land Shall have a peaceable and comfortable abode... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-22

The rewards of seeking wisdom (2:1-22)People must spare no effort in diligently searching for wisdom. At the same time they must remember that the true goal of their search is not academic achievement but spiritual growth through knowing God better (2:1-5). However, when they obtain this wisdom, they cannot claim to have achieved it by their own abilities; it is the gift of God. He rewards those who seek genuinely (6).Not only does God give wisdom to those who earnestly seek it, but he also... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 2:16

strange woman. Hebrew. zur = apostate to a false religion, of which prostitution formed part. stranger = foreigner. Hebrew. nakar = foreign woman. Not of Abraham's seed (Genesis 17:12 ): ever a snare to Israel. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 2:18

house. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for household. the dead. Hebrew Rephaim, who have no resurrection. Compare Isaiah 26:14 ("deceased"), Isaiah 26:19 ("the dead"); and see App-25 . This shows that a Canaanite woman is referred to here. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 2:19

return again. Compare "rooted out", Proverbs 2:22 , with Isaiah 26:19 . take . . . hold = attain to. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 2:21

dwell in the land. Not be "cast out", as in Proverbs 2:22 . perfect: or blameless. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 2:22

wicked = lawless. Not the same word as in Proverbs 2:14 . Hebrew. rasha'. transgressors = traitors, treacherous or faithless ones. Hebrew. bagad. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 2:16

GOD'S MAN IS DELIVERED FROM HARLOTRY"To deliver thee from the strange woman,Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;That forsaketh the friend of her youth,And forgetteth the covenant of her God:For her house inclineth unto death,And her paths unto the dead;None that go unto her return again,Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:""To deliver thee from the strange woman" (Proverbs 2:16). Who is this strange woman? According to Cook, "She is none other than a foreigner";[17]... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 2:20

HE WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL INHERITANCE"That thou mayest walk in the way of good men,And keep the paths of righteousness.For the upright shall dwell in the land,And the perfect shall remain in it.But the wicked shall be cut off from the land,And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it."Although "the land" as used in these verses was probably understood by the Israelites as the Palestine, that is, "The Promised Land," it should be remembered that "The Promised Land" itself is a valid Biblical... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 2:16

Proverbs 2:16. To deliver thee from the strange woman— The strange woman means one who is not yours, whether she be married or not. Solomon expresses by this name a common woman, or a married woman who abandons herself to debauchery. See chap. Proverbs 5:3, &c. Some have thought that, under the figure of an adulterous woman, the wise man persuades us to shun all those doctrines which draw away the mind from God: such as those of the Epicureans and idolaters. But this seems to be intimated... read more

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