E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:7
wickedness = lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . read more
wickedness = lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . read more
words = sayings. Hebrew. imrah. froward = twisted, or crafty. read more
"This chapter forms at once the nucleus and the climax of this section of Proverbs. It includes a profound presentation of Wisdom as the moving principle of the ways of God."[1]The great problem in the chapter is the interpretation of Proverbs 8:22-31. Are they to be understood as speaking of Christ; or, are they merely a personification of Wisdom in the literary and poetic sense alone?That the passage most certainly carries the most significant overtones of Jesus Christ himself is undeniable,... read more
REASONS WHY MEN SHOULD HEED HER ADMONITIONS"Hear, for I will speak excellent things;And the opening of my lips shall be right things.For my mouth shall utter truth;And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.They are all plain to him that understandeth,And right to them that find knowledge.Receive my instruction, and not silver;And knowledge rather than choice gold.For wisdom is better than rubies;And... read more
Proverbs 8:1. Doth not wisdom cry, &c.— We may consider this chapter as connected with the preceding, and making one continued discourse. The wise man has represented in what goes before, the dangerous seductions of pleasure, in the language of an adulterous woman. Here he describes wisdom inviting us to her love, in a noble, grand, elevated discourse, and by magnificent promises of the most solid advantages. From the 1st verse to the 12th she commends her doctrine and precepts; from the... read more
Proverbs 8:2. By the way, &c.— Upon the way, within, or amidst the paths. The LXX read, She hath stood in the middle of the paths. read more
1-4. The publicity and universality of the call contrast with the secrecy and intrigues of the wicked (Proverbs 7:8, &c.). read more
5. wisdom—literally, "subtilty" in a good sense, or, "prudence." fools—as :-. read more
6. excellent things—or, "plain," "manifest." opening . . . things—upright words. read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 8:6
excellent. Hebrew. nagid = a prince, or representative. things. Hebrew. dabar = words (see App-73 .) Hence = representative truths. read more