All: Psalms 12:6, Isaiah 45:23, Isaiah 63:1 there: Proverbs 8:13, John 7:46 froward: Heb. wreathed Reciprocal: Job 33:3 - the Job 36:4 - my Proverbs 4:24 - a Isaiah 8:16 - among Revelation 14:5 - in read more
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.Ye simple — Who want knowledge, and experience.Fools — Wilful sinners. read more
THE EXCELLENT THINGS TO WHICH WISDOM INVITES, Proverbs 8:5-21. 5. O ye simple… fools These terms in our version may be unnecessarily strong. The original would justify inexperienced, unsuspecting; those without culture, untaught and rude, and therefore unprepared for the strategy of the enemy. Wisdom ערמה , ( ‘ hormah,) shrewdness, sagacity, subtlety. The word is used in a good or bad sense of course in the good here. Of an understanding heart Literally, understand the heart; ... read more
6. Excellent things Noble, princely things; things of primary importance, or plain, obvious things, (Proverbs 8:9.) The word is elsewhere always used of persons: see 1 Samuel 9:16; 2 Samuel 5:2, in both which cases the word is rendered captain; that is, foremost, leader. Right things Straight; the opposite of every thing tortuous, disingenuous, dishonest. read more
7. My mouth shall speak More literally, my palate meditates truth; only that which is true חךְ , ( hhekh,) mouth or palate means the inner part of the mouth, the seat of taste, often used for the mouth as the organ of taste and speech. Job 31:30; Song of Solomon 5:16. The language, says Zockler, implies rather the inward moulding of the word; the reflective consideration that precedes speech. read more
8. In righteousness Are righteous, fair, honest. Froward Literally, twisty, crafty, tricky, deceitful. read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 8:7
my mouth: Job 36:4, John 1:17, John 8:14, John 8:45, John 8:46, John 14:6, John 17:17, John 18:37, Revelation 3:14 an abomination to: Heb. the abomination of, Proverbs 12:22, Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 29:27 Reciprocal: Job 13:6 - General Job 32:20 - I will open Job 33:3 - the Ephesians 4:25 - speak read more