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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 4:1-4

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 4:2. Doctrine, Literally something received, handed over; the author so describes it because he received it from his father. The Septuagint and the Vulgate translate by donum, “a gift.” Proverbs 4:3. Tender and only, “dearly-beloved”—not that Solomon was Bathsheba’s only son (1 Chronicles 3:5). Proverbs 4:4. Get, Heb. “acquire or buy”—spare no cost. The repetition of the verb makes the injunction more imperative. Forget is a word in Hebrew that takes the preposition... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 4:5-13

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 4:8. Exalt or “esteem.” Proverbs 4:9. Last clause, or “she shall compass thee with a crown of glory.” Proverbs 4:10. As is all other instances (see Notes on Chap. Proverbs 3:2), Miller translates the promise: “And they shall grow greater to thee through years of life.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Proverbs 4:5-13THE ONE THING NEEDFULI. Human nature has many needs. 1. There are the needs of the body, which begin upon our entrance into life, and never cease until the... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 4:5

Proverbs 4:5 I. Solomon himself received wisdom from Divine inspiration. Now no supernatural supply of wisdom can be vouchsafed to us. There is no limit to the moral improvement which God's Spirit may work in our hearts; there is no saying how much kinder, gentler, purer, truer, humbler, better, He may make us. But it is a fact of most assured experience, that not even the Holy Ghost gives to many of the very best of our race the worldly tact, and shrewdness, and long-headedness, which many of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 4:7

Proverbs 4:7 I. There must be reality in our knowledge. It must be the real knowledge of real things. We must be sure that we, in the first instance, take it in as accurately as possible. We must not bridge over to ourselves difficulties, whether little or great, or take a leap over them, leaving a part behind us that is not sound or solid. II. There is no such thing as useless knowledge, and the knowledge of theory is a greater thing than the knowledge of practice; to express it otherwise, the... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 4:7

DISCOURSE: 762THE NATURE AND EXCELLENCE OF TRUE WISDOMProverbs 4:7. Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding.THE inspired volume is no less useful in rectifying the prejudices of education, than it is in restraining the indulgence of forbidden appetites. As far as relates to the grosser violations of moral duty, the advice of parents and teachers is in unison with the Holy Scriptures; but we are very rarely exhorted to follow that which is... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 4:1-27

Chapter 4Continuing to his son.Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend that you might know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, don't forsake my law. For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother ( Proverbs 4:1-3 ).So Solomon now is speaking of his father David and of his mother Bathsheba. "Tender and beloved in the sight of his mother."Now he taught me ( Proverbs 4:4 )Now this would be David, his father. He taught me also, and said unto... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 4:1-27

Proverbs 4:1 . Hear, ye children, a Hebraism, equivalent to wash, cleanse, and purify your ears. A grateful son here recites the domestic piety of an illustrious father. David talked much with his children on religious subjects. But Solomon, wiser than all his brothers, was his beloved son, and shared more of his father’s favours. David made religion the first object of paternal tuition; for it was in his eyes far before the throne, and all worldly good. Our Lord also has taught us that it... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 4:1

Proverbs 4:1The instruction of a father.A religious homeI. The love of a religious home. Two kinds of love for the offspring.1. The natural love.2. The spiritual love, which has respect to the spiritual being, relations, and interests of the children.II. The training of a religious home.1. The parent’s teaching is worth retaining.2. The parent’s teaching is practical.3. The parent’s teaching is quickening to all the powers, intellectual and moral.III. The influence of a religious home.1. The... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 4:3-4

Proverbs 4:3-4For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.The religious education of SolomonSolomon in these words gives us two pieces of his own private history, in order to account for the zeal he shows in this book for the welfare of the rising generation. The first is, that in early life he had a large share in the affections of his parents; and the second, that he received the first rudiments of that wisdom, for which he became afterwards so eminent, from... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 4:7

Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is the principal thing. The principal thingI. If we consider man’s spiritual state in the sight of God.II. If we consider man’s present happiness. The true happiness of man has its foundation in wisdom. I go on the supposition of Christ that a “man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things he possesseth.” Happiness depends on the state of the mind. It is religion only which enlightens the understanding, which influences the heart, and which brings into the favour... read more

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 4:1-4

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 4:5-13

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 4:5

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 4:7

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 4:7

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 4:1-27

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 4:1-27

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 4:1

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 4:3-4

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 4:7

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