Bible Commentary

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 5. wisdom ] R.V. subtilty. See Pro 1:4, note. Pro 8:6-9 . The plainness of her speech. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Pro 8:5 Ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Are you a fool? The word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 8:5”

Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man. Men … sons of man – The two words are used, which, like viri and homines, describe the higher and the lower, the stronger and the weaker. Compare the Psa 49:2 note. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Pro … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 8:4”

She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 3. she crieth ] The R.V. again preserves the order of the Heb., and puts the words she crieth aloud at the end of the verse. the gates ] See Pro 1:21, note. Pro 8:4-5 . The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 8:3”

She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 2. in the places of the paths ] Lit. in the house or home of the paths, i.e. where many roads or streets run up into one common meeting-place, and so give vantage-ground for her call. The R.V. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 8:2”

Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? Pro 8:1-3. The call of Wisdom. Comp. Pro 1:20-21. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges A companion picture to that in Prov. 7, and serving in some measure to generalize and idealize it. Wisdom also calls Pro 8:5 to the simple and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 8:1”

Her house [is] the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. 27. the way ] Lit. the ways. The plural may perhaps be used here, and in the similar phrase, the ways of death (Pro 14:12, Pro 16:25), to denote that however the paths may differ, the end is the same. hell … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:27”

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong [men] have been slain by her. 26. many strong ] This is the rendering of a single Heb. word, which may mean mighty, as it usually does, or (comp. the use of the verb in Psa 40:5; Psa 40:12 [Hebrews 6, 13 ]) many. Lit. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:26”

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. Decline to her ways; either to the paths which lead to her house, or to her manner of living. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole Let not thine heart decline to her ways,…. Or turn not aside … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:25”

Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 24. ye children ] Rather, Now, therefore, my sons, &c., R.V. It is the same word as that which opens this appeal (Pro 7:1), and is constantly used by the Teacher throughout these addresses. See Pro 1:8, note. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:24”

Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life. 23. dart ] Rather, arrow, R.V.; sagitta, Vulg. The LXX. have . Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The first clause does not connect itself very clearly with the foregoing, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:23”