Proverbs 1:7-10, Proverbs 1:20-23, Proverbs 1:33 NIV

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 1:7

fear: Proverbs 9:10, Job 28:28, Psalms 111:10, Psalms 112:1, Ecclesiastes 12:13 beginning: or, principal part but: Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:29, Proverbs 1:30, Proverbs 5:12, Proverbs 5:13, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 18:2, John 3:18-Ecclesiastes :, Romans 1:28 Reciprocal: Genesis 20:11 - Surely Genesis 22:12 - now Exodus 20:20 - his fear Leviticus 25:17 - fear Leviticus 26:15 - despise Deuteronomy 4:6 - this is your Deuteronomy 32:28 - General 1 Samuel 12:24 - fear the Lord Job 21:14 - for we... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 1:8

My son: Proverbs 1:10, Proverbs 1:15, Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 7:1, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:22 hear: Proverbs 4:1-Numbers :, Proverbs 5:1, Proverbs 5:2, Proverbs 6:20, Proverbs 30:17, Proverbs 31:1, Leviticus 19:3, Deuteronomy 21:18-Ecclesiastes :, 1 Samuel 2:25, 2 Timothy 1:5 Reciprocal: Genesis 28:7 - General Genesis 49:2 - hearken Exodus 20:12 - Honour Deuteronomy 4:9 - teach them Ruth 3:6 - and did Proverbs 8:33 - Hear Proverbs 19:20 - receive Proverbs 23:22 - Hearken... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 1:9

they: Proverbs 3:22, Proverbs 4:9, Proverbs 6:20, Proverbs 6:21, 1 Timothy 2:9, 1 Timothy 2:10, 1 Peter 3:3, 1 Peter 3:4 an ornament: Heb. an adding, Genesis 41:42, Song of Solomon 1:10, Song of Solomon 4:9, Isaiah 3:19, Ezekiel 16:11, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:29 Reciprocal: Genesis 49:2 - hearken Exodus 13:9 - a sign Exodus 20:12 - Honour Psalms 73:6 - as a chain Proverbs 25:12 - a wise Jeremiah 35:8 - General read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 1:10

Proverbs 7:21-Isaiah :, Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 20:19, Genesis 39:7-1 Chronicles :, Judges 16:16-Ecclesiastes :, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 50:18, Romans 16:18, Ephesians 5:11 Reciprocal: Genesis 39:8 - refused Exodus 23:2 - follow Deuteronomy 13:8 - consent 1 Kings 21:15 - Arise 2 Chronicles 19:2 - Shouldest 2 Chronicles 22:4 - they were his Job 21:16 - the counsel Psalms 119:9 - shall Proverbs 1:8 - My son Proverbs 2:12 - deliver Proverbs 4:14 - General Proverbs 12:11 - he that followeth Proverbs... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.The fear — Reverence and obedience to God.Beginning — The foundation without which all other knowledge is vain.Fools — That is, wicked men, are so far from attaining true wisdom, that they despise it, and all the means of getting it. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 1:8

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:My son — He speaks to his scholars with paternal authority and affection.Of thy mother — Those pious instructions, which thy mother instilled into thee in thy tender years. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:7

7. As the preceding five verses may be regarded as stating the object of the book, so this may be considered as the motto, proposition, or text, which the author places at its head as containing the sum and substance of the whole, and which he designs to prove and illustrate. The fear of the Lord יהוה JEHOVAH is the name commonly applied to the Divine Being in this book; seldom אלהים , ELOHIM God. The Septuagint adds to the first clause of this verse, as if exegetically, “And there is good... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:8

FATHERLY COUNSELS TO AVOID THE WAYS OF EVIL MEN, Proverbs 1:8-19. 8. Having thus stated in a beautiful and comprehensive aphorism the relation of true piety or religious principle to worthy intellectual attainments, illustrated by its opposite, and thus commenced his discourse or lecture by the recognition of God and his claims upon us, Solomon now proceeds to address his pupil in the second person singular, as if he were standing before him. My son He personates a father, and addresses... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:9

9. They shall be an ornament of grace As a graceful garland around thy head, and as chains, or necklaces, around thy neck. That is, this reverence for and obedience to thy parents shall be thy highest and most honourable ornament, better than any gay attire, of which the young are usually so fond. Compare Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 6:21; Proverbs 4:9; Genesis 41:42; Daniel 5:29; Song of Solomon 4:9. Chains worn about the neck were an ornament common to both men and women. Thus Pharaoh is... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:10

10. If sinners entice The teacher now proceeds to admonish his pupil against being seduced by bad men into evil courses. He must not consent or yield to them. Comp. Proverbs 24:1-2; Genesis 3:16; Numbers 22:0; 1 Kings 13:14-19; 1 Kings 13:24. read more

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 1:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 1:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 1:10

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 1:7

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 1:8

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:7

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:8

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:9

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:10

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