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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:8-19

Heed instruction; avoid bad company (1:8-19)Having introduced his subject, the writer now gives the first of a series of lessons on the value of wisdom. Throughout these lessons he speaks as a father to a son, drawing from his own experience to give advice and warning (8-9).The first warning concerns bad companions, especially those who lead others astray with the tempting offer of instant wealth through robbery and violence (10-14). The writer hopes that the inexperienced youth, being... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:7

fear = reverence. This expression occurs fourteen times in Proverbs (Proverbs 1:7 , Proverbs 1:29 ; Proverbs 2:5 ; Proverbs 8:13 ; Proverbs 9:10 ; Proverbs 10:27 ; Proverbs 14:26 , Proverbs 14:27 ; Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:33 ; Proverbs 16:6 ; Proverbs 19:23 ; Proverbs 22:4 ; Proverbs 23:17 ). See App-75 . the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . the beginning. And only the "beginning", not the end. It is not "wisdom" itself. True wisdom is to justify God and condemn oneself. See note on Job... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:8

My son. See the Structure (p. 864) for the portions so addressed (Proverbs 1:6 , Proverbs 1:9 , Proverbs 1:18 ; Pro 19:20-34 ; Proverbs 27:1 , Pro 27:29 , Proverbs 27:27 ; Proverbs 30:1 , Proverbs 30:31 , Proverbs 30:31 ). Occurs fifteen times in this member. hear, &c. Illustrations: Isaac (Genesis 48:15 ); Moses (Hebrews 11:23 ); Samuel (1 Samuel 1:28 ; 1 Samuel 2:18 ; 1 Samuel 3:19-21 ); Timothy ( 2Ti 1:5 ; 2 Timothy 3:15 .Acts 16:1 , Acts 16:2 ). thy father. The address is educational,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:9

they: i.e. instruction and law. ornament = garland. neck. Showing cheerful and willing obedience, in contrast with stiffneckedness (Exodus 32:9 ) and pride (Isaiah 3:16 ). See also Genesis 41:42 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:10

sinners. Hebrew. chata'. App-44 . Consent thou not: Illustrations: Joseph (Genesis 39:9 , Genesis 39:10 ); prophet (1 Kings 13:8 , 1 Kings 13:9 ); Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:49 , contrast 2 Chronicles 18:2 ; 2 Chronicles 20:35-37 ); Joash (2 Chronicles 24:17 , 2 Chronicles 24:18 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 1:8

COMMAND TO HEED PARENTAL INSTRUCTIONS"My son, hear the instruction of thy father,And forsake not the law of thy mother:For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head,And chains about thy neck."Ephesians 6:1-4 incorporates this proverb into the gospel of the Son of God; and any society that tolerates and encourages the disrespectful and disobedient behavior of children toward their parents will invariably reap bitter fruits of it. The sacred promise of God himself to obedient children is... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 1:10

REGARDING THE AVOIDANCE OF EVIL COMPANIONS"My son, if sinners entice thee,Consent thou not.If they say, Come with us,Let us lay wait for blood;Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol,And whole, as those that go down into the pit;We shall find all precious substance;We shall fill our house with spoil;Thou shalt cast thy lot among us;We will all have one purse:My son, walk not thou in the way with them;Refrain thy foot from their path:For their... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 1:7

Proverbs 1:7. The fear of the Lord— See Psalms 111:10. As the first lesson, the wise man tells us, that the fear of the Lord is the principle of wisdom. All wisdom which is not founded in religion, in the fear of God, is vain: piety, religion, the fear of God, are here synonimous. The prudence of the flesh, the policy of the world, knowledge raised from the things of earth, the barren science of the curiosities of nature; all this is not wisdom, because it may be without the fear of God, and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 1:8

Proverbs 1:8. My son, hear, &c.— It is very observable, how much human laws differ from divine. The former generally provides only that due regard be given by children to their fathers, but takes no notice of mothers; as may be seen in the Persian laws mentioned by Aristotle: the Roman, described in the Digests and Constitutions, and several passages of the Greek philosophers which we find in Epictetus and Simplicius, who consult only the honour of the father. But God, in his law, takes... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 1:7

7. The fear of the Lord—the principle of true piety (compare Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 14:26; Proverbs 14:27; Job 28:28; Psalms 34:11; Psalms 111:10; Acts 9:31). beginning—first part, foundation. fools—the stupid and indifferent to God's character and government; hence the wicked. read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:8-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 1:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 1:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 1:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 1:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 1:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 1:7

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