Proverbs 1:10-19

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 1:10

(10) If sinners entice thee.—A warning against taking part in brigandage, a crime to which Palestine was at all times peculiarly exposed, from the wild character of its formation, and from its neighbourhood to predatory tribes, who would invade the country whenever the weakness of the government gave them an opening. The insecurity to life and property thus occasioned would provide a tempting opportunity for the wilder spirits of the community to seek a livelihood by plunder. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 1:11

(11) Without cause.—To be taken with “lurk.” Though he has done us no harm. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 1:12

(12) Alive.—Comp. the death of Dathan and Abiram (Numbers 16:30). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 1:16

(16) For their feet . . .—The first reason against taking part with them: the horrible nature of the crime they are committing. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 1:17

(17) Surely in vain . . .—The second reason: their folly in so doing, for God will bring punishment upon them; in the “same net which they hid privily will their foot be taken “(Psalms 9:15). Even birds are wiser than they. It is useless to spread a net in the sight of any bird. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 1:18

(18) And they lay wait.—Yet they cannot see that in truth they are laying wait, not for the innocent, but for themselves, as God will deliver him, and bring the mischief they designed for him upon their own head. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 1:19

(19) So are the ways . . .—The conclusion of the discourse. The same phrase occurs in Job 8:13.Which taketh away . . .—That is, covetousness takes away the life of him who has this vice in his heart, who is, according to the Hebrew idiom, the “owner” of it. (Comp. similar expressions in Proverbs 22:24; Proverbs 23:2, where an “angry” man and a man “given to appetite” are literally an owner of anger and appetite.) read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 1:1-33

Proverbs 1:0 Ruskin writes: 'Read this first of Proverbs with me, please. The Proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel. '"To know wisdom and instruction." '(Not to opine them.) '"To perceive the words of understanding." '(He that hath eyes, let him read he that hath ears, hear, and for the Blind and the Deaf, if patient and silent by the roadside, there may also be some one to say, "He is coming".) '"To receive the instruction of Wisdom, Justice, and Judgment, and Equity." 'Four... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:1-33

CHAPTER 2THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge."- Proverbs 1:7"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."- Proverbs 9:10"To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and it was created with the faithful in the womb"- Sirach 1:14; also Psalms 111:10THE book of Proverbs belongs to a group of works in the Hebrew literature the subject of which is Wisdom. It is probably the earliest of them all, and may... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 1:1-33

Analysis and Annotations A detailed analysis, as we have made it in other books, cannot be fully made in this collection of proverbs. Most of them are detached and each has a message by itself. To interpret each separately, to point out the many spiritual lessons, as well as prophetic application, to show their relation to other portions of the Word of God and to explain them by incidents taken from the Bible, would require volumes; and even then the spiritual meaning would not be exhausted.... read more

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