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Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Proverbs 1:2-7

To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Proverbs 1:8-19

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 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 the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:7

Fear. Thus we arrive at charity. (St. Augustine, in ep. Jo. ix.; Job xxviii. 28., &c.) This fear includes religion, but not barren speculations. (Calmet) --- It implies a desire to act, and not simply to understand. read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:8

Mother. The first precept is to learn of our elders, and the second to resist evil counsels, ver. 10. (Worthington) --- Our parents have the greatest influence over us. Solomon presupposes that they are virtuous and well informed. (Calmet) read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Proverbs 1:10

Entice. Hebrew, "deceive." (Calmet) --- Pessimum inimicorum genus laudantes. (Tacitus, in vit. Agric.) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:7-9

7-9 Fools are persons who have no true wisdom, who follow their own devices, without regard to reason, or reverence for God. Children are reasonable creatures, and when we tell them what they must do, we must tell them why. But they are corrupt and wilful, therefore with the instruction there is need of a law. Let Divine truths and commands be to us most honourable; let us value them, and then they shall be so to us. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 1:10-19

10-19 Wicked people are zealous in seducing others into the paths of the destroyer: sinners love company in sin. But they have so much the more to answer for. How cautious young people should be! "Consent thou not." Do not say as they say, nor do as they do, or would have thee to do; have no fellowship with them. Who could think that it should be a pleasure to one man to destroy another! See their idea of worldly wealth; but it is neither substance, nor precious. It is the ruinous mistake of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 1:7-19

A Fundamental Trait of Wisdom is the Avoidance Of Wickedness v. 7. The fear of the Lord, the reverence of Jehovah flowing from childlike faith in Him, is the beginning of knowledge, the basis of all true wisdom, both in understanding the Word and will of the Lord and in applying this understanding in one's entire conduct, in every situation of life; but fools despise wisdom, learning and knowledge of every kind, and instruction, the moral training which follows understanding. v. 8. My son,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 1:1-33

General Superscription to the CollectionAnnouncement of the Author of the Collection, of its Object, and of its great valueProverbs 1:1-61          Proverbs of Solomon, the son of David,the King of Israel:2     to become acquainted with wisdom and knowledge,to comprehend intelligent discourse,3     to attain discipline of understanding,righteousness, justice and integrity,4     to impart to the simple prudence,to the young man knowledge and discretion;—5     let the wise man hear and add to his... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Proverbs 1:1-19

Proverbs A YOUNG MAN’S BEST COUNSELLOR Pro_1:1 - Pro_1:19 . This passage contains the general introduction to the book of Proverbs. It falls into three parts-a statement of the purpose of the book Pro_1:1 - Pro_1:6; a summary of its foundation principles, and of the teachings to which men ought to listen Pro_1:7 - Pro_1:9; and an antithetic statement of the voices to which they should be deaf Pro_1:10 - Pro_1:19. I. The aim of the book is stated to be twofold-to enable men, especially the... read more

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