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
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
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.In vain — The fowler who spreads, his net in the sight of the bird looseth his labour. But these, are more foolish than the silly birds, and though they are not ignorant of the mischief which these evil courses will bring upon themselves, yet they will not take warning. read more
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.Their own blood — The destruction which they design to others, fall upon themselves. read more
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.Greedy — That seeks gain by wicked practices. read more
TITLE, OBJECT, AND MOTTO, Proverbs 1:1-7. 1. The Proverbs The first sentence is the title or superscription of the book, though not, as in modern usage, set apart as such, but run in to the body of the text. The same usage is found elsewhere, as in many of the Psalms; for example, Psalms 15:0 (in the Hebrew.) Also in the New Testament, Matthew 1:1, “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ;” also, Mark 1:1. Compare Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 25:1. A proverb is a sententious maxim, or a... read more
2. As in the first verse we have the title of the book, so in this and the following verses, to the sixth, we have its design or object stated and explained. The purpose is disciplinary, educational; first, with respect to the young man, and then to him that is already wise, instructed. To know wisdom and instruction That is, that the reader may know or acquire wisdom. The verb ידע , yadha’h, comprehends the active knowing, both as inchoative and as completed; that is, to come to know,... read more
3. To receive (acquire) the instruction (discipline) of wisdom Rather, prudence, thoughtfulness. Justice צדק , tsedhek, rightness, rectitude; and judgment, משׁפשׂ , mishpat, a word of comprehensive meaning, including all distinction, regulation, ordering, right, custom. It seems to have special reference to administrative justice, or doing right in official capacity, never trespassing upon the rights of others, but preserving and defending them. Hence it is frequently joined... read more
4. Having thus stated the object in general terms, the teacher proceeds to a more specific setting forth of what it is, or of what he anticipates in respect to certain classes. First, as to the young and untaught, those who are as yet untrained to thought and study; and secondly, as to those of greater maturity and reflection. To the פתאים , pethaim, simple (open) ones, novices, unskilled and inexperienced, he hopes to be able to give ערמה , ‘hormah, subtilty, expertness, shrewdness,... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 1:5
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:Will hear — Is willing to learn.Attain to — The art of governing himself or others. read more