(32) The turning away of the simple . . .—i.e., from God. (Comp. Jeremiah 2:19.)Prosperity of fools—i.e., the security, apathy of dull, stupid people (khesîlîm), who cannot believe that God will fulfil His threatenings. (Comp. Psalms 73:0 throughout.) read more
(33) Shall dwell safely . . .—Comp. Psalms 37:0 throughout for similar promises.Shall be quiet from fear of evil—Comp. Ps. cxii 7: “He shall not be afraid of any evil tidings,” &c read more
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
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
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
1:26 I also will {t} laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;(t) This is spoken according to our capacity signifying that the wicked, who mock and jest at God’s word, will have the just reward of their mocking. read more
1:27 When {u} your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.(u) That is, your destruction, which you feared. read more
1:28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not {x} find me:(x) Because they sought not with an affection to God, but for ease of their own grief. read more
1:30 They would none of my counsel: they {y} despised all my reproof.(y) Showing that without faith and obedience, we cannot call on God correctly. read more
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 1:28
(28) Then shall they call upon me.—They did not call upon Him in an “acceptable time,” in “a day of salvation” (Isaiah 49:8), while He was “near” (Isaiah 55:6); so at last the master of the house has “risen up, and shut-to the door” (Luke 13:25), and will not listen to their cries.They shall seek me early.—As God had done, “daily rising up early,” and sending the prophets unto them (Jeremiah 7:25). read more