Commentaire par chapitre
Proverbs Chapitre 4
1
Pr 4:1-27.
3
Sans titre
3. father's son--emphatic, a son specially regarded, and so called tender, as an object of special care (compare
1Ch 22:7; 29:1);
an idea further expressed by
only beloved--or, "as an only son"
(Ge 22:2),
though he had brothers (see on
1Ch 3:5).
4
Sans titre
4. He taught--or directed me.
retain--as well as receive.
keep . . . and live--observe, that you may live
(Pr 7:2).
5
Sans titre
5. Get--as a possession not to be given up.
neither decline--that is, from obeying my word.
6
Sans titre
6. Not only accept but love wisdom, who will keep thee from evil, and evil from thee.
7
Sans titre
7. (Compare
Job 28:28).
getting--or possession; a desire for wisdom is wise.
8
Sans titre
8. As you highly esteem her, she will raise you to honor.
embrace her--with fond affection.
9
Sans titre
9. ornament--such as the chaplet or wreath of conquerors.
deliver--(Compare
Ge 14:20).
The allusion to a shield, contained in the Hebrew, suggests protection as well as honor (compare
Pr 4:6).
10
Sans titre
10. (Compare
Pr 2:1; 3:2).
11
Sans titre
11, 12. way of wisdom--which it prescribes.
led thee--literally, "caused thee to tread," as a path
(Ps 107:7).
not be straitened--have ample room
(Ps 18:36).
13
Sans titre
13. (Compare
Pr 3:18).
The figure of laying hold with the hand suggests earnest effort.
14
Sans titre
14. (Compare
Ps 1:1).
Avoid all temptations to the beginning of evil.
16
Sans titre
16, 17. The reason is found in the character of sinners, whose zeal to do evil is forcibly depicted
(Pr 6:4; Ps 36:5).
They live by flagrant vices
(Pr 1:13).
Some prefer to render, "Their bread is wickedness, their drink violence" (compare
Job 15:16; 34:7).
18
Sans titre
18, 19. As shining light increases from twilight to noonday splendor, so the course of the just increases in purity, but that of the wicked is as thickest darkness, in which one knows not on what he stumbles.
20
Sans titre
20-22. (Compare
Pr 4:10, 13; Pr 3:8,
&c.).
22
Sans titre
22. health . . . flesh--by preserving from vices destructive of health.
23
Sans titre
23. with all diligence--or, "above," or "more than all," custody (compare Margin), all that is kept (compare
Eze 38:7),
because the heart is the depository of all wisdom and the source of whatever affects life and character
(Mt 12:35; 15:19).
24
Sans titre
24. a froward mouth--that is, a mouth, or words of ill nature. The Hebrew word differs from that used
(Pr 2:15; 3:32).
perverse--or, "quarreling."
lips--or, "words."
25
Sans titre
25. Let . . . before thee--that is, pursue a sincere and direct purpose, avoiding temptations.
26
Sans titre
26. Ponder--Consider well; a wise course results from wise forethought.
27
Sans titre
27. (Compare
Pr 4:25).
Avoid all by-paths of evil
(De 2:27; 17:11).
A life of integrity requires attention to heart, speech, eyes, and conduct.
Pr 4:1-27.
To an earnest call for attention to his teachings, the writer adds a commendation of wisdom, preceded and enforced by the counsels of his father and teacher. To this he adds a caution (against the devices of the wicked), and a series of exhortations to docility, integrity, and uprightness.
1, 2. (Compare
Pr 1:8).
to know--in order to know.
doctrine--the matter of learning
(Pr 1:5),
such as he had received
(La 3:1).