4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, …
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)We have here an introduction to this book, which some think was prefixed by the collector and publisher, as Ezra; but it is rather supposed to have been penned by Solomon himself, who, in the beginning of his book, proposes his end in writing it, that he might keep to his business, and closely pursue that end. We are here told, I. Who wrote these wise sayings, Prov. 1:1. They are the proverbs of S…
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