10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. …
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-22)The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if it enriched us with all the wealth of the world. 2. What good use we should make of the wisdom God gives us; we must use it for our own guidance in the paths of virtue, and for the arming of us again…
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