Proverbs 9:10

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 9:1-18

The last address is a contrast between wisdom and folly. Each is personified as a woman calling to youth. Wisdom has builded her house, and spread her feast in the high places of the city. She calls to a feast of life. Folly in the garb of the evil woman sits at the door of her house, also in the high places of the city. She also calls to a feast, but it is the feast of death. Between the two descriptions there is a passage revealing the fact that the effect produced will depend on the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 9:10

WISDOM’S BEGINNING IS GOD’S FEAR‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.’ Proverbs 9:10 I. Nothing can prosper long that runs its head against any of the great walls of the universe.—Life is known by its manifestations; no one has ever seen it. There is an eternal march of judgment, which they who choose can see. And calm, and clear, and pitiless on every side, amidst the noise of ignorant self-will, the clash of blinded passion, and wisdom blinder still, the voiceless warning... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:1-18

Prologue To The Book (Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18 ). It was common throughout the 3rd to the 1st millenniums BC for collections of wisdom saying to have a prologue preparing for the ‘sayings’ that would follow. Those sayings would then be introduced by a subheading. Proverbs thus follows the usual precedent in having such a prologue in Proverbs 1:8 to Proverbs 9:18, followed by general sayings in Proverbs 10:1 ff headed by a subheading (Proverbs 10:1). It was also common for such a... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:7-12

The Contrast Between The Scorner, Who Does Not Like Reproof, And The Wise Man Who Heeds It, (a warning to the naive), Centred Round The Fear Of YHWH (Proverbs 9:7-12 ). The prologue initially began with a warning concerning ‘the naive, -- scorners -- and the foolish’ (Proverbs 1:22). Here in this final chapter wisdom addresses the naive, for whom there is still hope (Proverbs 9:4-6), reveals the truth about scorners, for whom there is little hope (Proverbs 9:7-8), and epitomises the foolish... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 9:1-18

Proverbs 9. The Invitations of Wisdom and Folly Contrasted.— This section closes with a couple of graphic pictures of Wisdom and Folly personified, each bidding for the attention of the passers-by with offers of hospitality. The two pictures, each consisting of six stanzas, are now separated by six stanzas of unconnected proverbs ( Proverbs 9:7-2 Kings :). Proverbs 9:1-Joshua : . Wisdom’ s Invitation.— The parable of the Great Supper in Matthew 22 and Luke 14 may perhaps be modelled on this... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 9:10

Of the holy; either, 1. Of holy men, whether such as all saints learn, or rather such as the holy men of God, the servants of this wisdom, teach from God’s word; or rather, 2. Of holy things, the Hebrew word being here taken in the neuter gender, as it is Numbers 5:17, and elsewhere; for this seems best to answer to the fear of the Lord in the other branch. Is understanding; is the only true, and necessary, and useful knowledge. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-12

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 9:1. Wisdom, in the plural, as in chap. Proverbs 1:20, to express excellence and dignity. Proverbs 9:2. She hath mingled her wine. Some commentators understand the mingling to be with water, others with spices; both were customary among ancient orientals. Proverbs 9:7. Latter clause. Most commentators translate, “he that rebuketh the wicked, it is his dishonour,” or, “it is a dishonour to him,” i.e., to the wicked man. Proverbs 9:10. The Holy, generally understood to... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:10

Proverbs 9:10 I. Nothing can prosper long that runs its head against any of the great walls of the universe. Life is known by its manifestations; no one has ever seen it. And no one ever sees the invisible barriers that close like a prison round the living, whenever they violate the laws of life. There arc unseen, pitiless limits existing walls of adamant, against which the waves of human passion and human folly dash, and break, and are shattered without mercy, even though every drop be a... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Proverbs 9:10

fear (See Scofield " :-") read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 9:1-18

Chapter 9 continues in its praise of wisdom.Wisdom hath built her house, she has hewn out the seven pillars: She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; and she has furnished her table. And she has sent forth her maidens: and she cries upon the highest places of the city, Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she says to him, Come, and eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way... read more

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