John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 8:35
Pro 8:35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. Ver. 35. For whoso findeth me, findeth life. ] Lest any man should hold it too hard a task to wait at wisdom’s gates - as princes’ guards, or as the Levites did in the temple - she tells them what they shall have for so doing. And shall obtain favour. ] Which is better than life. God’s favour is no empty favour; it is not like the winter’s sun, that casts a goodly countenance when it shines, but gives little heat... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 8:35
Proverbs 8:35Whoso findeth Me findeth life.The Christian life delineated: Christ to be found in the ordinances, with the import and happy effects of finding HimI. The ordinances are the place where Christ is to be found of poor sinners 1. What are the ordinances? The Divine ordinance of meditation. Christian conference about spiritual matters. Singing of the Lord’s praises. Prayer. The Word. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.2. Confirm this doctrine. The ordinances are by Christ’s own appointment... read more