4:7 wisdom; (g-7) Or, 'Wisdom is the principal thing. get wisdom.' 'Beginning' is as Genesis 1:1 ; Psalms 111:10 ; Proverbs 1:7 . see Note b, Leviticus 2:12 .
Bibliographical Information Darby, John. "Commentary on Proverbs 4". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/proverbs-4.html. 1857-67.
Introduction
1:2 instruction; (i-5) 'Wisdom' here and in ver. 7 is chokmah . 'Instruction' means also, 'correction,' 'warning,' 'discipline,' Job 36:10 .
Verse 1
4:1 intelligence; (e-13) Or 'discernment,' as ch. 3.5.
Verse 2
4:2 law. (f-11) Or 'teaching,' as ch. 3.1.
Verse 7
4:7 wisdom; (g-7) Or, 'Wisdom is the principal thing. get wisdom.' 'Beginning' is as Genesis 1:1 ; Psalms 111:10 ; Proverbs 1:7 . see Note b, Leviticus 2:12 .
Verse 11
4:11 paths (h-15) See Note i, ch. 2.9.
Verse 17
4:17 violence. (a-13) Lit. 'violences.'
Verse 20
4:20 words; (b-6) sayings. (b-12) 'Words,' dabar ; 'sayings,' omer ; Psalms 119:11 .
Verse 24
4:24 corrupt (c-9) Lit. 'corruptness of,' 'inconsistency,' or 'perverseness of.' same root word as ch. 3.32.
Verse 26
4:26 path (d-3) See Note i, ch. 2.9. well-ordered. (e-13) Or 'and all thy ways shall be established.'