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Bibliographical Information
Flemming, Donald C. "Commentary on Proverbs 2". "Fleming's Bridgeway Bible Commentary". https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bbc/proverbs-2.html. 2005.
Flemming, Donald C. "Commentary on Proverbs 2". "Fleming's Bridgeway Bible Commentary". https://studylight.org/
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Verses 1-22
The rewards of seeking wisdom (2:1-22)
People must spare no effort in diligently searching for wisdom. At the same time they must remember that the true goal of their search is not academic achievement but spiritual growth through knowing God better (2:1-5). However, when they obtain this wisdom, they cannot claim to have achieved it by their own abilities; it is the gift of God. He rewards those who seek genuinely (6).
Not only does God give wisdom to those who earnestly seek it, but he also watches over them (7-8). He gives them inner satisfaction through their greater understanding of what is right (9-10). This enlightened understanding helps protect them from those who have scheming minds and find pleasure in wrongdoing (11-15). Also it will save them from falling to the temptations of immoral women. These women, in making prostitutes of themselves, have left their husbands, despised God and bought lasting damage to themselves and their lovers (16-19). By contrast, those who obtain wisdom have useful lives that bring lasting benefits to all (20-22).