Proverbs 2:1
"My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;"

Commentary

Matthew Henry Concise

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Summary

Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom, will never complain that they have lost their labour; and the freeness of the gift does not do away the necessity of our diligence,

John 6:27. Let them seek, and they shall find it; let them ask, and it shall be given them.

Reflection

They are the righteous, on whom the image of God is renewed, which consists in righteousness. If we depend upon God, and seek to him for wisdom, he will enable

us to keep the paths of judgment.\/HBC 631.2

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Those who earnestly seek heavenly wisdom, will never complain that they have lost their labour; and the freeness of the gift does not do away the necessity of our diligence,

John 6:27. Let them seek, and they shall find it; let them ask, and it shall be given them. Observe who are thus favoured. They are the righteous, on whom the image of God is renewed, which consists in righteousness. If we depend upon God, and seek to him for wisdom, he will enable us to keep the paths of judgment.\/HBC 631.2

Source: Matthew Henry Concise (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (7 words)

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H0518 אִם
Definition:

see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf

Possible Meanings:
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • dam (semantic_range)
  • point of departure (semantic_range)
  • division (semantic_range)
H3947 לָקַח
Definition:

22+,לָקָח֑Genesis 27:36+ (קָחEzekiel 17:5is textual error; omitted byᵐ5ᵑ6Co, compare Ges§ 19, 3. a); suffixלְקָחַנִיGenesis 24:7,לְקָחָםJeremiah 27:20(forקָחָםHosea 11:3read probablyאֶקָּחֵםᵐ5ᵑ7Ew St 22+,לָקָח֑Genesis 27:36+ (קָחEzekiel 17:5is textual error; omitted byᵐ5ᵑ6Co, compare Ges§ 19, 3. a); suffixלְקָחַנִיGenesis 24:7,לְקָחָםJeremiah 27:20(forקָחָםHosea 11:3read probablyאֶקָּחֵםᵐ5ᵑ7Ew St

Possible Meanings:
  • learning (semantic_range)
  • teaching (semantic_range)
  • what is received (semantic_range)
  • instruction (semantic_range)
  • teaching (semantic_range)
H0561 אֵמֶר
Definition:

103, but here read probably Pluraln. compareᵐ5Ol Hi De Che) — constructאִמְרַתIsaiah 5:24+;אִמְרָתִיGenesis 4:23+ etc.;PluralabsoluteאֲמָרוֺתPsalm 12:7; constructאִמֲרוֺתib.; —utterance, speechGenesis 103, but here read probably Pluraln. compareᵐ5Ol Hi De Che) — constructאִמְרַתIsaiah 5:24+;אִמְרָתִיGenesis 4:23+ etc.;PluralabsoluteאֲמָרוֺתPsalm 12:7; constructאִמֲרוֺתib.; —utterance, speechGenesis

Possible Meanings:
  • lamb (semantic_range)
H4687 מִצְוָה
Definition:

23+; constructמִצְוִתJoshua 22:3+; suffixמִצְוָ˜תְךָDeuteronomy 26:13;Psalm 119:96;מִצְוָתוֺNumbers 15:81; pluralמִצְוֺתabsoluteLeviticus 26:14+(מִצְווֺתNehemiah 9:14); constructNehemiah 4:2+; suffixמ 23+; constructמִצְוִתJoshua 22:3+; suffixמִצְוָ˜תְךָDeuteronomy 26:13;Psalm 119:96;מִצְוָתוֺNumbers 15:81; pluralמִצְוֺתabsoluteLeviticus 26:14+(מִצְווֺתNehemiah 9:14); constructNehemiah 4:2+; suffixמ

Possible Meanings:
  • commandment (semantic_range)
H6845 צָפַן
Definition:

16: 2masculine singularצָפַנְתָּJob 10:13+, etc.;ImperfectיִצְמֹּןJob 21:19+Proverbs 2:7Qr (Ktרצפן), suffixיִצְמְּנֵנִיPsalm 27:5, etc.;Participle activeplural suffixצֹפְנֶיהָProverbs 27:16;passiveצָפ 16: 2masculine singularצָפַנְתָּJob 10:13+, etc.;ImperfectיִצְמֹּןJob 21:19+Proverbs 2:7Qr (Ktרצפן), suffixיִצְמְּנֵנִיPsalm 27:5, etc.;Participle activeplural suffixצֹפְנֶיהָProverbs 27:16;passiveצָפ

Possible Meanings:
  • hide (semantic_range)
  • treasure up (semantic_range)
  • hide (semantic_range)
  • lie hid (semantic_range)
  • lurk (semantic_range)
H0854 אֵת
Definition:

25;Joshua 14:12, next2 Samuel 24:24; then repeatedly (but not exclusively)1 Kings 20—2 Kings 8, & in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, e.g.1 Kings 20:25(but1 Kings 20:23אִתָּם)1 Kings 22:7,8,24 (besideמֵאִתִּי)2 Kin 25;Joshua 14:12, next2 Samuel 24:24; then repeatedly (but not exclusively)1 Kings 20—2 Kings 8, & in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, e.g.1 Kings 20:25(but1 Kings 20:23אִתָּם)1 Kings 22:7,8,24 (besideמֵאִתִּי)2 Kin

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)

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