Proverbs Commentary

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: