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Proverbs 8:9

Proverbs 8:9
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

They are all plain to him that understandeth,.... Whose understanding is enlightened by the Spirit of God; who is a spiritual man, that has a discerning, and can judge of spiritual things: as for the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Proverbs 8:8-9

Words of the ideal Wisdom, which find their highest fulfillment in that of the Incarnate Word. Compare Luk 4:22; Mat 11:19.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 8:1-11

The will of God revealed to us for our salvation is here largely represented to us as easy to be known and understood, that none may have an excuse for their ignorance or error, and as worthy to be…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Comp. Mat 13:11; Mat 13:16.

Pro 8:10-11. The treasures she offers.

In place of gold and silver and precious stones and whatever else men covet, wisdom offers "durable riches," intellectual, moral,…