Proverbs 4

1:2 instruction; (i-5) ‘Wisdom’ here and in ver. 7 is chokmah . ‘Instruction’ means also, ‘correction,’ ‘warning,’ ‘discipline,’ Job 36:10 .

Proverbs 4:1

4:1 intelligence; (e-13) Or ‘discernment,’ as ch. 3.5.

Proverbs 4:2

4:2 law. (f-11) Or ’teaching,’ as ch. 3.1.

Proverbs 4:7

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 .

Proverbs 4:11

4:11 paths (h-15) See Note i, ch. 2.9.

Proverbs 4:17

4:17 violence. (a-13) Lit. ‘violences.’

Proverbs 4:20

4:20 words; (b-6) sayings. (b-12) ‘Words,’ dabar ; ‘sayings,’ omer ; Psalms 119:11 .

Proverbs 4:24

4:24 corrupt (c-9) Lit. ‘corruptness of,’ ‘inconsistency,’ or ‘perverseness of.’ same root word as ch. 3.32.

Proverbs 4:26

4:26 path (d-3) See Note i, ch. 2.9. well-ordered. (e-13) Or ‘and all thy ways shall be established.’