Proverbs 6

Proverbs 6:1

The dust - I am in danger of present death: I am like one laid in the grave. Quicken - Preserve my life, or raise me out of the dust. Word - According to thy promise.

Proverbs 6:2

My ways - My sins; and all my cares, and fears, and troubles.

Proverbs 6:3

Understand - More throughly.

Proverbs 6:4

Melteth - Like wax before the fire.

Proverbs 6:5

Grant me - Vouchsafe me an accurate knowledge of thy word, and let me govern myself by it in all things.

Proverbs 6:6

Laid - Or, set before me as a mark to aim at; as a rule to direct me.

Proverbs 6:8

Run - I will obey thy precepts with all readiness, fervency, and diligence. Enlarge - When thou shalt replenish my heart with wisdom, and love to thee and thy law.

Proverbs 6:12

Covetousness - He mentions this in particular, because it is most opposite to God’s testimonies, and does most commonly hinder men from receiving his word, and from profiting by it: and because it is most pernicious, as being the root of all evil.

Proverbs 6:13

Vanity - The vain things of this present world, such as riches, honours, pleasures: from beholding them, with desire or affection. Quicken - Make me lively, vigorous and fervent in thy service.

Proverbs 6:14

Stablish - Confirm and perform thy promises.

Proverbs 6:15

I fear - For my instability in thy ways; which in respect to my own weakness, I have great cause to fear.

Proverbs 6:16

Longed - After a more solid knowledge and constant performance of them. In - According to thy faithfulness.

Proverbs 6:19

Take not - Do not deal so with me, that I shall be ashamed to mention thy word. Judgments - In thy word.

Proverbs 6:21

At liberty - Enjoy great freedom and comfort in thy ways.

Proverbs 6:24

Lift up - To receive and embrace thy precepts and promises.

Proverbs 6:25

Thy word - Thy promises.

Proverbs 6:28

Judgments - Thy ancient dispensations to the children of men in punishing the ungodly.

Proverbs 6:29

Horror - A mixed passion, made up of abhorrence of their sins, and dread and sorrow at the consideration of the judgments of God coming upon them.

Proverbs 6:30

The house - In this world, wherein I am a stranger and pilgrim, as all my fathers were.

Proverbs 6:31

Thy name - Thy holy nature and attributes, thy blessed word, and thy wonderful works. In the night - When darkness causes fear in others, I took pleasure in remembering thee; and when others gave themselves up to sleep, my thoughts and affections were working towards thee.

Proverbs 6:32

This - This comfortable remembrance.

Proverbs 6:33

Said - I have professed and owned it.

Proverbs 6:35

Thought - I seriously considered both my former courses, and my duty in all my future actions.