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Themes in Proverbs 2

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Themes in Proverbs 2

Proverbs 2:1 (show verse)

My son, if you accept my words, and treasure my instructions

Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Finding » Who shall find the lord
Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God
Personification » Of wisdom
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Proverbs 2:2 (show verse)

making your ear attentive to wisdom, and turning your heart to understanding

ears » Should » Be inclined to wisdom
Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Finding » Who shall find the lord
The Heart » Should be » Applied unto wisdom
Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God
Personification » Of wisdom
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Proverbs 2:3 (show verse)

if, indeed, you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,

Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Godly Fear » Searching the scriptures gives the understanding of
Finding » Who shall find the lord
Hunger » Spiritual
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » The pursuit of encouraged
Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of
Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God
Personification » Of wisdom
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » For wisdom
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Prayer for

Proverbs 2:4 (show verse)

if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Godly Fear » Searching the scriptures gives the understanding of
Finding » Who shall find the lord
Hunger » Spiritual
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » The pursuit of encouraged
Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of
Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God
Personification » Of wisdom
Silver » Illustrative » (labor of seeking for,) of diligence required for attaining knowledge
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » The search for
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Proverbs 2:5 (show verse)

then you will understand the fear of the LORD and learn to know God.

Fear » Who shall understand the fear of the lord
Godly Fear » Searching the scriptures gives the understanding of
Finding » Who shall find the lord
Hunger » Spiritual
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » The pursuit of encouraged
Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of
Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God
Personification » Of wisdom
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for seeking knowledge
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Proverbs 2:6 (show verse)

For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Defense » Who the lord defends
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Wisdom
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Wisdom
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » Of wisdom
Knowledge » Where knowledge comes from
Personification » Of wisdom
Preservation » Who the lord preserves
Understanding » Who understands
Understanding » Where understanding comes from
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » Promised

Proverbs 2:7 (show verse)

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright and is a shield to those who walk in integrity

Defense » Who the lord defends
Personification » Of wisdom
Preservation » Who the lord preserves
Understanding » Who understands
Uprightness » They who walk in » Defended by God
Walking » With God » Uprightly
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Proverbs 2:8 (show verse)

guarding the paths of the just and protecting the way of his faithful ones.

God » Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
God's Promises » Of preservation » Preserving the faithful
Personification » Of wisdom
Preservation » Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
Preservation » Who the lord preserves
divine Providence » Sustaining » Preserving the faithful
Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Proverbs 2:9 (show verse)

Then you will understand what is right, just, and upright every good path.

Personification » Of wisdom
Right » Hand taken » Paths
Understanding » Who understands
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Proverbs 2:10 (show verse)

For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Chastity » Preserved by wisdom
Deliverance » What delivers
Knowledge » God's knowledge of the saints » Intellectual
Knowledge » Knowledge of God is infinite » General references to intellectual
Knowledge » Is pleasant
Preservation » What preserves
Understanding » What understanding does
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart

Proverbs 2:11 (show verse)

Discretion will protect you; understanding will watch over you,

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Chastity » Preserved by wisdom
Crookedness » Whose ways are crooked
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Delight » Who delights in frowardness
Deliverance » What delivers
Discretion » General references to
Frowardness » Who speaks frowardness
Preservation » What preserves
Prudence » They who have » Are preserved by it
Speech/communication » Who speaks frowardness
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Ways » Whose ways are crooked
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart

Proverbs 2:12 (show verse)

delivering you from the way of evil, from men who speak perverse things,

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Crookedness » Whose ways are crooked
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Delight » Who delights in frowardness
Deliverance » What delivers
Frowardness » Who speaks frowardness
Speech/communication » Who speaks frowardness
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Ways » Whose ways are crooked
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart

Proverbs 2:13 (show verse)

and from those who abandon the right path to travel along the ways of darkness;

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Crookedness » Whose ways are crooked
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Darkness » Illustrative of » A course of sin
Delight » Who delights in frowardness
Frowardness » Who speaks frowardness
Justice » God » Sets the highest value on
Speech/communication » Who speaks frowardness
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Uprightness » The wicked » Leave not the path of
Ways » Whose ways are crooked
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart

Proverbs 2:14 (show verse)

who delight in doing evil, and rejoice in the perverseness of evil;

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Character » Of the wicked » Delighting in the iniquity of others
Character of the wicked » Delighting in the iniquity of others
Crookedness » Whose ways are crooked
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Delight » Who delights in frowardness
Error » Known to God » Loved by men
Frowardness » Who speaks frowardness
Love » Of home » Of sin
Sin » Love of
Sin » Internal » Loved by men
Speech/communication » Who speaks frowardness
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Transgression » Known to God » Loved by men
Understanding » What understanding does
Ways » Whose ways are crooked
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart

Proverbs 2:15 (show verse)

whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways,

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Crookedness » Crookedness, general references to
Crookedness » Whose ways are crooked
Darkness » Who is in darkness
Duplicity » Crookedness, general references to
Evil » Way » General references to
Pathway of sin » General references to
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Way » Evil provided » Evil, pathway to sin
Ways » Whose ways are crooked
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart

Proverbs 2:16 (show verse)

delivering you from the adulteress, from the immoral woman with her seductive words,

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness

Proverbs 2:17 (show verse)

someone who abandoned the companion of her youth and forgot the covenant of her God.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Divorce » Women » Could obtain
Forgetting God » A characteristic of the wicked
Forgetting God » Characteristic of » The wicked
Marriage » The jews » Contracted when young
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness

Proverbs 2:18 (show verse)

For her house leads down to death, and her paths down to the realm of the dead.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Harlots » Warnings against
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart
Women » Harlots » Warnings against
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness

Proverbs 2:19 (show verse)

None who go to her return, nor do they reach the paths of life.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness

Proverbs 2:20 (show verse)

This is how you will walk in the way of good men and will keep to the paths of the righteous.

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Associations » Good » General references to good company
Companionship » General references to good company
Good » General references to good company
Understanding » What understanding does
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Wisdom » The time when wisdom enters into your heart

Proverbs 2:21 (show verse)

For the upright will live in the land, and people of integrity will remain in it.

Perfection » Blessedness of
Transgression » Transgressors
Uprightness » They who walk in, shall » Dwell in the land
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom

Proverbs 2:22 (show verse)

But the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

Judgments » Different kinds of » Destruction
Transgression » Transgressors
The wicked » Remorse of, examples of » Rooted up
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom