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Prov. 2:1–4 These verses call the listener or reader to seek wisdom diligently.
Prov. 2:5–8 The first benefit of wisdom is that one will understand the fear of the Lord. This knowledge is possible only because the Lord gives it to the upright. While wisdom is to be sought diligently, it is not something merited by the actions of an individual.
Prov. 2:9–11 The second benefit of wisdom is that one gains an understanding of righteousness and justice and equity. Wisdom takes root in the heart and protects the person who embraces it (vv. 10–11). The Lord will be “watching over the way of his saints” (v. 8) through the wisdom and understanding he will give them (v. 11).
Prov. 2:16–19 Like those who walk the crooked path (vv. 12–15), a woman who seeks to lure a man to adultery both practices deception (she flatters with smooth words, v. 16) and is herself deceived (v. 18). Verses 18–19 show where the paths of death and life will finally lead.
Prov. 2:16–17 The esv footnote indicates that forbidden woman is literally “strange woman” and adulteress is literally “foreign woman.” “Strange” is likely used here in the sense of “forbidden” or “unauthorized,” that is, someone who is supposed to be unavailable because of another relationship. Likewise, “foreign” probably means being a member of another household.
Prov. 2:21–22 The upright will inhabit the land describes the inheritance that will belong to those who continue on the wise path. This is contrasted with the wicked being cut off from the land.
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