2:9 judgment (h-7) 'Just judgment' or 'justice.' path. (i-12) The word is difficult to render. It is properly 'a path going round,' and hence used for the 'entrenchment' of a war camp, as 'wagon-defence' in 1 Samuel 17:20 . It is applied, as in Psalms 17:5 ; Psalms 23:3 , to God's path for the saint, which does not always lead where we expect, or so that we can see straight on in it; and also to the shifting ways of the wicked, as ver. 18; and so in ver. 15, where the plural is rendered collectively 'course.'
2:22 land, (g-10) Or 'earth.' unfaithful (h-13) More exactly, 'faithless,' 'perfidious,' 'treacherous,' but used as towards God. see Psalms 78:57 ; Jeremiah 3:20 .
Bibliographical Information Darby, John. "Commentary on Proverbs 2". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/proverbs-2.html. 1857-67.
Introduction
1:2 instruction; (i-5) 'Wisdom' here and in ver. 7 is chokmah . 'Instruction' means also, 'correction,' 'warning,' 'discipline,' Job 36:10 .
Verse 7
2:7 wisdom (f-5) Or 'true wisdom,' or 'soundness;' and so chs. 3.21; 8.14. see Job 6:13 ; Job 12:16 .
Verse 8
2:8 ones. (g-14) Or 'saints;' chasid , see Psalms 30:4 .
Verse 9
2:9 judgment (h-7) 'Just judgment' or 'justice.' path. (i-12) The word is difficult to render. It is properly 'a path going round,' and hence used for the 'entrenchment' of a war camp, as 'wagon-defence' in 1 Samuel 17:20 . It is applied, as in Psalms 17:5 ; Psalms 23:3 , to God's path for the saint, which does not always lead where we expect, or so that we can see straight on in it; and also to the shifting ways of the wicked, as ver. 18; and so in ver. 15, where the plural is rendered collectively 'course.'
Verse 12
2:12 things; (a-15) Or 'deceits,' plural, as often. see Psalms 5:9 ; Psalms 11:7 .
Verse 13
2:13 uprightness, (b-8) From jashar . see ch. 3.32.
Verse 14
2:14 frowardness (a-10) Or 'deceits,' plural, as often. see Psalms 5:9 ; Psalms 11:7 .
Verse 15
2:15 perverted (c-8) See Note, ch. 3.32. course. (d-11) See Note i, ver. 9.
Verse 17
2:17 guide (e-4) Or 'familiar friend.'
Verse 18
2:18 paths (d-10) See Note i, ver. 9. dead; (f-13) Or 'shades,' as Job 26:5 , see Psalms 88:10 .
Verse 21
2:21 land, (g-8) Or 'earth.'
Verse 22
2:22 land, (g-10) Or 'earth.' unfaithful (h-13) More exactly, 'faithless,' 'perfidious,' 'treacherous,' but used as towards God. see Psalms 78:57 ; Jeremiah 3:20 .