Proverbs 4

1:2 instruction; (i-5) 'Wisdom' here and in ver. 7 is chokmah. 'Instruction' means also, 'correction,' 'warning,' 'discipline,' Job 36.10.4:1 intelligence; (e-13) Or 'discernment,' as ch. 3.5. 4:2 law. (f-11) Or 'teaching,' as ch. 3.1. 4:7 wisdom; (g-7) Or, 'Wisdom is the principal thing. get wisdom.' 'Beginning' is as Gen. 1.1; Ps. 111.10; Prov. 1.7. see Note b, Lev. 2.12. 4:11 paths (h-15) See Note i, ch. 2.9. 4:17 violence. (a-13) Lit. 'violences.' 4:20 words; (b-6) sayings. (b-12) 'Words,' dabar; 'sayings,' omer; Ps. 119.11. 4:24 corrupt (c-9) Lit. 'corruptness of,' 'inconsistency,' or 'perverseness of.' same root word as ch. 3.32. 4:26 path (d-3) See Note i, ch. 2.9. well-ordered. (e-13) Or 'and all thy ways shall be established.'