Deu 32:2, Pro 4:2 | JFB | STEP | 2-3. My doctrine shall drop, &c.-- The language may justly be taken as uttered in the form of a wish or prayer, and the comparison of wholesome instruction to the pure, gentle, and insinuating influence of rain or dew, is frequently made by the sacred writers ( ; , ).

‏ Deuteronomy 32:2

2-3. My doctrine shall drop, &c.--The language may justly be taken as uttered in the form of a wish or prayer, and the comparison of wholesome instruction to the pure, gentle, and insinuating influence of rain or dew, is frequently made by the sacred writers (Is 5:6; 55:10, 11).

‏ Proverbs 4:2

CHAPTER 4 Pr 4:1-27. To an earnest call for attention to his teachings, the writer adds a commendation of wisdom, preceded and enforced by the counsels of his father and teacher. To this he adds a caution (against the devices of the wicked), and a series of exhortations to docility, integrity, and uprightness.

1-2. (Compare Pr 1:8).

to know--in order to know.

doctrine--the matter of learning (Pr 1:5), such as he had received (La 3:1).