THEOSISVissarion (Nechaev)
Here, wisdom and counsel are depicted as companions whose presence is not only enjoyable but also beneficial. True friends consistently show kindness and are always eager to offer sound guidance to those they support.
Proverbs 2:10Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:
כִּֽי־תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Jer 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts.
- Job 23:12I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom.
- Col 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly: in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God.
- Prov 24:13Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat.
- Prov 24:14So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.
- Prov 18:1He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
- Prov 18:2A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
- Ps 119 (118):162