14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
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Commentary on Proverbs 2 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 2
Solomon, having foretold the destruction of those who are obstinate in their impiety, in this chapter applies himself to those who are willing to be taught; and,
So that in this chapter we are taught both how to get wisdom and how to use it when we have it, that we may neither seek it, nor receive it in vain.
Pro 2:1-9
Job had asked, long before this, Where shall wisdom be found? Whence cometh wisdom? (Job 28:12, 20) and he had given this general answer (v. 23), God knoweth the place of it; but Solomon here goes further, and tells us both where we may find it and how we may get it. We are here told,
Pro 2:10-22
The scope of these verses is to show,
This wisdom will be of use to us,