Proverbs 2
NETnotesProverbs 2:1
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Proverbs 2:3
1 sn Psalms 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people.
2 tn Heb “the house of Jacob from a nation speaking a foreign language.” The Hebrew verb לָעַז (la’at, “to speak a foreign language”) occurs only here in the OT.
Proverbs 2:5
3 sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21).
4 tn Heb “the Jordan” (also in v. 5). The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
5 sn The psalmist recalls the crossing of the Jordan River (Joshua 3:13, 16).
Proverbs 2:6
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Proverbs 2:10
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Proverbs 2:12
1 sn Psalms 115. The psalmist affirms that Israel’s God is superior to pagan idols and urges Israel to place their confidence in him.
2 tn Or “give glory.”
3 sn The psalmist asks the Lord to demonstrate his loyal love and faithfulness, not simply so Israel may benefit, but primarily so that the Lord will receive honor among the nations, who will recognize, contrary to their present view (see v. 2), that Israel’s God is committed to his people.
Proverbs 2:14
4 sn He does whatever he pleases. Such sovereignty is characteristic of kings (see Ecclesiastes 8:3).
Proverbs 2:15
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Proverbs 2:18
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Proverbs 2:19
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Proverbs 2:20
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Proverbs 2:21
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Proverbs 2:22
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