Proverbs 8:20 (BSB)
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
From Proverbs 8. Also in the ESV.
Commentary on Proverbs 8:20
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 8:12-21: Wisdom here is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; it is Christ in the word and Christ in the heart, not only Christ revealed to us, but Christ revealed in us. It is the word of God, the whole compass of divine revelation; it is God the Word, in whom all divine revelation centres; it is the soul formed...
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 8:20: I lead in the way of righteousness,.... As a king his subjects, a shepherd his flock; as a guide to persons that are ignorant and out of the way; as parents their children, teaching them to go; or as a master his scholars: and the way Wisdom, or Christ, leads his people in, is "the way of righteousness"; the doctrine of righteousness, or the way...
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 8:20: The courses in which wisdom leads conduct to a true present prosperity (Pro 23:5).
- Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 8:20: I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: (i) For there can be no true justice or judgment, which is not rejected by this wisdom.