Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.”
Wisdom is here introduced as a magnificent and munificent queen, very great and very generous; that Word of God is this Wisdom in which God makes known his goodwill towards men; God the Word is this Wisdom, to whom the Father has committed all judgment.
Commenting on Proverbs 9:1-12
Forsake the foolish,.... Foolish men and their company; not men of weak abilities in things natural and civil, or who are reckoned foolish by the world; for so the saints are, whose company is not to be neglected and forsaken; but such who are wickedly foolish, who are ignorant of divine things, and make a mock at sin and at religion; such company is very...
Pro 9:4-6 Now follows the street-sermon of Wisdom inviting to her banquet: 4 Who is simple? let him come hither!” Whoso wanteth understanding, to him she saith: 5 “Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine which I have mingled!
Commenting on Proverbs 9:4-6