Proverbs 2
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12-15. To deliver--as from great danger ( Proverbs 6:5 ).
way . . . man--( Psalms 1:1 ).
froward things--perversity ( Proverbs 6:14 , 23:23 ), what is opposed to truth.
13. paths of uprightness--or, "plainness."
walk--habitually act;
14. and that with pleasure, in ignorance of good and pursuit of evil.
frowardness--Not only their own perversity, but that of others is their delight. They love most the worst things.
15. crooked--tortuous, unprincipled.
froward--literally, (they) are going back, not only aside from right, but opposite to it.
16-19. Deliverance from another danger.
the strange woman--This term is often used for harlot, or loose woman ( Judges 11:1 Judges 11:2 ), married ( Proverbs 7:5 Proverbs 7:19 ) or not ( 1 Kings 11:1 ), so called, because such were, perhaps at first, foreigners, though "strange" may also denote whatever is opposed to right or proper, as "strange fire" ( Numbers 3:4 ); "strange incense" ( Exodus 30:9 ).
flattereth--literally, "smooths."
her words--( Psalms 5:9 ).
17. guide . . . youth--lawful husband ( Jeremiah 3:4 ).
covenant . . . God--of marriage made in God's name.
18. inclineth--sinks down (compare Numbers 13:31 ).
the dead--or shades of the departed ( Psalms 88:10 ).
19. that is, such as remain impenitent (compare Ecclesiastes 7:26 ).
paths of life--( Psalms 16:11 ), opposed to paths unto the dead.
20. That . . . way of good--that is, Such is the object of these warnings.
21, 22. (Compare Psalms 37:3 Psalms 37:9 Psalms 37:22 Psalms 37:27 ).
22. transgressors--or impious rebels (compare Jeremiah 9:2 ).
rooted out--utterly destroyed, as trees plucked up by the roots.