John Gill Commentary Proverbs 8:2

"On the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;" — Proverbs 8:2 (ASV)

She standeth in the top of high places To be both seen and heard, for which reason Christ went up into a mountain and preached, (Matthew 5:1) ; by the way ; the roadside, to instruct and direct passengers as they go along, to show them the right way, and caution them against taking wrong ways; so did Christ, (Matthew 16:6) (22:16) ; in the places of the paths ; or, "between the paths" ^F19 ; where more ways than one met together, and so difficult to know which was the right path to take; here Christ stands in the ministry of the word to direct, and says, "this is the way, walk you in it", (Isaiah 30:21) ; and as there are many ways which are proposed to men to walk in, some of open profaneness and impiety, and others that have a show of religion and devotion, but both lead men wrong; the ministers of Christ show, and he by them, the way of salvation, and how to avoid such as lead to destruction, (Acts 16:17) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F19: (tbytn tyb) "in mediis semitis", V. L. "inter semitas", Tigurine version, Baynus; so some in Vatablus; "in mediis compitis", Schultens; to the Targum, Sept. and Arabic versions.