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Don`t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
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Wisdom is Christ
Commentators widely interpret the personified “Wisdom” in this verse as a representation of Jesus Christ. John Gill and Matthew Henry explicitly connect this wisdom to Christ and his salvation. Therefore, the command to “love her” and “not forsake her” is a call to a deep, personal relationship with Christ, who is the ultimate source of life and preservation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The counsel which has come to him, in substance, from his father. Compare it with 2 Samuel 23:2 and following; [Reference 1 Chronicles …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee That is, Wisdom, or Christ. Men may be said to forsake Christ when they…
We must look upon our teachers as our fathers: though instruction carries reproof and correction, welcome it. Solomon's parents loved him; therefor…
