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Proverbs 8:20 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 8 · verse 20
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:Proverbs 8:20 · King James Version
Proverbs 8:20 in context
18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
20I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsᵉdâqâhrightness , subjectively , objectively , morally or figurativelyH6666 →
- midsttâveka bisectionH8432 →
- pathsnâthîyba trackH5410 →
- leadhâlakto walkH1980 →
- wayʼôracha well-trodden roadH734 →
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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;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-21