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This commentary expounds Proverbs as an Old Testament Wisdom book that reveals Jesus Christ, who is the agent of creation and the wisdom of God incarnate. Proverbs inculcates God’s wisdom through didactic sayings that teach prudence and discretion for the life of faith, which is contrasted to the ways of the world. This commentary explains both the larger features of the book and the...

the fourth address (3:22). Second, “and she will watch over you” (וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ, 4:6) evokes the use of same verb, שָׁמַר, “watch, keep,” in the second address (2:8, 11, 20) and the fourth address (3:26). The third promise, “and she will guard you” (וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ, 4:6), pairs the verb נָצַר, “to guard,” with שָׁמַר, “watch, keep” (4:6a), just as the two verbs were paired in the previous promises of protection in the second address (2:8, 11). These connections between the quoted words of David and
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