This chapter is one of the most excellent in all this book, both for argument to persuade us to be religious and for directions therein. I. We must be constant to our duty because that is the way to be happy, Prov. 3:1–4. II.

We are here taught to live a life of communion with God; and without controversy great is this mystery of godliness, and of great consequence to us, and, as is here shown, will be of unspeakable advantage. I. We must have a continual regard to God’s precepts, Prov. 3:1–2. 1.

We have here before us three exhortations, each of them enforced with a good reason:— I. We must live in a humble and dutiful subjection to God and his government : ” Fear the Lord, as your sovereign Lord and Master; be ruled in every thing by your religion and subject to the divine will.” This…

Solomon had pressed us earnestly to seek diligently for wisdom (Prov. 2:1, &c.), and had assured us that we should succeed in our sincere and constant pursuits.

Solomon, having pronounced those happy who not only lay hold on wisdom, but retain her, here exhorts us therefore to retain her, assuring us that we ourselves shall have the comfort of doing so. I. The exhortation is, to have religion’s rules always in view and always at heart, Prov. 3:21. 1.

True wisdom consists in the due discharge of our duty towards man, as well as towards God, in honesty as well as piety, and therefore we have here divers excellent precepts of wisdom which relate to our neighbour. I.