Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65], at sacred-texts.com
Proverbs 4:1
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A father - Of me, who have paternal authority over you and affection for you.
Proverbs 4:3
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Tender - Young and tender in years, and tenderly educated. Only beloved - Beloved above all the rest.
Proverbs 4:4
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Said - The following verses, at least as far as the tenth verse, are the words of David.
Proverbs 4:7
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With all - Even with the price of all.
Proverbs 4:8
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Exalt - Let her have thine highest esteem and affection.
Proverbs 4:9
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Grace - A beautiful ornament, such as they used to put upon their heads.
Proverbs 4:16
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For - They cannot sleep with quietness.
Proverbs 4:17
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For - Wickedness is as pleasant to them as their bread.
Proverbs 4:18
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But - Just men daily grow in knowledge, and grace, and consolation, 'till all be perfected and swallowed up in glory.
Proverbs 4:19
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Darkness - Full of ignorance and error, of uncertainty and confusion, of danger and misery.
Proverbs 4:23
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Heart - Thy thoughts, will, and affections. For - From thence proceed all the actions, as of the natural, so of the spiritual life, which lead to eternal life.
Proverbs 4:24
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Mouth - All sorts of sinful words.
Proverbs 4:25
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Right on - Direct all thine actions to a right end, and keep thy mind fixed upon that way which leads to it, and neither look or turn aside to the right - hand or the left.
Proverbs 4:26
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Ponder - Consider thine actions before thou dost them, and see that they agree with the rule. And - Let thine actions be uniformly and constantly good in spite of all temptations.