Passage Research
Proverbs 3 — Sermon Preparation
A chapter of wisdom imperatives urging wholehearted trust in the LORD, honoring him with firstfruits, treasuring wisdom above silver, and not withholding good from neighbors. Below is a research summary for Proverbs 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דֶּרֶךְ | derek | H1870 | 5 | road, trodden |
| חֵן | chên | H2580 | 3 | graciousness, kindness |
| אָדָם | ʼâdâm | H120 | 4 | ruddy, human being |
| גַּרְגְּרוֹת | gargᵉrôwth | H1621 | 2 | throat |
| לוּז | lûwz | H3868 | 2 | turn, depart |
| חַי | chay | H2416 | 3 | alive, raw |
| לוּץ | lûwts | H3887 | 2 | make mouths at, scoff |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Our business is to observe the precepts of Christ, and to copy his example; to do justice, to love mercy, and to beware of covetousness; to be ready for every good work, avoiding needless strife, and bearing evils, if possible, rather than seeking redress by law. It will be found there is little got by striving. Let us not envy prosperous oppressors; far be it from the disciples of Christ to choose any of their ways. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 3:27–35 (Public Domain)
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