Proverbs Chapter 8 verse 9 Holy Bible
They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
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They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
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They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
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They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
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They are all plain to him who understands, Right to those who find knowledge.
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All of them `are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - They are all plain to him that understandeth. The man who listens to and imbibes the teaching of Wisdom finds these words intelligible, and "to the point." Opening his heart to receive Divine instruction, he is rewarded by having his understanding enlightened; for while "the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God" (1 Corinthians 2:14), yet "the secret of the Lord is with them that fear him" (Psalm 25:14), and "mysteries are revealed unto the meek" (Ecclus. 3:19, Complutensian אָ). Right to them that find knowledge (ver. 10). They form an even path without stumbling blocks for those who have learned to discern right from wrong, and are seeking to direct their lives in accordance with high motives. Septuagint, "They are all present (ἐνώπια) to those that understand, and right (ὀρθὰ) to those that find knowledge."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) They are all plain . . .--Because "the secret of the Lord is (only) with them that fear Him "(Psalm 25:14), and God reveals such things unto them by His Spirit (1Corinthians 2:10), while the "natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him" (ibid., Proverbs 8:14).
