Solomon’s advice to his sons on Wisdomverses 1-5
Through desire a man having separated himself
seeks and intermeddles with all wisdomverse 1
WISDOM
A FOOL hath no delight in understanding
BUT that his heart may discover itselfverse 2
WICKED
When the WICKED comes
then comes contempt and with ignominy reproachverse 3
WICKED
The words of a … Read More
Solomon’s wisdom continued
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith
THAN an house full of sacrifices with strifeverse 1
WEALTH
A WISE servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame
AND shall have part of the inheritance among the brethrenverse 2
WEALTH
The refining pot is for silver – and the furnace for gold
BUT … Read More
Plans should come from the LORDverses 1-4
The preparation of the heart in man
AND the answer of the tongue is from the LORD
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes
BUT the LORD weighs the spirits
Commit your works to the LORD
AND your thoughts shall be established
The LORD has made all … Read More
DEALING WITH CONVERSATIONverses 1-5
A soft answer turns away wrath
BUT grievous words stir up anger
– MOUTH
The tongue of the WISE uses knowledge aright
BUT the mouth of FOOLS pours out foolishness
– WICKED & RIGHTEOUS
The eyes of the LORD are in every place beholding: evil and good
– Omniscience of God
A wholesome tongue is … Read More
Wisdom of Solomonverses 1-35
Wisdom and follyverses 1-9
Every WISE woman builds her house
BUT the FOOLISH plucks it down with her hands verse 1
WORK ETHIC
He that walks in his UPRIGHTNESS fears the LORD
BUT he that is PERVERSE in his ways despises HIM verse 2
WICKED & RIGHTEOUS
In the mouth of the FOOLISH is … Read More
Wisdom of Solomon (con’t)verses 1-25
A wise son hears his father’s instructionverse 1
BUT a scorner hears not rebuke
– CHASTENING
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouthverse 2
BUT the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence
– MOUTH
He that keeps his mouth keeps his lifeverse 3
BUT he that … Read More
Wisdom of Solomonverses 1-28
Whoso loves instruction loves knowledgeverse 1
BUT he that hates reproof is brutish
– TEACHING
A GOOD man obtains favor of the LORDverse 2
BUT a man of WICKED devices will HE condemn
– WICKED & RIGHTEOUS
A man shall not be established by wickednessverse 3
BUT the ROOT of the RIGHTEOUS … Read More
PERSONAL INTREGATYverses 1-9
A false balance is abomination to the LORD
BUT a just weight is HIS delight – BUSINESS
When pride comes – THEN comes shame
BUT with the lowly is wisdom
WICKED & RIGHTEOUS
The integrity of the upright shall guide them
BUT the perverseness of transgressors
shall destroy them
WICKED & RIGHTEOUS
Riches profit not in … Read More
Introduction of Solomonverses 1-5
The Proverbs of Solomon
A wise son makes a glad father
BUT a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing
BUT the righteousness delivers from death
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish
BUT HE casts away the substance of the wicked
He becomes … Read More
Biblical wisdom is ready to teachverses 1-3
Wisdom has built her house – she has hewn out her seven pillars
she has killed her beasts – she has mingled her wine
she has also furnished her table
she has sent forth her maidens
she cries upon the highest places of the city
Biblical wisdom calls to all who will … Read More