Solomon’s wisdom to his sonverses 1-31
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD
as the rivers of water
HE turns it whithersoever HE will
SOVEIGNITY OF GOD
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes
BUT The LORD ponders the hearts
SOVEIGNITY OF GOD
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to … Read More
Solomon’s advice to his sonverses 1-30
Wine is a mocker – strong drink is raging
AND whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise
– ALCOHOL
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion
whoso provokes him to anger sins against his own soul
– ANGER
It is an honor for a man to cease from … Read More
Solomon’s wisdom to his sonverses 1-29
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity
THAN he that is PERVERSE in his lips and is a FOOLverse 1
MOUTH
Also, that the soul be without knowledge – it is not good
AND he that hastes with his feet sinsverse 2
WICKED
The FOOLISHNESS of man PERVERTS his … Read More
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