Daily Devotional

Wisdom cries out to those who will listenverses 1-3

Does not wisdom cry? And understanding put forth her voice?

she stands in the top of high places

      by the way in the places of the paths

she cries at the gates – at the entry of the city

      at the coming in at the doors

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Remember the instruction of fatherverses 1-3

My son – keep my words

and lay up my commandments with you

Keep my commandments – and live

and my law as the apple of thine eye

Bind them upon your fingers

write them upon the table of  your heart

Love wisdom which prevents sinverses 4-5

Say to wisdom

You are … Read More

Don’t co-signverses 1-5

  My son

IF you be surety for your friend

IF you have stricken your hand with a stranger

you are snared with the words of your mouth

                  you are taken with the words of your mouth

Do this now – my son – and deliver yourself

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Son warned to listen to fatherverses 1-2

My son – attend unto my wisdom

and bow your ear to my understanding

that you may regard discretion

and that your lips may keep knowledge

Immoral woman to be avoidedverses 3-6

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb

and her mouth is smoother than oil

      BUT … Read More

Listen to the corrections of your fatherverses 1-3

Hear ye children – the instruction of a father

and attend to know understanding

for I give you good doctrine

forsake ye not my law

                              for I was my father’s son

      tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother

Psalmist listened to his fatherverse 4

He taught me … Read More

Obedience brings a good reputationverses 1-4

My son – forget not my law

BUT let your heart keep my commandments

      for length of days – long life – peace

shall they add to you

Let not mercy and truth forsake you

bind them about your neck

write them upon the table of your heart

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Son search diligently for God’s wisdomverses 1-4

My son – IF you will receive my words

and hide my commandments with you

      so that you incline thine ear unto wisdom

                  and apply your ear to understanding

Yea – IF you cry after knowledge

and lift up your voice for understanding

IF you seek her as silver – and search … Read More

Author of bookverse 1

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David – king of Israel

Purpose of the book of Proverbsverses 2-4

To know wisdom and instruction

to perceive the words of understanding

to receive the instruction of

wisdom – justice – judgment – equity

            to give subtlety to the simply

                        to the young man knowledge and … Read More