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
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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
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
Wisdom cries out to … Read More
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
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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
when you are come into the hand of your friend… Read More
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
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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
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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