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
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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
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
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
when you are come into the hand of your friend… Read More