Daily Devotional

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

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