A person who refuses to be taught is hurting himself more than anyone else. An unlearned person makes many mistakes. He has no facts to work with. The person who wants to understand will listen carefully to someone who knows more, and will even take correction from that person to learn.
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Proverbs 15:32 Those who disregard discipline despise themselves, but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.
Posted: December 13, 2020 in Children and Discipline, disobedience, Disrespectful Children, Proverbs 15, Proverbs 15:32, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 15:32, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
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Proverbs 14:35 A King delights in a wise servant, but a shameful servant arouses his fury.
Posted: December 13, 2020 in Proverbs 14, Proverbs 14:35, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 14:35, Wisdom for the Soul
We see that many times the king will choose a godly man to take care of things in his country because of the wisdom God has given him. Joseph is a good example of this when he stored food and saved Egypt and his people as well.
Proverbs 10:27 The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Posted: December 10, 2020 in Fear, Proverbs 10, Proverbs 10:27, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: fear of the lord, Proverbs 10:27, Proverbs 4:26 Wisdom for the Soul
As we studied previously in Proverbs: Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the Lord”
The fear of the Lord means submission to the Lord and His revelation. The fear of the Lord is a state of mind in which one’s own attitudes, will, feeling, deeds, and goals are exchanged for God’s.
When one is afraid of something, he either runs from it or submits to it. The latter idea is in view here. It is a healthy fear, like the fear of electricity or the fear of one’s parents, which causes one to act in an appropriate manner. The beginning does not mean that “the fear of the Lord” is left behind in the course of acquiring wisdom, but that it is the controlling principle of wisdom.
The recurring promise of Proverbs is that generally the wise (the righteous who obey God), live longer (9:11), prosper (2:20-22), experience joy (3:13-18), and the goodness of God temporally (12:21), while fools suffer shame (3:35), and death (10:21).
Ecclesiastes 7:17 “Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool-why die before your time?”
You see, good lives lived for God sometimes bring long life. One of the commandments is to honor father and mother, and that promises long life. It is pretty easy to see how someone who lives the evil life is certainly in danger of early death. They visit places where killing and cheating is going on (such as beer parlors and gambling places). Fear of God keeps us walking a holy path.
Proverbs 10:31-32 From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced. 32 The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Posted: December 10, 2020 in Proverbs 10, Proverbs 10:31-32, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 10:31-32, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
We read in Romans 3 of the evil mouth, tongues and throat.
Romans 3:13-14 “Their throats are open graves, their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
You see this is describing an evil mouth. This mouth is an opening where the issues of the heart come forth. This person has an evil heart. The message from the heart is in the mouth.
Romans 10:9-10 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
Posted: December 7, 2020 in Proverbs 11, Proverbs 11:30, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 11:30, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
A wise person is a model of a meaningful life. In the same way a tree attracts people to its fruit, a wise person’s sense of purpose attracts others who want to know how they, too, can find meaning. Gaining wisdom, then, can be the first step in influencing others to come to faith in God. Leading people to God is important because it keeps us in touch with him while also offering eternal life to others.
Proverbs 11:31- If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Posted: December 6, 2020 in Proverbs11:31, Proverbs11:31, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 11:31, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
Contrary to popular opinion, no one sins and gets away with it. The faithful are rewarded for their faith. The wicked are punished for their sins. Don’t think for a moment that “it won’t matter” or “nobody will know” or “we won’t get caught.”
Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
Posted: December 6, 2020 in Proverbs 10, Proverbs 10:26, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 10:26, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
If you send someone out to do a job, you do not want him being lazy and laying around (sluggard). If you have someone this lazy working for you, it is painful to you just like it is painful to put pure vinegar on your teeth. It makes them burn.
Defined: As the acidity of vinegar causes the unpleasantness and pain to the teeth, and by softening and dissolving alkali of the bone, impairs their texture, and renders them incapable of grinding; Smoke in your eyes causes you to cry, and I believe that is what is meant here. Truly someone who is supposed to do a job and won’t, will bring you tears.
You can imagine how God feels when He calls us to do a job for him and we are too lazy to carry it out.
Defined: As smoke, by irritating the tender vessels, causes the eyes to smart, and prevents distinct vision; so a sluggish messenger is a continual vexation and loss to those by whom he is employed (see Isa 65:5).
Proverbs 9:17-18 Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious! 18 But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guest are in the depths of the grave.
Posted: December 6, 2020 in Proverbs 09, Proverbs 9:17, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 9:17-18, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
Forbidden delights sometimes seem sweeter and more pleasant because of their risk and danger.
“Stolen waters” here is speaking of a man having an affair with a harlot. This is not his wife. Adultery, as we have said before, leads to hell and destruction. The flattering words of folly lead to death.
It is interesting that wisdom offered meat and wine to her guests and the foolish offers bread and water. It seems that the world wants only the forbidden fruit. But just as it led Adam and Eve to destruction, so will it bring the foolish down. Death and hell await the foolish that reject God.
Proverbs 8:35-36 “For he who finds me fins life And obtains favor from the LORD.” 36 “But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death.”
Posted: December 6, 2020 in Proverbs 08, Proverbs 8:35-36, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 8:35-36, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
In John it tells how there is life in the Word. As we said before; Word, Wisdom, and God are not possible to separate.
John 1:4 “In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”
Mark 16:16 “He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned.”
Since wisdom is the source of life, anyone hating wisdom, so as to spurn it, is acting as if he loves death.
Proverbs 8:33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it
Posted: December 6, 2020 in Proverbs 8:33, Seeking Wisdom, Wisdom, Wisdom for the SoulTags: Proverbs 8:33, wisdom, Wisdom for the Soul
The walk of a Christian is one day at a time. Our commitment to the Lord is for a lifetime, but we must live it one day at a time. God’s instructions for living are found in the Bible. It is impossible to live pleasing lives in Him without knowing what His Word (Bible) says. Our prayer each day should be, “Lord, help me live pleasing to you today”.
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