Category: Proverbs

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Proverbs 6:1-15, the lazy and the wicked!

Pro 6:1-2, My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, YOU ARE SNARED BY THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH; YOU ARE TAKEN BY THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH.

This isn’t loaning someone money it’s more like cosigning a loan or being responsible for a someone else’s open line of credit! It’s a bad idea; people will fail you and you will be stuck with the bill!

Psa 37:21, THE WICKED BORROWS AND DOES NOT REPAY, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS SHOWS MERCY AND GIVES. 

Pro 6:6-8, GO TO THE ANT, YOU SLUGGARD! CONSIDER HER WAYS AND BE WISE, Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.

No other insect is more laborious than the ant. They work hard to provide food for the winter month! Laziness is a sin for JESUS HIMSELF, the creator of heaven and earth came, came to serve, not to be served! Matthew 20:28!

Joh 5:17, But JESUS answered them, “MY FATHER has been working until now, and I have been working.” 

Pro 6:9-11, How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep— SO SHALL YOUR POVERTY COME ON YOU LIKE A PROWLER, AND YOUR NEED LIKE AN ARMED MAN.

Laziness will only bring poverty, but sleep is sweet to a hardworking man/woman!

Ecc 5:12, THE SLEEP OF A LABORING MAN IS SWEET, WHETHER HE EATS LITTLE OR MUCH; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep. 

Pro 6:12-14, A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth; He winks with his eyes, He shuffles his feet, He points with his fingers; Perversity is in his heart, He devises evil continually, He sows discord.

In the eyes of GOD no man is worthless for JESUS died for all. Solomon described a lazy man then went to a wicked man; often their appearances look the same!

Jas 1:21, Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and RECEIVE WITH MEEKNESS THE IMPLANTED WORD, WHICH IS ABLE TO SAVE YOUR SOULS. 

Pro 6:15, THEREFORE HIS CALAMITY SHALL COME SUDDENLY; SUDDENLY HE SHALL BE BROKEN WITHOUT REMEDY. 

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Proverbs 5, He who finds a wife is bless by the LORD!

Pro 5:1-2, My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding, THAT YOU MAY PRESERVE DISCRETION, AND YOUR LIPS MAY KEEP KNOWLEDGE.

Again, the FATHER telling HIS children to pay attention to HIS wisdom; for HE knows our hearts!  Most of us just live our lives ignoring HIS Instruction, but Sooner or later end up in a pit of our own doing!

Pro 5:3-5, For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil; BUT IN THE END SHE IS BITTER AS WORMWOOD, SHARP AS A TWO-EDGED SWORD. HER FEET GO DOWN TO DEATH, HER STEPS LAY HOLD OF HELL.

Stupid men can easily fall prey to the lure of an immoral woman with her sweet words; but her sweet words turn to rot and end in death followed by hell!

Pro 5:6-7, LEST YOU PONDER HER PATH OF LIFE—HER WAYS ARE UNSTABLE; YOU DO NOT KNOW THEM. THEREFORE HEAR ME NOW, MY CHILDREN, AND DO NOT DEPART FROM THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH.

A wise man will ponder think about her way and realize that it’s completely unstable! Wisdom will save you from many obstacles!  

Pro 5:15, Drink water from your own cistern, And running water from your own well. 

Why should a married man be looking out for another woman? GOD has blessed us men with a beautiful lady we call our wife

Pro 5:18-19, LET YOUR FOUNTAIN BE BLESSED, AND REJOICE WITH THE WIFE OF YOUR YOUTH. AS A LOVING DEER AND A GRACEFUL DOE, LET HER BREASTS SATISFY YOU AT ALL TIMES; AND ALWAYS BE ENRAPTURED WITH HER LOVE.

One may say the grass is greener on the other side, but do you water your own field? Stop looking for someone else, and realize that GOD has already bless you beyond words!

Pro 18:22, He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from the LORD. 

Pro 5:21, For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He ponders all his paths. 

The LORD sees all and knows all! Your not getting away with it! Eventually HE shall be proven right leaving you with the bill to pay!

Pro 5:22-23, HIS OWN INIQUITIES ENTRAP THE WICKED MAN, AND HE IS CAUGHT IN THE CORDS OF HIS SIN. HE SHALL DIE FOR LACK OF INSTRUCTION, AND IN THE GREATNESS OF HIS FOLLY HE SHALL GO ASTRAY.

Be wise, ponder your ways, for the consequences always much more than you ever considered!

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Proverbs 4, the way to life, and the way to death!

Pro 4:1-2, HEAR, MY CHILDREN, THE INSTRUCTION OF A FATHER, AND GIVE ATTENTION TO KNOW UNDERSTANDING; FOR I GIVE YOU GOOD DOCTRINE: DO NOT FORSAKE MY LAW.

These are Solomons word, Yet I can easily hear it coming from the HOLY FATHER in HEAVEN! LISTEN TO ME, I GIVE YOU GOOD DOCTRINE, LISTEN AND LIVE!

Deu 6:6-9, “AND THESE WORDS WHICH I COMMAND YOU TODAY SHALL BE IN YOUR HEART. YOU SHALL TEACH THEM DILIGENTLY TO YOUR CHILDREN, AND SHALL TALK OF THEM WHEN YOU SIT IN YOUR HOUSE, WHEN YOU WALK BY THE WAY, WHEN YOU LIE DOWN, AND WHEN YOU RISE UP. YOU SHALL BIND THEM AS A SIGN ON YOUR HAND, and THEY SHALL BE AS FRONTLETS BETWEEN YOUR EYES. YOU SHALL WRITE THEM ON THE DOORPOSTS OF YOUR HOUSE AND ON YOUR GATES.

The FATHER only wants the best for HIS children as we do for ours! HIS WORD gives life and directs our path!

Psa 119:105, YOUR WORD IS A LAMP TO MY FEET AND A LIGHT TO MY PATH. 

Pro 4:14-16, DO NOT ENTER the path of the wicked, And DO NOT WALK in the way of evil. Avoid it, DO NOT TRAVEL on it; Turn away from it and pass on. FOR THEY DO NOT SLEEP UNLESS THEY HAVE DONE EVIL; And THEIR SLEEP IS TAKEN AWAY UNLESS THEY MAKE SOMEONE FALL.

There are people who are committed to their sin; they will sacrifice sleep, money, and even their own dignity to do wrong!

Psa 36:4, He devises wickedness on his bed; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil. 

Pro 4:19, THE WAY OF THE WICKED IS LIKE DARKNESS; THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT MAKES THEM STUMBLE. 

They stumble for they are not guided by the light of this world, JESUS!

Joh 12:35, Then JESUS said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. WALK WHILE YOU HAVE THE LIGHT, lest darkness overtake you; HE WHO WALKS IN DARKNESS DOES NOT KNOW WHERE HE IS GOING. 

These are the instructions of GOD which leads to life, but there is another path which leads to death and many follow it! Choose Wisely!

Pro 14:12, THERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMS RIGHT TO A MAN, BUT ITS END IS THE WAY OF DEATH. 

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Proverbs 3:13-35, Finding the Wisdom of GOD, JESUS!

Pro 3:13-15, HAPPY IS THE MAN WHO FINDS WISDOM, AND THE MAN WHO GAINS UNDERSTANDING; FOR HER PROCEEDS ARE BETTER THAN THE PROFITS OF SILVER, AND HER GAIN THAN FINE GOLD. SHE IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN RUBIES, AND ALL THE THINGS YOU MAY DESIRE CANNOT COMPARE WITH HER.

Wisdom and understanding, profits much in this world, YET true wisdom is found only in CHRIST JESUS

1Co 1:24, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, CHRIST THE POWER OF GOD AND THE WISDOM OF GOD.

The wisdom of this world will one day pass away but those that find GOD’s wisdom, that is HIS SON JESUS, will live forever!

Pro 8:35, FOR WHOEVER FINDS ME FINDS LIFE, AND OBTAINS FAVOR FROM THE LORD; 

Pro 3:19-20, THE LORD BY WISDOM FOUNDED THE EARTH; BY UNDERSTANDING HE ESTABLISHED THE HEAVENS; BY HIS KNOWLEDGE …

By Wisdom, JESUS, HE created the heavens and the earth; all things came to being because of HIS SON!

Col 1:16, FOR BY HIM ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THAT ARE IN HEAVEN AND THAT ARE ON EARTH, VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, WHETHER THRONES OR DOMINIONS OR PRINCIPALITIES OR POWERS. ALL THINGS WERE CREATED THROUGH HIM AND FOR HIM.

Pro 3:28-31, DO NOT say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you. DO NOT devise evil against your neighbor, … DO NOT strive with a man without cause, … DO NOT envy the oppressor, And choose none of his ways;

Wisdom will keep you from foolish things that people do! So as much as depends on you pursue peace with everyone

Rom 12:18, If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 

Heb 12:14, Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 

Pro 3:35, THE WISE SHALL INHERIT GLORY, But shame shall be the legacy of fools. 

It’s a choice, pursue wisdom or foolishness! One leads to life and the other death!

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Proverbs 3:1-12, Trusting in the LORD!

Pro 3:1-2, My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; FOR LENGTH OF DAYS AND LONG LIFE AND PEACE THEY WILL ADD TO YOU.

Wisdom will preserve your life; it will keep you from an evil path or having fools for friends! Following the foot steps of a fool will lead to death, but wisdom will add to your life!

Pro 28:26, HE WHO TRUSTS IN HIS OWN HEART IS A FOOL, BUT WHOEVER WALKS WISELY WILL BE DELIVERED. 

Pro 3:5-6, Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

It’s easy to trust in GOD when everything is going well, but when trials come then your faith is tested! It’s not easy and doubt will come but much like fine gold is purged of impurities by fire so is your faith being purged by trials!

Mal 3:3, HE WILL SIT AS A REFINER AND A PURIFIER OF SILVER; HE WILL PURIFY THE SONS OF LEVI, AND PURGE THEM AS GOLD AND SILVER, THAT THEY MAY OFFER TO THE LORD AN OFFERING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Leaning on our understanding is our default, but the LORD is saying TRUST IN ME, LET THAT BE YOUR NEW DEFAULT REACTION TO ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!

Mar 9:23-24, Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”  Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “LORD, I BELIEVE; HELP MY UNBELIEF!” 

Pro 3:11-12, My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor detest His correction; For whom the LORD loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

As a loving father corrects his child, and not his neighbor’s child, so does the LORD correct HIS children! Are you HIS?

Heb 12:7-8, If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? BUT IF YOU ARE WITHOUT CHASTENING, of which all have become partakers, THEN YOU ARE ILLEGITIMATE AND NOT SONS.

Trusting in the work of the unseen FATHER is foolish to non-believers, but for Christians we clearly see HIS provisions in life! REMEMBER HE IS FAITHFUL AND MERCIFUL! TRUST IN THE LORD AND HE SHALL DIRECT YOUR PATH!

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Proverbs 2:10-22, Choose Wisdom!

Pro 2:10-11, WHEN WISDOM ENTERS YOUR HEART, AND KNOWLEDGE IS PLEASANT TO YOUR SOUL, DISCRETION WILL PRESERVE YOU; UNDERSTANDING WILL KEEP YOU,

When GOD gives you wisdom it helps you reflect or consider what may happen in any circumstance. Understanding will keep you from many foolish things that people do without any thought!

Pro 2:13-15, From those who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness; Who rejoice in doing evil, and delight in the perversity of the wicked; Whose ways are crooked, and who are devious in their paths;

Wisdom will keep us in the correct path and avoids associating with people with a perverse tongue or him who delight in doing what is wrong! Today people follow movements, fads or people without even thinking; BUT WE ARE NOT FOLLOWERS OF MEN WE ARE FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST JESUS!

Eph 5:15-16, See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Pro 2:16-19, To deliver you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words, who forsakes the companion of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God. FOR HER HOUSE LEADS DOWN TO DEATH, AND HER PATHS TO THE DEAD; NONE WHO GO TO HER RETURN, NOR DO THEY REGAIN THE PATHS OF LIFE 

The simple are easily swayed by the immoral woman; for her every word is dripping with honey filling his heart with lust! But, at the end, it leads to death and destruction! WISDOM WILL KEEP YOU FAR FROM HER!

Pro 2:21-22, For the upright will dwell in the land, And the blameless will remain in it; BUT THE WICKED WILL BE CUT OFF FROM THE EARTH, AND THE UNFAITHFUL WILL BE UPROOTED FROM IT.

Psa 37:28, For the LORD loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, BUT THE DESCENDANTS OF THE WICKED SHALL BE CUT OFF. 

We have a choice, follow the desires of our flesh or follow the LORD! One leads to death while the other to life! Choose wisely!

Deu 30:19, I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, THAT I HAVE SET BEFORE YOU LIFE AND DEATH, BLESSING AND CURSING; THEREFORE CHOOSE LIFE, THAT BOTH YOU AND YOUR DESCENDANTS MAY LIVE; 

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Proverbs 2:1-7, Seeking the LORD!

Pro 2:1-2, My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, SO THAT YOU INCLINE YOUR EAR TO WISDOM, And apply your heart to UNDERSTANDING;

Solomon continues trying to teach his son wisdom and understanding; for wisdom and understanding cannot be given like an inheritance it must be learned! In the same manner, GOD is trying to teach HIS children, by HIS written word!

Pro 4:1, HEAR, MY CHILDREN, THE INSTRUCTION OF A FATHER, AND GIVE ATTENTION TO KNOW UNDERSTANDING; 

Pro 8:17, I LOVE THOSE WHO LOVE ME, AND THOSE WHO SEEK ME DILIGENTLY WILL FIND ME. 

Pro 2:3-5, Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding, If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures; THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE FEAR OF THE LORD, AND FIND THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.

Do we seek the LORD as we do silver or gold? Do we treasure money more than HIS word? PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THAT ON OUR LAST DAYS ON EARTH WE WON’T TREASURE SILVER NOR GOLD; THE ONLY THING THAT WILL MATTER IS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD AND OUR FAMILY!

Psa 90:12, SO TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS, THAT WE MAY GAIN A HEART OF WISDOM. 

Pro 2:6-7, FOR THE LORD GIVES WISDOM; FROM HIS MOUTH COME KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING; HE STORES UP SOUND WISDOM FOR THE UPRIGHT; HE IS A SHIELD TO THOSE WHO WALK UPRIGHTLY;

If we lack wisdom ask the LORD for from HIS mouth comes knowledge and understanding!

Jas 1:5, If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 

Seek the LORD for HIS time is near; seek the LORD for all other things we treasure most in life will not matter at all! Seek HIM with all your heart and HE shall be found by you!

Jer 29:12-13, Then you will call upon ME and go and pray to ME, and I will listen to you. And you will seek ME and find ME, WHEN YOU SEARCH FOR ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART.

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Proverbs 1:8-33, GOD is always speaking!

Pro 1:10-11, My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

As Parents we are always trying to teach our children to be careful with who you hang around with! There is a known quote that says, “SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I’LL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE”!

Pro 13:20, He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed. 

Pro 1:20-21, WISDOM CALLS ALOUD OUTSIDE; SHE RAISES HER VOICE IN THE OPEN SQUARES. SHE CRIES OUT IN THE CHIEF CONCOURSES, At the openings of the gates in the city SHE SPEAKS HER WORDS:

Solomon personifies wisdom as a woman offering guidance to the hearer! Wisdom is always speaking, yet so many people can’t hear her call!

Psa 19:1-3, … THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD; AND THE FIRMAMENT SHOWS HIS HANDIWORK. DAY UNTO DAY UTTERS SPEECH, AND NIGHT UNTO NIGHT REVEALS KNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO SPEECH NOR LANGUAGE WHERE THEIR VOICE IS NOT HEARD.

Look up and around, and you will see HIS creation all around you; for where there is a design there’s always a designer behind it!

Rom 1:20, For since the creation of the world HIS INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES ARE CLEARLY SEEN, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, EVEN HIS ETERNAL POWER AND GODHEAD, SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE, 

Pro 1:22, “HOW LONG, YOU SIMPLE ONES, WILL YOU LOVE SIMPLICITY? For scorners delight in their scorning, AND FOOLS HATE KNOWLEDGE.

Simple one look at creation and say “that nice, it looks pretty”, yet can’t see the Creator who designed it! A fool will attribute all that he see to just chance and luck!  

Psa 14:1, … THE FOOL HAS SAID IN HIS HEART,”THERE IS NO GOD.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.

Pro 1:33, BUT WHOEVER LISTENS TO ME WILL DWELL SAFELY, AND WILL BE SECURE, WITHOUT FEAR OF EVIL.” 

Do you hear her (wisdom’s) call? HE, GOD, is always speaking, through HIS word or through HIS works!

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Proverbs 1:1-7, Wisdom and Knowledge!

Pro 1:1, The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: 

Solomon was about to inherit the throne of his father David, and GOD asked him a question!

2Ch 1:7, On that night GOD APPEARED TO SOLOMON, AND SAID TO HIM, “ASK! WHAT SHALL I GIVE YOU?” 

What would you have asked for?

2Ch 1:10, NOW GIVE ME WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE, that I may go out and come in before this people; FOR WHO CAN JUDGE THIS GREAT PEOPLE OF YOURS?” 

It pleased the LORD that Solomon didn’t ask for money, honor or anything else but wisdom! So GOD granted his request! These are the proverbs of this man!

Pro 1:2-3, To know WISDOM and Instruction, To perceive the words of understanding, To receive the instruction of wisdom, Justice, judgment, and equity;

Today we have so much information literarily in the palm of our hands, YET we lack wisdom! A person may have knowledge, facts, but no wisdom! Wisdom is how to best use the knowledge we have!

Pro 1:5, A WISE MAN WILL HEAR AND INCREASE LEARNING, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,

A wise man is always listening to what is being said and learns from other wise people!

Pro 9:9, Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; Teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 

Pro 1:7, THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT FOOLS DESPISE WISDOM AND INSTRUCTION. 

The word fear, yir-aw, means reverence, When one reveres, venerates or worships the LORD that is the beginning of knowledge! But, it’s also the beginning of wisdom Pro 9:10!

Having knowledge and knowing how to use it is awesome! YET, knowing the LORD is better than all the wisdom, and riches of this world!

Jer 9:23-24, Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; BUT LET HIM WHO GLORIES GLORY IN THIS, THAT HE UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS ME, THAT I AM THE LORD, EXERCISING LOVINGKINDNESS, JUDGMENT, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS IN THE EARTH. FOR IN THESE I DELIGHT,” SAYS THE LORD.