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Proverbs 9:7-18, wisdom or folly chose one!

Pro 9:7-8, “He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself. Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; REBUKE A WISE MAN, AND HE WILL LOVE YOU.

The servants went out inviting the simple to wisdom’s home, Yet there are many who don’t care for the invitation! A mocker will laugh and twist your words, but a man who seeks wisdom will listen up!

Pro 12:1, WHOEVER LOVES INSTRUCTION LOVES KNOWLEDGE, BUT HE WHO HATES CORRECTION IS STUPID. 

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.

How do you act if someone corrects you in truth? Do you want to win a conversation or learn from it? A true friend will and should correct you, but how will you take it?

Pro 27:6, Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 

Pro 9:13-15, A foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knows nothing. For she sits at the door of her house, On a seat by the highest places of the city, To call to those who pass by, Who go straight on their way:

Verses 1-6, we have a wise woman calling people, now we see a foolish woman doing the same!

Pro 9:16-17, “WHOEVER IS SIMPLE, LET HIM TURN IN HERE”; AND AS FOR HIM WHO LACKS UNDERSTANDING, SHE SAYS TO HIM, “STOLEN WATER IS SWEET, AND BREAD EATEN IN SECRET IS PLEASANT.”

Temptation is everywhere; a wise man will keep on going, but a fool would not think twice! Apparently, this foolish woman is married but she offers herself up to any willing!

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

Pro 9:18, BUT HE DOES NOT KNOW THAT THE DEAD ARE THERE, THAT HER GUESTS ARE IN THE DEPTHS OF HELL. 

Two voices calling you in two different directions; One leads to life the other death! In the middle of both wisdom and folly is verse 10

Pro 9:10, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 

The reverence of GOD will keep you away from folly and it will keep you from stumbling!

Gen 4:7, If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, SIN LIES AT THE DOOR. AND ITS DESIRE IS FOR YOU, BUT YOU SHOULD RULE OVER IT.” 

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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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Psalm 119:33-48, Coveting!

HE = ה , 33-40

Psa 119:33-35, TEACH ME, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end. GIVE ME UNDERSTANDING, and I shall keep Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart. MAKE ME WALK IN THE PATH of Your commandments, For I delight in it.

LORD, Teach me, Give me Understanding, and Help me walk in your precepts! The Psalmist only fear was that he wouldn’t be able to understand HIS word! The LORD will give understanding and wisdom if asked!

Joh 6:45, It is written in the prophets, ‘AND THEY SHALL ALL BE TAUGHT BY GOD.’ Therefore everyone who has HEARD and LEARNED FROM THE FATHER COMES TO ME. 

Psa 119:36-37, Incline my heart to Your testimonies, AND NOT TO COVETOUSNESS. TURN AWAY MY EYES FROM LOOKING AT WORTHLESS THINGS, AND REVIVE ME IN YOUR WAY.

You shall not covet, “to desire earnestly or set your heart and mind upon”! Coveting is a great threat upon a believer’s life!

King David committed adultery and murdered because he coveted Bathsheba! 2Sam 11

Judas sound out JESUS, the SON of the living GOD for 30 pieces of silver! Matt 26:14-16

Luk 12:15, And He (JESUS) said to them, “TAKE HEED AND BEWARE OF COVETOUSNESS, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

VAU = ו , 40-48

Psa 119:44-45, So shall I keep Your law continually, Forever and ever. And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.

When JESUS first started HIS ministry HE read from Isaiah 61:1-2a. HE came to set us free from the power of sin! Sin imprisons the mind and body, but HE came to open up the prison doors!

Isa 61:1, ….. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVES, AND THE OPENING OF THE PRISON TO THOSE WHO ARE BOUND; 

Rom 8:2, …FREE FROM THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH.

Coveting what others have will lead us in the wrong direction! But, HE came to set us free and to set us on a better path than the one we have chosen!

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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Psalm 115, Worthless idols!

Psa 115:1, Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, BUT TO YOUR NAME GIVE GLORY, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. 

Pride seems to show its ugly head from even the best of men! Look what I have, I made this, I’m better than you! Give all the glory to GOD; HE is worthy to be PRAISED!

Pro 16:18, Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. 

Dan 4:30-31, The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, THAT I HAVE BUILT for a royal dwelling BY MY MIGHTY POWER and FOR THE HONOR OF MY MAJESTY?” While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you!

Honor and Glory belongs to the LORD; never take credit for what HE has done in your life!

Psa 115:3-6, But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. THEIR IDOLS ARE SILVER AND GOLD, THE WORK OF MEN’S HANDS. They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do not smell;

The Idols of men, even though they have eyes, ears, mouths, hands and feet are dead! They are objects with no life, YET people worship them expecting it to hear and respond?

Psa 115:8, THOSE WHO MAKE THEM ARE LIKE THEM; SO IS EVERYONE WHO TRUSTS IN THEM. 

As there is no life in these idols, THOSE WHO BELIEVE AND TRUST IN THEM ARE ALSO DEAD SPIRITUALLY!

Mat 8:22, BUT JESUS SAID TO HIM, “FOLLOW ME, AND LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD.”

The day is coming WHEN THE LIVING AND THE SPIRITUALLY DEAD will be face to face with the LORD to give an account of their time spent on earth (1Pet 4:5)! WHAT CAN WE SAY, WHAT CAN WE DO; FOR HE KNOWS EVERY WORD AND THOUGHT THAT WE HAD SINCE THE DAY OF YOUR BIRTH!

Psa 115:9, O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 

Don’t place your faith and trust in idols, but in the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! WORSHIP AND FOLLOW HIM WHO GAVE ALL FOR YOU!