Proverbs 8:32-36 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%208&version=ESV Listen to Wisdom The prior verses painted a clear picture of how wisdom should be viewed. These verses carry on the implications that such wisdom of God will greatly bless those who listen to it. Blessings, life, and favor from the Lord are waiting for those who hear and keep wisdom’s ways. In…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%208&version=ESV Wisdom is not the New Kid on the Block Progress seems the thrill of the day. The latest must be the greatest says contemporary society. Yet, God says wisdom has existed from before the world itself began. Wisdom should be our joy rather than the newcomer called “progress”. We could simply breeze over the passage’s significance…
Proverbs 8:17-21 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%208&version=ESV] Wisdom is a tender and caring master. Submitting oneself to its care is entrusting one’s being to the most loving mother. Such a mother will never turn away her fragile infant as he searches for warmth. Wisdom makes itself easy to find if we but try. The reward for such searching is grand, enduring riches and honor. Gold…
Proverbs 8:12-16 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%208&version=ESV Wisdom does not live a solitary life. Wisdom dwells with others who provide worthy treasures. Prudence, knowledge, and discretion have long shared residence with wisdom. Yet, there are those who are never welcome in wisdom’s home. Evil is hated along with pride, arrogance, and perverted speech. The dwelling together of wisdom’s companions while closing the door…
Proverbs 8:1-11 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%208&version=ESV Creation cries out. Our inspired spirits cry out. The Spirit of God alive in the hearts of His children cries out. They all shout wisdom. In all places and in all times, God offers wisdom to the wise and the foolish, to His children and to those who are not His. The simple are called to learn prudence. The…
Proverbs 7:10-20 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%207&version=ESV The author of Proverbs continues to describe the seduction of sin using the adulteress as the prime temptress. Seductive speech and smooth talk make the temptation appear much more appealing and pleasurable. “All at once” indicates a sudden “giving in” to the seduction, a dropping of the guard. The strong ox is then led to its…
Proverbs 7:10-20 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%207&version=ESV The prior verses urged the importance of holding to wisdom. These verses warn of the temptress who lures away the foolish. The picture of the prostitute is literal, but the temptation may come in many forms and always promises reward and pleasure to those who forsake wisdom. We are daily tempted to…
Proverbs 7:6-9 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%207&version=ESV Our world is full of fools. None of us wants to be one of those who fall prey to deception and foolishness, yet we are always a step away from doing so if we forsake wisdom. As you look out of your window and perceive the foolishness of the immature, remember…
Proverbs 7:1-5 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%207&version=ESV So many in science, in legend, and in the local health store are searching for longer lives. The Word tells us how to find life both in length and in quality. Wisdom, its possession and application brings life. Their reward is so grand that the writer of proverbs urges us to treasure…
Proverbs 6:25-29 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs+6&version=ESV In the previous selection, parents advise their son to listen to their wisdom. Here they are urging him to refrain from adultery. This seems so old-fashioned to many today as morals and expectations have changed. Many believe they can do whatever they want without consequences. These verses remind us that there are not only…