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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏:𝟐𝟎 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭; 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬:

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟏:𝟐𝟎 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭; 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬:
    Apr 30 2025
    Lady Wisdom wants to help you. She offers knowledge and understanding day after day to all men. She will not always be available. If you reject her long enough, she will ignore you when you are in trouble. Make sure you accept and obey her gracious offer today.Why do you keep hurting yourself? When will you finally tire of pain? What will it take to make you try a different approach to life? Why do you listen to fools calling (Pr 1:10-19)? You must love death, because you make your choices in that direction (Pr 8:32-36).Lady Wisdom offers a happy and successful life to you. This glorious woman cries for your attention and affection. She is near you now. Can you hear her in the streets? She asks for you. This lady is Solomon’s powerful personification of wisdom as a woman.Lady Wisdom wants your attention. She will give you wisdom, which leads to the best possible life in this world and the next. All you have to do is take her offer. How does she state her offer? “How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you” (Pr 1:22-23).Most people suffer some sort of pain and trouble, year after year, generation after generation. They must love fear, grief, dysfunction, and destruction, because they never change. Parents divorce; the children say they will never divorce; the children end up divorced. A father commits adultery; his son vows he will never do such a thing; he commits adultery. Sin and suffering are endlessly perpetuated from one fool to the next.A grandfather is a drunkard; his children, grandchildren, and nephews swear they will never abuse alcohol; but several end up being drunkards like the grandfather. A foolish rebel argues and fights with his parents, finally being thrown out to fend for himself. He fights at school; he fights in the military; he fights with employees and employers. His wife leaves him; his children hate him; but he fights on to the very last breath.A little Hindu girl wonders why a million gods do nothing, why the neighbor’s cow is uncle Rahul, why her religion once encouraged widows to burn themselves to death at their husband’s funeral, why her nation worships the filthy Ganges, why she could be burned to death if her family does not pay a big dowry to the groom’s family, and why nations and people worshipping Jesus Christ are free from such terrible superstitions and live prosperously. Yet she grows up to be a big Hindu and teaches it to her daughters.A little American girl wonders why there are so many churches and why both pledge and money mention God, when her schools deny Jesus Christ, the Bible, and prayer; why laws protect Pit Bulls but kill unborn children, why she must study hard but the nation supports a welfare class of “disabled,” why two men or two women marry but nature denies reproduction, why she must pay back her school debt but the government does not pay back theirs, and why many of her classmates are on prescription drugs for life. Yet she sends her daughters to the same schools and does not attend any of the churches.The Creator God offers wisdom through the heavens He created (Ps 19:1-6), through the Bible He wrote (Ps 19:7-11), and through gospel preachers He sends to teach the Bible (Jer 3:15; Col 1:28-29; II Tim 3:16-17). Hear the proverb again: “Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets” (Pr 1:20). But even Christians today have turned away from sound doctrine that brings wisdom for fables and entertainment (II Tim 4:3-4).
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟑𝟎:𝟏 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐲: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨...

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟑𝟎:𝟏 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐲: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨...
    Apr 29 2025
    Inspiration means everything. The writer means little. God’s words are what count. Who wrote His words down barely counts. All scripture is profitable, including this verse. Do you understand the privilege and the responsibility when God reveals His words to you?Here is the inspired introduction to Proverb’s penultimate chapter. Using various writers, God is the Bible’s author. The prophet Agur was one of His men. He taught the proverbs in this chapter, and King Lemuel recorded his mother’s inspired words in the last chapter. These two chapters were appended to Solomon’s selected proverbs (Pr 1:1; 10:1; 25:1).Nothing is known about Agur beyond what is written in this chapter. He is unknown to the rest of the Bible and to history. But because God gave him perfect wisdom for these lessons of wisdom, they are recorded for you in the Bible. It is part of the divine library, in which God has preserved wisdom for prosperous living for His adopted children.This chapter has the words of Agur, in that God gave His words to Agur to form this part of the Bible. Inspiration is God’s miracle by which He puts His words in men to write down for later generations, including you (Ps 45:1; Is 30:8; II Pet 1:21). The words were inspired, for they are described here as a prophecy, which is a revelation from God.Agur’s father was Jakeh. We know nothing more about either man. But Proverbs teaches about fathers and sons. Fathers teach wisdom to their sons (Pr 22:6; 1:8; 4:1-4; 6:20). Sons humble themselves to their fathers’ words (Pr 2:1; 3:1; 4:20; 23:26). Father! Have you fulfilled your role? Son! Have you heard and retained your father’s doctrine?Agur spoke to Ithiel and Ucal; they were his students. God chose to convey wisdom from one generation to the next by verbal communication, based on His written word (Pr 10:21; 22:17-21; Mal 2:7; Rom 10:14-15; I Cor 1:21; II Tim 2:2). A part of your prayers should be for God to send preachers and bless their efforts (Luke 10:2; II Thes 3:1-2).Ithiel and Ucal were wise for seeking a teacher of truth and hearing his words. Though Agur’s words are blunt and plain, they made a very wise choice. Only a few men will separate from worldly activities to seek wisdom (Pr 18:1; Acts 17:11). Only a few ever have the blessing and joy of a preaching service like that under Nehemiah (Neh 8:1-12).Reader, are you like Ithiel and Ucal? Have you sought a preacher like Agur to instruct you in the truth of God, like Cornelius sought Peter (Acts 10:1-8,30-33)? Have you humbled yourself to that teacher’s instruction, like the Ethiopian eunuch did to Philip (Acts 8:26-40)? Once you find such a teacher of God’s words, do not despise or disobey his preaching, lest God judge you for it (Luke 8:18; I Thess 5:20; Ezek 33:30-33).Are you like Agur? Have you shared with others the certain words of truth like Elihu did with Job and his friends (Job 32:1-22)? King Solomon wrote the Proverbs in chapters 1-29 for you to learn and know the certain words of truth to share with others (Pr 22:17-21). Are you confident of the truth and want to help others like Luke wrote to Theophilus (Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1-5), for that is part of your Christian duty and privilege (I Pet 3:15).https://letgodbetrue.com/proverbs/index/chapter-30/proverbs-30-1/
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟗:𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟗:𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
    Apr 28 2025
    Anger ruins men. Angry men are foolish and dangerous. It is a curse on their lives. Anger causes them to fight and to sin in many different ways. Anger is blinding and destructive.An angry man cannot ignore offences (Pr 19:11). He reacts without thinking, which leads to fights (Pr 15:18). There is little peace to those around him, because he has either blown up recently or is likely to blow up soon. He reacts without thinking and says and does sinful things in the devilish heat of his foolish passion. Angry men are fools (Pr 14:29).If you want peace and righteousness in your life, stay away from an angry man. His profane way of responding to life will corrupt your good manners (Pr 22:24-25). God have mercy on the poor woman who married an angry man, and God have mercy on the poor children born to an angry man. Their lives are cursed with the devilish heart of their husband or father, who is just as likely to lash out and hit them as love and hug them.An angry man will lose his wife, children, and reputation. An angry man has little self-control, like an infant or a defenseless city (Pr 25:28; I Cor 3:1-3). His children wait for the day they can leave home to find the peace and security he never gave them. Of course, angry men are too stupid to figure this out until it is too late. Their children will not give many warnings, for they fear his wrath and blows. They nod and submit, despising their father in their hearts, until they leave and have a pleasant life without fear.Before women think this proverb is not for them, remember that Solomon in Proverbs, like the rest of the Bible writers, often refers collectively to both sexes as a man. This proverb applies with at least equal force against angry women, for anger should be viewed as even further beneath a woman’s dignity and nature than a man’s. A member of the gentler sex known for anger and fury is surely a perversion of humanity.Are you an angry man? Do you speak impulsively? Do you strike impulsively? Do you yell at your wife or children? Do you say harsh things that others question or condemn? Do others crave your presence? Are you known as a gracious or a difficult man? Do your wife and children tell you all they are thinking? Do you rule by intimidation or affection? Does your wife stay with you because she has to or wants to? Do your wife and children ever steer clear of you due to fear of your foul mood? Ask again, are you an angry man?Are you an angry man? Do you get worked up over minor things? Does your intensity match situations or exceed them? Let others be the judge. What do they think? Men can seldom see themselves as they truly are. Are you able to ignore offences easily and quickly? Or are you prone to bitterness? Do you get emotionally involved where emotion should be restrained? Do you flare up against criticism or correction? Can you thank a person quickly for correcting you for overreacting? Do you enjoy confrontations and look at them as projects? Do you turn minor differences into conflicts? Are you an angry man?Are you an angry man? Measure by the number of close friends you have, for most men will avoid an angry man. Measure by the stability and duration of your past associations and relationships. Measure by how much your children desire to be with you, whether young or old. After all, they know you best, and they are the most forgiving. Measure by whether others consider you a critical person or a gentle and meek person? Measure by whether you are often at strife with others or never? Are you an angry man?
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟕:𝟗 𝐎𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭: 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲...

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟕:𝟗 𝐎𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭: 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲...
    Apr 27 2025
    The aroma, odor, or scent of good cologne or perfume can bring deep pleasure to your soul through your olfactory nerves (Pr 7:17; Ps 45:7-8; Song 1:3; 3:6; 4:10). Scent is a powerful sense. The effect is immediate and strong. In the same way, a good and honest friend can lift your spirit and cause great pleasure by sincere and profitable advice. This is an observation of Solomon. Do you have such friends? Are you such a friend?Man by nature is selfish, and most friends pursue their own agenda and interests in their relationship with you (II Tim 3:1-2; Titus 3:3). They do not tell you this directly, but they talk far more about themselves than inquire about you. They love you for your ears! Their talk is self-centered, superficial, and without tangible value for your soul. They eat with you, banter with you, and flatter you, but they do not truly serve you for your own good.Most friends are little more than acquaintances. They tell you about their circumstances, and they may even inquire about and listen to yours. They send you a birthday and anniversary card, and you return the same to them. They consider mutual flattery and your companionship when they need it to be sweet, but they know little to nothing of the sweetness described in this proverb. If you lose your health, position, or wealth, they are not nearly as friendly; they may even disappear (Pr 14:20; 19:4,7; Ps 38:11).Great friends do much more (Pr 17:17; 18:24; I Sam 18:3; 20:17). They are more interested in your profit than their pleasure, your perfection than their peace. They understand true love – the sacrificial desire for your prosperity in soul and body. Hard times in your life do not drive them away from you; hard times draw them closer to you: they know they can fill a greater role and help you more in difficulty than in success.What is hearty counsel? It is counsel from the heart – genuine, sincere, and affectionate. It is counsel filled with goodwill and kindly sentiment, warm with affection and friendly feelings. It is the opposite of superficial chatter, foolish banter, selfish exchanges, or evil flattery. And it is more than advice and instruction, no matter how true and valuable. Sympathetic understanding is a balm for the soul (Rom 12:15; Job 2:11-12; 42:11).How is it sweet? It is rare, comforting, and provocative to the soul. It stirs the spirit with confidence, goodwill, hope, joy, and thanksgiving. As pleasant odors can stir the body, so hearty counsel pleasantly enlivens the soul. Pleasures are far better shared, and sorrows must be shared (Eccl 4:9-12). Most measure friendship as sweet depending on what they take from the relationship. But that is not true with godly friends (Matt 7:12; Acts 20:35).Jonathan and David were the greatest friends in the Bible. They met after David killed Goliath and became Israel’s hero. Though the heir apparent of Israel’s throne, Jonathan loved David for his courage, graciousness, and godliness. While other men would have envied and hated David, Jonathan loved him as his own soul (I Sam 18:1-3). The affection and loyalty were so fervent that Jonathan covenanted his life and service to David, and David covenanted to protect Jonathan’s family (I Sam 18:4; 19:1-2; 20:9-17).When fleeing for his life from King Saul, David often hid in obscure places for safety. Jonathan, though the king’s son and heir to the throne (I Sam 20:30-31), and though a mighty man of valor himself (I Sam 14:1-17), went into the woods and encouraged David in the Lord (I Sam 23:16). Jonathan reminded David of God’s faithfulness and promised his own. He lifted David up from spiritual discouragement and heartily comforted him. How sweet that friendship and counsel was to both of them that day in the wood!
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟔:𝟓 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐭.

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟔:𝟓 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐭.
    Apr 25 2025
    Fools do not deserve truth or the honor of a kind answer (Pr 17:16; 26:1). They will mock your good words, and/or they will pervert them to slander you (Matt 7:6). The general rule is to avoid fools and not answer them (Pr 14:7; 23:9). But before you leave them, God says to silence their babbling lest they get puffed up by you ignoring them.Fools think and speak contrary to God, truth, and wisdom. A wise man must shut their mouths, lest they presume their thoughts are acceptable or right. If a fool is not rebuked, he will become conceited in his error and turn into a scorner (Pr 26:12). Before his case is utterly hopeless, and truth lies mangled in the mud, it is good to ridicule his foolish ideas. Solomon also taught not to answer fools, or engage in foolish debates with them, or you will become like them (Pr 26:4). Fools do not deserve attention, discussion of their ideas, or answers to their questions. Paul often warned ministers to ignore and reject foolish questions and vain babblings (I Tim 1:3-7; 4:7; 6:20; II Tim 2:14-16,23; Titus 1:14; 3:9). In the larger context, Solomon forbid giving honor to a fool (Pr 26:1); he warned that God has cursed fools (Pr 26:2); he concluded that the only treatment that truly works is physical restraint and corporal punishment (Pr 26:3). He further explained with details a fool’s character and the treatment he deserves in the verses following (Pr 26:6-12). Fools vary in education and intelligence. Great fools write books, teach at the university level, work in the media, or preach on Sunday. They espouse evolution and global warming, defend sodomy, protect abortion, promote marijuana, justify labor unions, condemn corporal and capital punishment, reject God, and/or outlaw prayer, among other forms of demented and anarchistic thinking. Stupid fools worship the great fools.All these fools must be shut up. Do not expect them to receive truth or wisdom. God has turned them over to reprobate minds (Rom 1:18-28). They cannot recognize truth, even if it shines daily from the sun and nightly from the stars and moon (Ps 19:1-6). If you encounter one, let him know he is wrong in no uncertain terms, and then avoid him.You meet fools every day. Foolishness abounds in America, partly because no one will speak out against it. When fools say or do something foolish, it is your prudent duty and blessed privilege to correct them with truth. But after you shut their mouths, you must ignore them, lest you cast pearls before swine and give holy things to dogs (Matt 7:6). Jesus was a master at shutting fools’ mouths. He was the best, and He was unmerciful to their fallacies and heresies. He supernaturally discerned their foolish thoughts, and He would turn their carefully planned questions upside down. When He was through, they could not answer, nor did they want to ask any more questions (Matt 22:15-46). Glory! Paul testified before Greek philosophers in Athens, the very fools modern America worships for their hallucinations about life (Acts 17:16-34). He opened by charging them with superstition, and he closed by telling them about the coming of Jesus to judge them. Do you know this Jesus? Do you love Him? If not, you are a fool (Ps 14:1; I Cor 16:22)!https://letgodbetrue.com/proverbs/index/chapter-26/proverbs-26-5/
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟓:𝟏 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭.

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟓:𝟏 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭.
    Apr 24 2025
    Here is a reminder you are studying Solomon’s proverbs. You have the personal counsel of a very successful king, whom God inspired with divine wisdom and great ability of observation and analysis. The proverbs you have in the following chapters were selected from many by the careful work of men appointed by Hezekiah, another great king.There is value in this verse of Scripture, or the LORD Jehovah would not have given it to you. There are two intermissions in the book of Proverbs, one at Proverbs 10:1, and one here. God gave you a break to consider again what special words you are reading. Consider the matter carefully, and you will see that here also is wisdom for your learning.God gave Solomon, son of David and king of Israel, much wisdom and a large heart (I Kgs 3:10-15). He immediately showed Israel his great sense of judgment by dealing with two prostitutes in a wonderful way (I Kgs 3:16-28). He was wiser than all men, and wise men and kings came from all nations to hear him speak on any subject (I Kgs 4:29-34).God also gave Solomon the other things needed for a full experiment in discovering purpose and pleasure for life. He was a very attractive man (I Sam 16:12; II Sam 11:2); he had unlimited capital (Eccl 2:10); he had no wars or disturbances (I Kgs 4:24-25); and he was an absolute ruler at the height of the power of the Israelite nation (I Kgs 4:20-21).Consider! He was incredibly skilled and desirable socially; he could afford anything he wanted; he had no opposition or wars to distract him; and everyone would do exactly what he wanted. His great laboratory for experimenting with life was exceptional. No man or group of men, before or since, can approach his research opportunities or ability in analyzing and summarizing the results. Surveying the homeless does not cut it.Solomon committed his life to discovering man’s purpose and pleasure in life (Eccl 1:3,12-13). He tried it all, and then some. Wealth? Silver was as common as gravel (I Kgs 10:14-29). Women? He had seven hundred princess wives and three hundred concubines, many of whom he loved with his extra large heart (I Kgs 11:1-3). Entertainment? He tried everything there was to try, in staggering excess (Eccl 2:1-10). Prestige? The wise men and kings of the earth came with presents annually to hear him talk (I Kgs 10:1-25).At the end of his grand and exhaustive experiment of life, he carefully sought out good words to teach his people the truth about what he had learned. He summarized his vast learning in 3000 meticulously devised and acceptable proverbs – short, substantial, and powerful sayings of truth and wisdom for the people to learn his knowledge (Eccl 12:9-10). And the proverbs were further refined by divine inspiration from God (Eccl 12:11). Can you hear from heaven, “These are the true sayings of God” (Rev 19:9)?Where does Hezekiah fit in? He was a glorious king in his own right, a descendant of David and Solomon (II Chron 32:27-30). He was exceptionally wise and zealous in the reformation and revival of true religion in Israel, like in the days of David and Solomon (II Chron 29:2; 30:21-27; 31:1-21). He appointed men, under the direct guidance of God, to select the proverbs used from this point to the end of the book of Proverbs, for you. What an incredible gift! Can you believe it? You have a book of about 500 of the choicest proverbs of Solomon’s learning, edited to perfection by the Creator God, and carefully selected by the appointment of another great king. Here is the wisdom of the greatest king and of God Himself for you to live prosperously. Give God great praise.Now, dear reader, what will you do with these short, pithy statements of wisdom called proverbs? Will you read them as quaint sayings of ancient religious literature? Will you marvel at their brevity and variety? Or will you humble yourself before them with a trembling heart and beg the Lord to teach you in your soul all the wisdom each contains?
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟒:𝟗 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐧.

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟒:𝟗 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧: 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐧.
    Apr 23 2025
    Here are two rules of wisdom. First, foolish thoughts are sin in God’s sight. Men think their imaginations are their own, but they forget such thoughts are sin against God, Who sees them all. Second, the scorner, a person despising correction and teachers, is hated by good men, for he causes much strife, and removing him brings joy and peace (Pr 22:10).How are these two clauses related? Wisdom is above a fool’s lazy stubbornness, so he has nothing of value to offer others (Pr 24:7). But a man that goes further and devises evil is a mischievous person, not just a fool (Pr 24:8). Thinking about folly and planning it are sin, but despising authority and instruction is worse, so scorners are hated by most men.The Pharisees promoted hypocrisy by allowing evil thoughts, as long as the actual sin was avoided. Hating a person in your heart or lusting after another man’s wife was fine to them, if literal murder or adultery was avoided (Matt 5:21,27). But Jesus said unjustified anger or lusting after another woman was murder or adultery in His sight (Matt 5:22,28). He is the holy Lord God. Tremble before Him, even in the secret thoughts of your heart.Foolishness is any conduct without regard for God or wisdom, which is sin (Pr 19:3; 22:15; Ps 14:1). Even foolish talking – filthy, frivolous, or jesting speech – is condemned, and God will judge the world for it (Eph 5:3-7). God hates folly. He knows a man’s heart is the source of his character and conduct, so He examines it (Matt 12:34-35; 15:18-20).Sexual fantasies are common, but God condemns them. Sexual sins are folly (Gen 34:7; Deut 22:21; II Sam 13:12), and to imagine such folly is sin. Job said he would not think about a maid (Job 31:1), and Solomon warned not to lust after strange women even in your heart (Pr 6:25). God ponders man’s goings, including those involving sex (Pr 5:21).Envy, hatred, and pride are also popular thoughts. Men, and women, love to despise others and exalt themselves in their hearts. In fact, most envy, hatred, and pride are limited to the heart (Jas 3:14-16). But the Lord God condemns these evil and foolish thoughts as devilish murder and rebellion. Purify your hearts, ye double minded (Jas 4:8).A scorner is a pain and a problem. Their arrogant rejection of correction and instruction makes them impossible to teach (Pr 9:7-8). Their conceited resentment of teachers and reprovers makes peace impossible (Pr 22:10). They must be avoided or cast out. It is only natural and right for men to hate them, for they cause constant strife and trouble with any authority. They are worse than a fool, for they are conceited in their ignorance (Pr 26:12).Reader, here are two matters of wisdom. First, keep your heart with all diligence, for sin begins with foolish thoughts (Pr 4:23; Jas 1:13-16). Search your heart and thoughts by prayer to reveal any evil there (Ps 139:23-24). Second, love instruction and reproof to avoid being a scorner. Humble yourself before the great God, His word, and His teachers.https://letgodbetrue.com/proverbs/index/chapter-24/proverbs-24-9/
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  • 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟑:𝟐𝟓 𝐓𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.

    𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝟐𝟑:𝟐𝟓 𝐓𝐡𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.
    Apr 22 2025
    What is the best way to make your mother happy? Be a righteous and wise child. A good mother has a great desire and hope that the children she carried and birthed will be godly.This verse is the second half of the proverb. Here is the first half: “The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him” (Pr 23:24). After writing that a righteous and wise child will bring his father great joy, Solomon then proceeded to describe the gladness and joy of a mother with such a child.Why would a woman conceive, carry, birth, nurse, and tirelessly raise a child? Because she did not know how to avoid it? Because other women do it? Because she was lonely? Memory of an infant nursing or taking its first steps is dangerous. A foolish and wicked child will shatter such memories and replace them with grief, pain, shame, and trouble.Woman, the only way you should conceive, carry, birth, nurse, and raise a child is to train him or her to fear the LORD to please God, serve others, and comfort you. If you do not do this, you violate your sacred calling under heaven, give existence to a person that will suffer in life and eternity, and ruin your latter years before going to your grave in grief.If you do not train your offspring, Solomon wrote, “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame” (Pr 29:15). And, “A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother” (Pr 10:1). And, “A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him” (Pr 17:25).God’s wisdom for you is that you will face great shame, heaviness, and bitterness for not training the children you conceive, carry, birth, nurse, and raise. But the opposite is even truer. If you will train your children in the fear of the Lord, they can and will bring you great delight, as Samuel did Hannah and Timothy did Eunice and Lois among others.The man you marry and by which you conceive children had better be a faithful and godly man – one that will carefully and consistently train your children. Did your parents teach you this and require it when you were looking for a husband? Will you make this an important part of the protection you provide your daughters before marriage?The father is the main teacher of children in God’s plan for the family (Gen 18:19; Josh 4:21-22; Ps 78:1-8; Is 38:19; Joel 1:1-3; Eph 6:4). But you also have a role, as Bathsheba did in Solomon’s life and Naamah in Rehoboam’s life (Pr 1:8; 4:1-3; 6:20). All of Proverbs chapter 31 is instruction from the queen mother to King Lemuel (Pr 31:1-31).Child, what is the best way to make your mother happy? Be a righteous and wise child. A good mother has a great desire and hope that the children she carried and birthed will be godly. By honoring her with a godly life, you also honor God and bring double blessings.
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