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Sunday, November 10, 2013Sunday, November 10, 2013

Prov 3:5,Prov 3:5,“Trust in the LORD with “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not all your heart and do not

lean on your own lean on your own understanding.”understanding.”

Proverbs 11 OutlineProverbs 11 OutlineBusiness dealings related to:Business dealings related to: Vs. 1-8, Integrity. Vs. 1-8, Integrity. Vs. 9-14, Speech. Vs. 9-14, Speech. Vs. 15-23, Wisdom.Vs. 15-23, Wisdom. Vs. 24-26, Giving. Vs. 24-26, Giving. Vs. 27-32, Motivation. Vs. 27-32, Motivation.

Blessings vs. Divine Blessings vs. Divine discipline related to applying discipline related to applying

wisdom in business.wisdom in business.Pt. 3Pt. 3

Prov 11:15Prov 11:15 Do not co-sign a loan for Do not co-sign a loan for

those outside your family, so those outside your family, so that you will continue to that you will continue to

provide for yourself and your provide for yourself and your family. family.

Prov 11:16Prov 11:16 Be gracious in all your Be gracious in all your

business dealings and you business dealings and you will have a good reputation.will have a good reputation.

Prov 11:17Prov 11:17Treat others with grace and Treat others with grace and

impersonal love in your impersonal love in your business dealings and you business dealings and you will receive the same from will receive the same from

others.others.

Prov 11:18Prov 11:18 Do your job unto the Lord Do your job unto the Lord

with peace and contentment, with peace and contentment, knowing He is a rewarder of knowing He is a rewarder of

righteousness.righteousness.

Prov 11:19Prov 11:19 Keep Faith-Resting in the Keep Faith-Resting in the Lord in all your business Lord in all your business transactions regardless of transactions regardless of

what the world may otherwise what the world may otherwise tell you and you will be tell you and you will be

blessed in time and eternity.blessed in time and eternity.

Prov 11:20Prov 11:20Conduct your business Conduct your business

dealings with God’s dealings with God’s righteousness and you will be righteousness and you will be

His delight, His delight, (i.e., pleasing to Him).(i.e., pleasing to Him).

Prov 11:21Prov 11:21 Operate in the righteousness Operate in the righteousness of God in all your business of God in all your business

transactions, so that you and transactions, so that you and your descendants will be your descendants will be

blessed.blessed.

Prov 11:22Prov 11:22

Prov 11:22Prov 11:22

“Beware of the trophy wife!”“Beware of the trophy wife!”

The “gold nose ring”, The “gold nose ring”, ZAHAB ZAHAB ָה�ב� �ָה�בָז �ם ,NEZEM, NEZEM ָז �ָז �םֶנ �ָז ֶנwas a female ornament since was a female ornament since

the time of the patriarchs, the time of the patriarchs, Gen 24:47, to enhance ones Gen 24:47, to enhance ones

attractiveness, attractiveness, Ezek 16:12; Hos 2:13.Ezek 16:12; Hos 2:13.

The “swine” - CHAZIYR, The “swine” - CHAZIYR, יר ירֲח�ָז , ,ֲח�ָז

in Deut 14:8, represents in Deut 14:8, represents unclean food forbidden to the unclean food forbidden to the Israelites, and pigs represented Israelites, and pigs represented

the utmost of disgusting the utmost of disgusting creatures, Lev 11:7f.creatures, Lev 11:7f.

In Isa 65:4, 66:17, they In Isa 65:4, 66:17, they represent pagan rituals and represent pagan rituals and

false worship condemned by false worship condemned by God.God.

““Snout”- APH, Snout”- APH, ַא�ףַא�ף““Face or nose – anger”, Face or nose – anger”, Prov 14:17; 29; 15:1. Prov 14:17; 29; 15:1.

It reps. the obnoxious habit of It reps. the obnoxious habit of eating swill and rooting in eating swill and rooting in

dung; insensibly wasting and dung; insensibly wasting and tarnishing the precious tarnishing the precious

ornament. ornament.

It is the idea of luxury and It is the idea of luxury and wealth tainted by that which wealth tainted by that which is false and repulsive to God.is false and repulsive to God.

It represents an angry woman It represents an angry woman adorned outwardly with adorned outwardly with

beauty who is full of false beauty who is full of false (cosmic) doctrine that you (cosmic) doctrine that you want to have nothing to do want to have nothing to do

with.with.

The CorrelationThe Correlation! !

The CorrelationThe Correlation!!“Beautiful Woman” “Beautiful Woman”

It focuses on outward beauty It focuses on outward beauty versus the inner beauty that versus the inner beauty that

comes from having comes from having God’s Word resident God’s Word resident

within your soul. within your soul.

““Lacks Discretion.”Lacks Discretion.”The apostate woman who has The apostate woman who has turned aside or deviated from turned aside or deviated from

God’s Word and God’s Word and righteousness.righteousness.

Psa 119:66,Psa 119:66,“Teach me good discernment “Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe and knowledge, for I believe

in Your commandments.”in Your commandments.”

Cf. 1 Sam 25:32-35 Cf. 1 Sam 25:32-35

Instead of gaining honor by Instead of gaining honor by her natural gift of beauty, she her natural gift of beauty, she wins ridicule; no discernment. wins ridicule; no discernment.

We should avoid the trophy We should avoid the trophy wife at all cost, because wife at all cost, because outward beauty does not outward beauty does not

mean that a woman has inner mean that a woman has inner beauty. beauty.

Inner beauty is the true beauty Inner beauty is the true beauty of a woman in God’s eyes. of a woman in God’s eyes.

Prov 12:4,Prov 12:4,“An excellent wife is the “An excellent wife is the

crown of her husband, but she crown of her husband, but she who shames who shames himhim is like is like rottenness in his bones.”rottenness in his bones.”

Prov 14:1,Prov 14:1,“The wise woman builds her “The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.”down with her own hands.”

Prov 22:24,Prov 22:24,“Do not associate with a man “Do not associate with a man givengiven to anger; or go with a to anger; or go with a

hot-tempered man.”hot-tempered man.”

1 Sam 16:7, 1 Sam 16:7, “But the LORD said to Samuel, “But the LORD said to Samuel,

‘Do not look at his appearance or ‘Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God I have rejected him; for God seessees not as man sees, for man looks at not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the the outward appearance, but the

LORD looks at the heart’.”LORD looks at the heart’.”

Choose your companions Choose your companions based on the Bible doctrine in based on the Bible doctrine in their soul that is reflected in their soul that is reflected in their words and actions, and their words and actions, and

not on appearance. not on appearance.

Prov 11:23Prov 11:23

Prov 11:23Prov 11:23

Cf. Gal 5:19-23Cf. Gal 5:19-23

Prov 11:23Prov 11:23 If you sow God’s righteousness If you sow God’s righteousness you will reap blessing from the you will reap blessing from the

same, yet if you sow same, yet if you sow wickedness you can expect wickedness you can expect God’s discipline in return.God’s discipline in return.

Grace OfferingGrace Offering

Prov 3:9-10, Prov 3:9-10, “Honor the LORD from “Honor the LORD from your wealth and from your wealth and from

the first of all your the first of all your produce; produce; 1010So your barns So your barns will be filled with plenty will be filled with plenty

and your vats will and your vats will overflow with new wine.”overflow with new wine.”

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Proverbs Chapter 11Proverbs Chapter 11

Beware of the Trophy WifeBeware of the Trophy Wife

Prov 11:15-23; 12:4; 14:1; 22:24; Psa 119:66; 1 Sam 16:7

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2013James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2013