Proverbs

The Basics

The book of Proverbs was written by Solomon.The author’s name means peace.He was the son of David.He was the king of Israel.

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The Purpose• To form right ideas about things. V, 2To form right ideas about things. V, 2• That we might know how to speak and act That we might know how to speak and act

wisely.wisely.• To distinguish between falsehood and error.To distinguish between falsehood and error.• To live our lives rightly in everything. v. 3To live our lives rightly in everything. v. 3

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For whose use were they written?• For the everyman. Isaiah 35:8For the everyman. Isaiah 35:8• For young people. v. 4 Job 11:12For young people. v. 4 Job 11:12

• What good use can be made of them?

““To make the foolish and badTo make the foolish and bad wise and goodwise and good

and to make the wise and goodand to make the wise and good even wiser and better.”even wiser and better.”

Proverbs 1:7

““The fear of the The fear of the Lord is the Lord is the beginning of beginning of knowledge; knowledge; Fools despise Fools despise wisdom and wisdom and instruction.”instruction.”

AnalysisThe Fear of the LordThe Fear of the Lord

Reverence, Service, WorshipReverence, Service, WorshipThe Alpha and OmegaThe Alpha and Omega

Of KnowledgeOf Knowledge““Careful to please God in Careful to please God in everything, fearful to not everything, fearful to not offend him in anything.”offend him in anything.”

Verse

Proverbs 1:8

““Hear my son, Hear my son, thy father’s thy father’s instruction instruction and do not and do not forsake your forsake your mother’s mother’s teaching.”teaching.”

AnalysisTrust and ObeyTrust and Obey

In the parent/child In the parent/child relationship who is do the relationship who is do the trusting and who is to do trusting and who is to do

the obeying?the obeying?Parent is to be trustedParent is to be trusted

and obeyed.and obeyed.

Verse

Proverbs 1:10-19

““Indeed it is Indeed it is useless to useless to spread the spread the

baited net in baited net in the sight of the sight of any bird”any bird”

AnalysisA net was spread carefully on A net was spread carefully on

the ground in an area the ground in an area where birds were known to where birds were known to

feed. Bait was placed in feed. Bait was placed in the middle of the trap and the middle of the trap and birds, focused on the food, birds, focused on the food,

not on the danger were not on the danger were easily trapped. Job 35:11easily trapped. Job 35:11

Verse 17

Proverbs 1:20-33

Every decision I Every decision I make has a make has a

consequence(s).consequence(s).I will either I will either consider the consider the

consequences consequences before or after I before or after I

act.act.

Analysis““Because they hated Because they hated knowledge and did not knowledge and did not

choose the fear of the Lord. choose the fear of the Lord. They would not accept my They would not accept my counsel, they spurned all counsel, they spurned all my reproof. So shall they my reproof. So shall they

eat of the fruit of their own eat of the fruit of their own devices .devices .

Verse 29-31