Proverbs
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Verse 1:4 opens with why Solomon is writing these Proverbs:
These proverbs teach the naive how
to become clever;
they instruct the young in how to
grow in knowledge and live with discretion.
One can learn a ton from one single verse in this book, it’s
designed that way. Many you can dwell on for hours before you are clear in
understanding, where many are instantly understood. Enjoy as we read through
and share your favorites as we read.
Verse 1:10 is a message we all should have gotten at an
early age:
My son, should your less honorable
peers pressure you to do what is wrong,
you should be strong enough not to go along.
The phrase “if all your friends were jumping off a cliff,
would you” comes to mind. How many times in my youth did I let this happen. I
went from drinking to trying weed to doing some stupid stuff just because my
“friends” wanted to. Oh how I could have saved a bunch of the stupid tax if I
had listened to my own logic. Funny thing is when we get in situations where “less
honorable peers pressure” us we tend to justify it and think it’s our idea. Key
is do what is right!!
Verse 1:33 sums up why we should listen to Solomon:
But those who listen to me now will
live under divine protection;
they can rest knowing they are out of harm’s way.
The only thing I don’t like about this is it makes life
sound rosy following God. It’s not! Look at Paul, Peter, James and others who
followed Jesus. They died listening to God! I think what Solomon is trying to
say is the “self-inflicted” pain or the pain getting wrong advice will be
limited. We will still have the hiccups in life, but we will be better prepared
to “roll with it.”
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