Provers 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; Since wisdom is taking knowledge and applying it skillfully in our daily lives, and since wisdom comes from God, then we need to learn how to make wise decisions based on God’s Word. When situations come up in our lives that need wisdom here are a few things to think …
Knowledge Practiced
Proverbs 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; Let’s focus on the word wisdom. The word wisdom speaks of the practical use of knowledge and understanding in daily living. Wisdom has skill, is shrewd, has prudence, and is clever. Since having our first child my wife and I have not stopped reading articles and parts of different books …
Taming The Mouth
The hardest thing to tame in life is our tongue. Proverbs 10 deals directly to the different uses of the tongue specifically with the good and bad use of words. In this chapter Solomon gives much general advice but also gives direct council concerning words. Here are some excepts; 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but …
Two Roads
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and sorry I could not travel both.” Robert Frost. Proverbs chapter 9 discusses two opposing roads or ways. The first is the way of wisdom and the second is the way of folly. Both of them are calling out to men and women everywhere to follow them. But the question remains, which one …
Wisdom Calling
Proverbs 8 is a magnificent passage about wisdom. While all of Proverbs by their nature is filled with wisdom, this chapter specifically spends the whole time just talking about the blessings and nature of wisdom. Let us look at the first few verses. “8 Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights beside the way, at the crossroads …
Listen But Beware
The 5th chapter of proverbs contains two major thought patterns. The first is the listening and obeying the wisdom of God. “My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.” (Proverbs 5:1, 2 ESV) we are told to listen to the wisdom and …
Guard – Seek – Follow
Proverbs chapter four is about pursuing and gaining wisdom. The picture is of a father pulling aside his young boy and teaching him wisdom. Encouraging him to seek wisdom and find it. For it is wisdom that guides us, and teaches us to follow in the right paths of life. Solomon describes the path of righteousness in the following verse. …
How To Trust God With All Our Heart
Trust is such a strong word that has one meaning and many applications. Trust is very hard to have in today’s world. Who can you trust? Trust relies on facts and character of the person or object on which trust is placed. Some situations build trust in others while some crumble under pressure. Trusting in God is different. What we …
Treasure of Wisdom
The book of Proverbs is all about wisdom and how to find and apply it. Chapter two can be broken down into three main Parts. Part 1 encourages us to treasure after God’s Word, wisdom, and understanding. He urges us to seek after that as we would a hidden treasure. If we search for it like that the we will …
The Key To Wisdom
The opening paragraph in Proverbs lays out the purpose of the book, main themes and authors. The author is Solomon, probably written to one of his sons. The purpose of the book is to know wisdom, instruction and understanding and wisdom from God. He ends this section with probably the main theme or truth of the whole book. And …
