Proverbs 9 begins with an invitation from wisdom (verses 1-6) and ends with an invitation from folly (verses 13-18). This pattern of comparing and contrasting wisdom and folly will continue throughout the book. And just in case we need clarification, folly always refers to human wisdom, which our enemy, Satan, loves to tell us is …
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The Eternal Nature Of God’s Wisdom
A quote attributed to George Orwell goes like this: Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. That’s a pretty accurate observation of human nature. As teenagers approach adulthood, they often view their parents’ wisdom as old-fashioned and outdated. …
Temptation
At first read, we might dismiss Proverbs 7 as irrelevant, choosing to skip over this chapter if we don’t struggle with sexual sin. After all, it’s entitled “The Wiles of the Harlot” in my Bible. But before we move on too quickly, let’s stop and dig a little deeper. I believe there’s something here that …
Debt And Other Things To Avoid
I love the way people spoke and wrote years ago when we weren’t so concerned about being politically correct or tempering our words so that no one is offended. A few years ago, I ran across the Bible commentary of Matthew Henry while looking up Greek and Hebrew words on the BlueLetterBible.org website. He holds …
The Pitfalls Of Immorality
Proverbs 5-7 focus in-depth on a particular topic that God feels very deeply about, but secular culture has completely discarded any taboos or hesitation to engage in it: immorality. Sadly, the acceptance of adultery, fornication, immorality, and divorce is often accepted within the church, or at least among those who proclaim to believe. Survey any …
The Way Of The Word 