proverbs 1:1-6 why proverbs?. wisdom for today hollywood portrays the “wise man” as some aged...
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Proverbs 1:1-6
Why Proverbs?
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Wisdom for Today
• Hollywood portrays the “wise man” as some aged person who lives apart from the rest of society, or some person who has exclusive knowledge and speaks in mysterious ways.
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Wisdom for Today
• The Bible portrays a “wise man” differently. Wisdom is not just for the aged, not only for a few, not hard to understand, not expressed in mysterious, philosophical language. All those who “fear the Lord” can be wise.
• God’s wisdom for man is important (4:7).
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What Are Proverbs?
• Proverb (Heb. mashal), means lit. “to be like”; hence, a comparison (25:28). A proverb can take many forms, from a short saying (11:22; 12:4) to a long sermon (Judg. 9:8ff; Ezek. 17:2ff)
• It is important to keep in mind that the proverbs are instructions that come from the Lord, not mere secular wisdom (2:6).
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What Are Proverbs?
• This wisdom is for daily living. It is not simply for use while in the church building.
• Solomon (10:1; 1 K. 4:32) prepares the reader by stating the definition, purpose, origin, and value of proverbs (Chap. 1-9) before giving us his proverbs (Chap. 10-31)
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Proverbs 1:1-6
1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:2 To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;3 To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;4 To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:6 To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
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To Know
• Wisdom (Heb. chokmah) means “special skill” (1:2, 7; 2:6, 10; 3:13; 4:5, 7, 11; etc.)
• Instruction (Heb. musar) means “chastening, correction, reproof, warning, restraint” (1:2, 7; 16:22; 23:23)
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To Know
• God wants to give us his wisdom so that we can be skilled in life and be disciplined or corrected (3:11-12)
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To Discern
• Understanding (Heb. bina) means “to separate, distinguish” (1:2; 4:5, 7; 8:14)
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To Discern
• God wants to give us his wisdom so that we can see the difference between right and wrong, truth and its counterfeit (6:32; 7:7; see Phil.1:9-10; Heb.5:14)
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To Receive
• Wise dealing (Heb. sakal) means “to be circumspect; attentative” (1:3; 21:16)
• Righteousness, justice, and equity (2:9)
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To Receive
• God wants to give us his wisdom so that we can walk carefully in life, circumspectly and cautiously (Eph.5:15)
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To Give
• Prudence (Heb. ormah) means “crafty (in a good sense)” (1:4; 8:5,12)
• Discretion (Heb. mezimmah) means “devising a plan or plot” (1:4; 3:21)
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To Give
• God wants to give us his wisdom so that we can plan out the strategy for our life; plan the way we will walk (2:10ff,16ff; 4:14-15,25-27; 5:7ff; 22:3)
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To Give
• Knowledge (Heb. daath) means “to recognize” (1:4,7,22,29; etc.)
• Learning (Heb. leqach) means “something received” (1:5; 4:2; 9:9; 16:21,23)
• Sound counsels (Heb. tachbulah) means “steering or directing” (1:5; 11:14; 12:5)
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To Give
• God wants to give us his wisdom so that we can receive or grasp the truth; we can be teachable; we can be steered in the right direction
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To Understand
• A proverb; mashal; a brief saying (1:6)
• A figure; melitsah, a enigma (1:6)
• The words of the wise; chakam; a skilled man (1:6; 3:35; etc.)
• Their dark sayings; chidah; a dark saying, riddle, difficult question (1:6)
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To Give
• God wants to give us his wisdom in a way that provokes our thought
• God’s wisdom is given in a way that is practical (daily living), moral (right relationship with God and man), but also intellectual (challenging the mind)
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Who Needs Wisdom?
• The inexperienced – “the simple” (Heb. pethiy; lit. “to be open,” i.e. open-hearted; hence, susceptible, easily misled)
• The youth – “the young man”
• The experienced – “the wise man” (9:9)
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Who Needs Wisdom?
• Regardless of our age or level of wisdom, Proverbs can help us
• Many people are destroying their lives because they will not apply God’s wisdom
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Why Proverbs?
• God is giving us a blueprint for successful (spiritual) living
• God is giving us insight and sound advice into proper and right living that the world does not have
• Will you live by God’s wisdom? Are you willing to be taught?