Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. - Proverbs 3:5 It's not our place to understand God's will and to believe we can rationalize the elements of God's order is arrogant. What he deemed important for us to know exists within the pages of the Bible. Those who trust in
Prologue: Purpose and Theme (1:1–7) The Superiority of the Way of Wisdom (1:8—9:18) Appeals and Warnings Confronting Youth (1:8–33) Enticements to secure happiness by violence (1:8–19) Warnings against rejecting wisdom (1:20–33) Commendation of Wisdom (chs. 2–4) Benefits of accepting wisdom’s instructions (ch. 2) Wisdom bestows well-being (3:1–20) Wisdom’s instructions and benefits (3:21–35) Challenge to
Proverbs Introduction to the Book 1:1 The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 1:2 To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel. 1:3 To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity. 1:4 To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person. 1:5 (Let the wise also hear and
THE BOOK OF PROVERBS. Commentary by A. R. Faussett INTRODUCTION I. The Nature and Use of Proverbs.--A proverb is a pithy sentence, concisely expressing some well-established truth susceptible of various illustrations and applications. The word is of Latin derivation, literally meaning for a word, speech, or discourse; that is, one expression for many. The Hebrew word for