Pro 11:1 The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. Dishonest scales and short measures of any kind are a mean form of theft against which God has given many strong warnings (see Lev. 19:35, 36; Deut. 25:13, 14). Such theft bears more heavily upon the…
Pro 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. Pro 10:2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. 3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of…
The Way of Wisdom 1 The discipline, 4 and doctrine of wisdom. 13 The custom, 16 and error of folly. Pro 9:1 Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars. It is sufficient to see in this “house” a poetic figure personifying wisdom and representing her…
The Blessings of Wisdom The fame, 6 and evidency of wisdom. 10 The excellency, 12 the nature, 15 the power, 18 the riches, 22 and the eternity of wisdom. 32 Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings. Pro 8:1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding…
Warning Against the Adulteress. 1 Solomon persuaded to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom. 6 In an example of his own experience, he showed 10 the cunning of an whore, 22 and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton. 24 He dehorned, removed from such wickedness. Pro 7:1 My…
Practical Warnings 1 Against surety, 6 idleness, 12 and mischievousness. 16 Seven things hateful to God. 20 The blessings of obedience. 25 The mischiefs of whoredom. Pro 6:1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, The…
Warning Against Adultery 1 Solomon exhorted to the study of wisdom. 3 He showed the mischief of whoredom and riot. 15 He exhorted to contentedness, liberality, and chastity. 22 The wicked are overtaken with their own sins. Pro 5:1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to…
A Father’s Wise Instruction 1 Solomon, to persuade obedience, 3 showed what instruction he had of his parents, 5 to study wisdom, 14 and to shun the path of the wicked. 20 He exhorted to faith, 23 and sanctification. Pro 4:1 Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention…
Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart 1 An exhortation to obedience, 5 to faith, 7 to mortification, 9 to devotion, 11 to patience. 13 The happy gain of wisdom. 19 The power, 21 and the benefits of wisdom. 27 An exhortation to charitableness, 30 peaceableness, 31 and contentedness….
The Vanity of Self-Indulgence Ecc 2:1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. 1 The vanity of human courses in the works of pleasure. 12 Though the wise be better than the…