Proverb 1:31
“therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,and have their fill of their own devices.” You get what you pay for, in other words. Again, the text can come acrossed as harsh and unloving.…
Category: Ancient Lore
Proverb 1:30
“would have none of my cousel and despised all my reproof,” To avoid these types of answers to our whys, we have a few bullet points to remember: gather knowledge fear the Lord heed Wisdom’s cousel …
Proverb 1:29
“Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord,” All those “why’s” we shoot at the storm? “Why me?” “Why now?” “Why this?” “Why won’t you deliver me, God?”… …our answer lies…
Proverb 1:28
“Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;they will seek me diligently but will not find me.” Talk about alone. What happens when you call for someone and they do not answer?…
Proverb 1:27
“when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.” In addition to terror, we see that when we ignore the call of Wisdom,…
Proverb 1:26
“I also will laugh at your calamity;I will mock when terror strikes you.” This seems a bit harsh, doesn’t it? Really? Wisdom, this God-inspired virtue will laugh in my face when terror strikes simply because…
Proverb 1:25
“because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof,” You know you are simple-minded (hate knowledge) when you reject reproof. When I’m criticized, what do I do? Am I defensive?…
Proverb 1:24
“Because I have called and you refused to listen,have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,” In verse 6, we learn what happens if we heed her call. But here, we are set…
Proverb 1:23
“If you turn at my reproof,behold, I will pour out my spirit to you;I will make my words known to you.” About-face. One simple act of obedience to turn our thoughts can turn our lives…
Proverb 1:22
“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?” Wisdom persuades us to think deeply. The New Oxford American Dictionary defines simple as…