Proverb 1:21
“At the head of the noisy streets she cries out;at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:” Her message is for everyone. This Lady Wisdom stands at the gates of the city, amidst the…
Category: Ancient Lore
Proverb 1:20
“Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice;” There are two kinds of people we see on the street and in the marketplace. The one draws a crowd; like the entertainers…
Proverb 1:19
“Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain;it takes away the life of its possessors.” All of these ways of the sinner…they describe all who are greedy for unjust gain. Me.…
Proverb 1:18
“but these men lie in wait for their own blood;they set an ambush for their own lives.” When we walk in sin, we set out traps for our own steps. Sin ensnares us. Here, in…
Proverb 1:17
“For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird.” If I were to spread a net in the sight of a bird, I would do so “devoid of reason”, “without a…
Proverb 1:16
“For their feet run to evil,and they make haste to shed blood.” Hebrews 12:1-2a teaches us about the path that our feet were created for. “Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud…
Proverb 1:15
“My son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths” It is clear from the first part of this proverb that we are not to walk in the…
Proverb 1:14
“Cast in your lot among us Let us all have one purse” Not only are sin’s promises empty, they require an investment that leaves you broke and indebted to an impostor. Sin leads us to…
Proverb 1:13
“We shall find all kinds of precious possessions, We shall fill our houses with spoil;” Sin’s promise to satisfy is an empty one. It always tricks us into succumbing to the pleasure and ignoring the consequence…
Proverb 1:12
“Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit;” Sin always appears to be something it’s not. More often than not, it appears to be a quick…