Proverbs

Walk in the Upright Paths

Proverbs 4:10-19 Children of the covenant, listen to what wisdom teaches you: avoid the paths of evil, and walk in the paths of righteousness. Avoiding evil; practicing righteousness

Hear the Instruction of a Father

Proverbs 4:1-9 You must listen to the Word of God and let His law sink deep into your hearts and do it with all your heart, if you are to find true blessing in life. Children, listen to wisdom; parents, teach your children

The Wise Will Inherit Honor

Proverbs 3:35 The wise will inherit honor, but the fool will inherit dishonor, both in this life and in the life to come. The characteristics and end of the wise and foolish

God Blesses the House of the Righteous

Proverbs 3:33 Those who choose to live wickedly in this life will bring a curse, not only upon themselves, but also upon their households. But those who live righteously will obtain a blessing instead.

Do Not Envy the Man of Violence

Proverbs 3:31-32 You should not envy the wicked, nor should you imitate them, for to be a friend of the world is to be an enemy of the Lord, but to live righteously is to be the Lord’s friend.

Do No Harm to Your Neighbor

Proverbs 3:29-30 Love for your neighbor will motivate you to neither plan any evil against him, nor to find any fault with him without a just cause.

He Founded the World by Wisdom

Proverbs 3:19-26 Wisdom is woven into the very fabric of creation, and if you are to live in God’s world successfully, as that success is measured by the Scriptures, you must live according to that wisdom.

The Blessings of Wisdom

Proverbs 3:13-18 The man who finds wisdom and holds her fast is more blessed than the one who lays hold of the world’s greatest riches.