Solomon wrote both proverbs (wise words) and songs. In all, he collected 3000 proverbs (1 Kings 4:29-34). The Book of Proverbs contains many of them. This book teaches us how we should live. It explains the way of wisdom. It warns us about being foolish.... [ Continue Reading ]
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF PROVERBS King Solomon ruled the nation of Israel for 40 years. He brought peace and wealth to the nation. Solomon’s workmen built palaces, and the great temple (house of God in Jerusalem). The people of Israel learned arts, sciences... [ Continue Reading ]
The wise person honours God, and God protects him. A foolish person refuses to obey God. There are many dangers for such a person. The Book of Proverbs explains these dangers. Solomon tells us about four types of person. Each will benefit from Solomon’s wise words.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SIMPLE PERSON Today, we should not call someone ‘simple’. We might offend him. He would think that we supposed him to be stupid. In the Book of Proverbs, a simple person is someone who is not wise. By the word ‘simple’, Solomon means more than this. A simple person has not learned to be wise.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WISE PERSON A wise person loves wisdom. ‘He loves God’s law. He is always thinking about it.’ (Psalms 1:2). He always wants to learn more. He is never too tired to think about wisdom. He still makes mistakes. ‘Show a wise man how he is wrong! He will love you for your correction.’ (Proverbs 9... [ Continue Reading ]
When you learned English, you started with easy words. When you learn any subject, you must start with easy lessons. The first lesson in wisdom is that we must respect God. He made everything. He is greater than we are. We must give honour to him. A person who does not know God may be clever. He ma... [ Continue Reading ]
In Solomon’s time, both parents educated their children. It is good when children can learn from both parents. We should listen to wisdom. Wisdom is beautiful, and it is valuable. To possess it is like a crown on the head. Or, it is like a gold chain round the neck. To obtain wisdom, we must study... [ Continue Reading ]
THE THIEVES’ PLAN In Solomon’s story, a band of thieves have a cruel plan. The thieves ask a young man to join them. Together, they will attack someone else. They will steal from him, and murder him. The young man and the thieves soon will become wealthy. The young man does not realise the true p... [ Continue Reading ]
The truth is this. The thieves also intend to kill the young man. This means that the thieves will keep all the money. Solomon’s story teaches us about evil behaviour. An evil life is not fun. It is dangerous. The evil person risks a terrible end. The young man in the story thought that he would b... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WOMAN CALLED WISDOM In his second story, Solomon tells us about a woman. This woman’s name is Wisdom. The woman is upset, and she is angry. This is why she shouts. Her children are not obeying her. They refuse her advice. She walks through the streets and she complains to everyone. She even... [ Continue Reading ]
She obtains judgement. Their punishment is severe. This is because they refused wisdom. They did evil things. Now they will suffer a terrible punishment. Their punishment is sudden, like a storm. It is powerful, like the wind. (Verse 27) We are all like Wisdom’s children. We can learn to be wise.... [ Continue Reading ]