Proverbs 19:1-7
In these verses, Solomon discusses things that are wrong. Many wrong things happen in this world.... [ Continue Reading ]
In these verses, Solomon discusses things that are wrong. Many wrong things happen in this world.... [ Continue Reading ]
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 19 V1 A man may be poor but he still remains honest. He is better than the fool, whose words are false. V2 An unwise man is eager. But he has no knowledge. He is like a man who hurries down the wrong road. V3 A foolish man ruins his own li... [ Continue Reading ]
A fool hates wisdom, so his words are lies. He tries to give a false impression. He should not speak these evil words. He should be honest. It would be better if this man were poor, but honest.... [ Continue Reading ]
Solomon describes a man who is in a hurry. But the man acts without sufficient knowledge. He will cause troubles and problems. All his actions will be wrong actions. All his decisions will be wrong decisions. He is like a runner who is going down the wrong road. Such a runner will not arrive at the... [ Continue Reading ]
A foolish man hates wisdom and he hates God. This man causes his own problems. But he is not sorry about his evil actions. Instead, he blames God for his troubles. Now the man hates God even more.... [ Continue Reading ]
Many people prefer wealthy friends, and dislike poor people. Such behaviour is wrong. See James 2:1-4; Proverbs 18:24, and Luke 14:12-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
If a man lies, then he deserves punishment.... [ Continue Reading ]
The people praise the ruler, because they want his help. These people are not praising the ruler because he is a good ruler. In fact, these people may think that he is a bad ruler. They are praising the ruler, but only because they want him to support them. This is called ‘flattery’. The people pr... [ Continue Reading ]
God loves poor people (Luke 4:18). As Christians, we must be the friends of poor people. Greedy people will not help poor people. But Christians can show poor people that God loves poor people too. V8 If you love wisdom, then you love yourself. If you love wisdom, then you will succeed. V9 The un... [ Continue Reading ]
Wisdom is a good thing. If you are wise, then you will benefit from your wisdom. Wisdom improves your whole life. Learn to be wise! Wisdom is better than wealth or fame. Nothing is better than wisdom, because wisdom teaches us to respect God.... [ Continue Reading ]
This is similar to verse 5. Here, at verse 9, it contrasts with verse 8. We have a choice. The wise man loves wisdom, so he succeeds. The foolish man lies, so he will die. His death is the punishment for his evil words.... [ Continue Reading ]
In the first line, the fool is someone who hates wisdom. He should suffer for his evil actions, but this fool does not suffer. Instead, he lives in luxury. Solomon thinks that this is terrible. In the second line, a prince rules a country. However, the prince is unhappy, because he has a secret. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
A wise man forgives the mistakes of other people. This shows that the wise man is a great man. See Matthew 6:14-15.... [ Continue Reading ]
When a king is angry, he is dangerous, like a lion. Stay away from him! But a king can be calm and quiet. Then it is good to be with him. This is like dew (water) on the grass, when it is cool in the early morning. V13 A foolish son ruins his father. A wife who argues is like a constant leak of w... [ Continue Reading ]
This man has a foolish son, and a wife who argues. He has many troubles. His son is evil and hates wisdom. The man suffers because his son is evil. The wife who argues always upsets her husband. Water is precious. If there is a leak, then this wastes the precious water. The wife who argues is like... [ Continue Reading ]
This man has a wise wife and careful parents. His parents have saved money to provide for him. His wife is the gift of God. This man has a good life, because of his wise wife and wise parents. Parents can provide houses and wealth. But only God can give a wise wife to the man.... [ Continue Reading ]
This man is too lazy. He is still asleep. He must awake and work. Otherwise, he will be hungry. See Proverbs 6:6-11.... [ Continue Reading ]
This verse briefly explains Deuteronomy 28. If we obey God’s law, then God will help us. If we do not obey, then we shall suffer. However, everyone does evil things. (See Romans 3:23.) So we must ask God to forgive us (Acts 17:30-31). God forgives us, because Jesus suffered our punishment (Acts 3:1... [ Continue Reading ]
God cares about poor people. He wants us to help them. See Matthew 25:31-46. V18 Teach your son while he is young. Otherwise, his behaviour will lead to his death. V19 An angry man will receive punishments regularly. If you rescue him once, then you must rescue him many times.... [ Continue Reading ]
Perhaps you have an evil son. As he becomes older, his behaviour may become worse. Perhaps he will die when a judge punishes him. But we know that God will punish that son. Perhaps you can still rescue your son. Perhaps if you punish him, he will change his behaviour. Perhaps your son will pray to... [ Continue Reading ]
Discipline is not just for young people. Adults should also learn to have discipline. In other words, they should teach themselves to behave well. But some people easily become angry. You might work hard to rescue such a man from his punishment. But if he becomes angry again, then you must rescue hi... [ Continue Reading ]
Everyone needs to learn to be wise. Nobody is born wise. You, too, can learn to be wise. You must listen to your lessons. Your lessons are the advice that you receive. You must obey the instructions. This requires effort. It takes time. But, in the end, you will be wise.... [ Continue Reading ]
We make our plans. But we cannot control even our own lives. See James 4:13-15. If we trust God, then God will guide us. See my notes on Proverbs 16:1. See Acts 16:6-10. Paul had many plans, but these were not God’s plans. Paul needed to pray, so that he would know God’s plans.... [ Continue Reading ]
A loyal friend is the best type of friend. Such a friend is always sincere. He does not try to gain by lies, because he is loyal. He does not even care if he becomes poor because of his friendship. The second line is similar to Proverbs 19:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
We must respect God - see Proverbs 1:7. If we respect God, then God will help us. When troubles come, he will protect us. See Psalms 46:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
Solomon uses humour here. This is a very lazy man. He is too lazy, even to eat. This means the same as verse 15. A lazy man refuses to work, so he will earn nothing. Because he earns nothing, he will be hungry. Solomon’s story in verse 24 explains this as a joke.... [ Continue Reading ]
The man who insults other people might not learn from his punishment. In English, we say that this man has a ‘closed mind’. This means that he refuses to learn from anyone else. But other people can learn when they see this man’s punishment. Simple people do wrong things, because they have not lear... [ Continue Reading ]
This son does not just do one evil thing. He does many evil things. His parents cannot control him. They must avoid him. They can only pray to God for their son. The son will suffer for his own evil actions. V27 If you do not listen to instructions, my son, then you will learn nothing.... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the only verse in Proverbs 10:1 to Proverbs 22:16 where Solomon speaks to his own son. These Chapter s form a very long lesson. Perhaps Solomon’s son is tired. Perhaps the son wants to do something else. But he must not walk away. He needs to listen to this lesson. He needs to learn this kno... [ Continue Reading ]
The first line is like James 2:10. If a witness lies, then the judge might make the wrong decision. Because of this, the law will be unfair. A guilty man might go free. An innocent man might suffer punishment. Lies are always evil, but especially in court. The second line is like Proverbs 4:17. Thi... [ Continue Reading ]
The man who lies, in verse 28, insults the law itself. He deserves his punishment. Fools hate wisdom, and love to do evil things. Like the man that lies, fools also deserve severe punishments. The punishments are ready. Sometimes evil people avoid punishment in this world. But they cannot escape f... [ Continue Reading ]