Tag: Proverbs

Proverbs 17 – 18 “A broken spirit drieth the bones.” I know that one by experience in the last few weeks.

Proverbs 15 – 16 It is amazing to see how much repetition there is in this context-free platitude zone. It is as if a court recorded wrote down one-liners by Solomon every day and did not filter the stream for duplicates. I had not viewed the book of proverbs as being devoid of value but…

Proverbs 13 – 14 Most of the book of Proverbs so far (especially after it referred to the proverbs of Solomon) seems to be easily quotable phrases comparing something good with a bad counterpart. Unfortunately there seems to be no context given with any of it so it is quotable but not very nourishing spiritually…

Proverbs 12 “Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop.” The roller coaster of the last few weeks has been strong evidence of that for me.

Proverbs 10 – 11 This sounds like a recitation of soundbites from the court of Solomon. The statements are true but seem like they deserve context.

Proverbs 8 – 9 Here is the answer to what wisdom and understanding are: wisdom is fear (or respect) of the Lord and understanding is knowledge of that which is holy.

Proverbs 6 – 7 I love the contrast. “Men do not despise a thief if he stealeth to satisfy hunger but if he is caught he shall restore seven fold” (though they understand his theft). Men do despise an adulterer because he does not satisfy a need with his sin and he cannot restore what…

Proverbs 4 – 5 What constitutes “wisdom” and what constitutes “understanding” here? The best guess I have now is that “wisdom” might mean knowledge of godly principles and “understanding” might refer to experience in applying those principles. If you do not seek to acquire those principles your experience will amount to nothing and if you…

Proverbs 2 – 3 “Froward” is an interesting word. It reminds me visually of “forward” but it derives from the word “fro” which is a contrast to “to” (as in “toward”) in other words, “froward” indicates moving away from and in this case it is away from God and goodness/wisdom. I find it interesting that…

Proverbs 1 Who is he addressing here? Those who refuse to hear counsel from the Lord or any other proper source should. It be surprised when the find themselves unanswered when they cry out for help after ignoring the counsel that would have prevented their distress.