Saturday, August 21, 2021

WEEKLY WISDOM STUDY--- #3

 PROVERBS…. of  Wisdom



CHAPTER 3



Trust God for Direction


My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; 

2 For length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.

3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck,  write them on the tablet of your heart, 

4 And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.

5   Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

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From  The  New  KJV  Study  Bible


3:1-12 My son: The form of address regularly used in Proverbs to designate instructions for the young.

3:1, 2 The connection between keeping God's commands and enjoying long life is supported by the fifth commandment (see Ex. 20:12).

3:3 Tablet of your heart: Make God's ways internal, not merely external (see Deut. 6:4-9; Ezek. 36:26, 27);

3:5, 6 Verses, worthy of being memorized, which sum up the biblical approach to life. Wisdom is not the result of  mere human insight, but of learning God's unchanging ways.

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6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.

8 It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.

9 Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase;

10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

11 My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction;

12 For whom the Lord loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights.

13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding;

14 For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and her gain than fine gold. 

15 She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. 

16 Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand riches and honor.

17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who retain her.

19 The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding He established the heavens;

20 By His knowledge the depths were broken up, and clouds drop down the dew.

21 My son, let them not depart from your eyes— Keep sound wisdom and discretion; 

22 So they will be life to your soul and grace to your neck. 

23 Then you will walk safely in your way, and your foot will not stumble. 

24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet. 

25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes; 

26 For the Lord will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being caught.

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so. 

28 Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, and tomorrow I will give it," When you have it with you. 

29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he dwells by you for safety's sake.

30 Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

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Notes  from  the  New  KJV  Study  Bible


NN3:7 Fear the Lord ... depart from evil: See Job 1.1 and note.

3:9 Honoring the Lord meant giving Him the portion of material goods that He required (Deut. 26:1, 2, 9-13).

Firstfruits were the first items harvested, and often the best.

3:11,12 If God did not love us, He would not bother to correct us. See Heb. 12:5-11 and note.

3:13 Happy also means blessed. In Proverbs such a person is satisfied and content; v. 17 explains why.

3:16 Wisdom, gives long life because in Proverbs wisdom means living as God commands us (see vv. 1,2).

3:19, 20 Wisdom was the "master craftsman" (see 8:30) through whom God did His creative work (see 8:22-31 and notes).

3:24-26 Serving God saves us from many fears.

3:27-30 The wise person promotes good relations.

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VARIOUS  POINTS  OF  GENERALLY  LIVING  A  GOOD  AND  PLEASING  LIFE  TO  GOD  AND  TO  MANKIND.


SOME  OF  THIS  MUST  BE  PUT  IN  THE  ORDER  OF  “GENERAL  STATEMENTS.” 


CERTAINLY  WISDOM  CAN  KEEP  YOU  AWAY  FROM  PHYSICAL  HARM  AND  DANGER,  AND  SO  GRANT  YOU  MORE  DAYS  OF  LIFE,  BUT  THIS  DOES  NOT  TEACH  HAVING  GOD’S  WISDOM  WILL  GUARANTEE  YOU  WILL  LIVE  TO  BE  90  OR  100.  OVERALL  SERVING  THE  LORD  WILL  GIVE  YOU  A  WHOLESOME,  PLEASANT,  AND  SAFE  LIFE.  


BEING  A  GOOD  STEWARD  OF  YOUR  PHYSICAL  THINGS  WILL  BE  PLEASING  TO  GOD,  AND  HE  WILL  NOT  FORGET  TO  REWARD  YOU  ACCORDINGLY  AS  YOU  USE  THOSE  PHYSICAL  THINGS  TOWARD  GOD  AND  YOUR  FELLOW  HUMAN.  IF  YOU  HIRE  SOMEONE  TO  DO  A  DAYS  WORK,  OR  A  WEEKS  WORK,  PAY  THEM  RIGHT  AWAY  AFTER  THE  WORK  IS  FINISHED  AND  INSPECTED.  DO  NOT  BE  A  PERSON  WHO  LIKES  TO  GET  ONE  OVER  ON  HIS  NEIGHBOUR.  YOU  ARE  ONLY  TO  STIVE  WITH  OTHERS  IF  YOU  HAVE  A  GENUINE  CAUSE,  AND  IMPORTANT  ENOUGH;  OFTEN  WE  SHOULD  JUST  LET  IT  GO  BY.  IN  OTHER  WORDS  DON’T  NIT-PICK  WITH  OTHERS.  A  LOT  OF  THINGS  IN  LIFE  ARE  NOT  IMPORTANT  ENOUGH  TO  MAKE  A  BIG  DEAL  ABOUT  IT.  YET  A  CHRISTIAN  SHOULD  NOT  BE  A  MAT  FOR  PEOPLE  TO  WALK  ALL  OVER…… WISDOM  IS  NEEDED  TO  DECIDE  WHEN  A  THING  IS  LARGE  ENOUGH  TO  HAVE  CAUSE  TO  STRIVE  OVER.


WISDOM  FROM  GOD  IS  IMPORTANT  IN  HAVING  A  GENERALLY  CALM,  PEACEFUL,  SMOOTH,  LIFE  IN  ALL  YOUR  UNDERTAKINGS  AND  WORKINGS  WITH  OTHER  PEOPLE.  LACKING  WISDOM  CAN  AND  DOES  GET  US  INTO  A  WRONG  MIND-SET,  AND  MANY  TROUBLES  OF  THE  FLESH  AS  WE  WALK  OUR  PHYSICAL  LIFE.  IT  SEEMS  TO  ME  TODAY  EVEN  “COMMON  LOGIC”  AS  WE  CALL  IT,  IS  LACKING  IN  SO  MANY.  


WISDOM  FROM  GOD  ALSO  MEANS  WE  SEEK  OUT  OTHERS  WHO  HAVE  WALKED  THE  SAME  PATH  WE  ARE  FIGURING  TO  TAKE,  AND  FIND  OUT  WHAT  THEY  HAVE  TO  SAY  NOW  THAT  THEY  CAN  LOOK  BACK  ON  IT  ALL.


Keith Hunt

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31 Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways;

32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,  But His secret counsel is with the upright.

33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the just.

34 Surely He scorns the scornful, but gives grace to the humble.

35 The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the legacy of fools.

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Notes  from  the  New  KJV  Study  Bible


3:31-33 The oppressor has God's curse upon him. His material success becomes ultimate moral and religious failure.

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IT  MAY  NOT  ALL  HAPPEN  IN  THIS  LIFE  TIME,  GENERAL  STATEMENTS  AGAIN.  BUT  THE  END  RESULT  WILL  BE  GOOD  FOR  THE  GODLY  AND  BAD  FOR  THE  UNGODLY.  IN  THIS  LIFETIME  SOME  OF  THE  UNGODLY  PROSPER  AND  SEEM  TO  HAVE  LITTLE  TROUBLES;  SOMETIMES  IN  THIS  LIFE  THE  GODLY  DO  NOT  ALL  HAVE  IT  AS  A  BED  OF  ROSES…… SO  THE  GODLY  HAVE  TO  LOOK  AT  THE  END  OF  IT,  AT  THE  INHERITANCE.


Keith Hunt


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