Wisdom for the Day - Standing Strong

Send us Fan Mail WISDOMS INVITATION 3  She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.      She calls out from the heights overlooking the city. 4  “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.      To those who lack good judgment, she says, 5  “Come, eat my food,      and drink the wine I have mixed. 6  Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;      learn to use good judgment.” Verse 3 T...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdoms Party 1Wisdom has built her house;      she has carved its seven columns. 2  She has prepared a great banquet,      mixed the wines, and set the table. Solomon’s last, great lesson to his son is almost complete. Perhaps Solomon paused here. Maybe he thought about whether he had taught enough. His young son needed the full facts. The son needed to decide between wise behavi...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdom Has Consequences 34  Joyful are those who listen to me,      watching for me daily at my gates,      waiting for me outside my home! 35  For whoever finds me finds life      and receives favor from the Lord. 36  But those who miss me injure themselves.      All who hate me love death.” Verses 34-35 If a man listens to wisdom, then he will benefit. This man does not just lis...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdom Urges 32  “And so, my children,[b] listen to me,      for all who follow my ways are joyful. 33  Listen to my instruction and be wise.      Don’t ignore it. The woman, Wisdom, asks us to listen to her. She will bless us. She will teach us to be wise. We must not refuse her advice or ignore it In the book of Proverbs, Wisdom urges us to listen to instruction and not reject i...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdom Helps 27  I was there when he established the heavens,      when he drew the horizon on the oceans. 28  I was there when he set the clouds above,      when he established springs deep in the earth. 29  I was there when he set the limits of the seas,      so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.  And when he marked off the earth’s foundations, 30      I was the arch...

Send us Fan Mail Wise Creation 24  I was born before the oceans were created,      before the springs bubbled forth their waters. 25  Before the mountains were formed,      before the hills, I was born— 26  before he had made the earth and fields      and the first handfuls of soil. The poem described how God made the world. God worked carefully. He loves people. So he prepared a beautiful home fo...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdoms Witness 22  “The Lord formed me from the beginning,      before he created anything else. 23  I was appointed in ages past,      at the very first, before the earth began. The woman called Wisdom continues her speech. She explains how God made the world. Verse 22 We all need wisdom. Even God used his wisdom to make the world. In the beginning, before ancient times, wisdom...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdoms Gifts 19  My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold,      my wages better than sterling silver! 20  I walk in righteousness,      in paths of justice. 21  Those who love me inherit wealth.      I will fill their treasuries. The best wealth is not money or gold. Rich people can lose their money. But wisdom is not like money. When we learn wisdom, it will benefit o...

Send us Fan Mail Kings Ransom 16  Rulers lead with my help,      and nobles make righteous judgments.[a] 17  “I love all who love me.      Those who search will surely find me. 18  I have riches and honor,      as well as enduring wealth and justice. Solomon, who wrote the Book of Proverbs, was a king. He knew that he was responsible for many people. When he was young, he wanted to be a good king....

Send us Fan Mail The Good King 14  Common sense and success belong to me.      Insight and strength are mine. 15  Because of me, kings reign,      and rulers make just decrees. Solomon, who wrote the Book of Proverbs, was a king. He knew that he was responsible for many people. When he was young, he wanted to be a good king. He studied wisdom so that he would rule wisely. All rulers and leaders ca...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdom Hates What 12  “I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment.      I know where to discover knowledge and discernment. 13  All who fear the Lord will hate evil.      Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,      corruption and perverse speech. Verse 12 If you are wise, then you will also be skilful. Your wisdom will help you to make the right decisions. Verse 13 The first less...

Send us Fan Mail Silver and Gold      10  Choose my instruction rather than silver,      and knowledge rather than pure gold. 11  For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies.      Nothing you desire can compare with it. Verses 10-11 Money is not really valuable. Silver and gold are beautiful, but they cannot give a good life to you. Wisdom is valuable. Wisdom is better than money, silver or gold....

Send us Fan Mail Wholesomeness 8  My advice is wholesome.      There is nothing devious or crooked in it. 9  My words are plain to anyone with understanding,      clear to those with knowledge. The woman called Wisdom speaks good words. Her words are always true (verse 6). They are fair (verse 7). She does not speak wrong words (verse 7). Everything that she says is perfect (verse 9). In Proverbs,...

Send us Fan Mail Simple and Foolish 5  You simple people, use good judgment.      You foolish people, show some understanding. 6  Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you.      Everything I say is right, 7  for I speak the truth      and detest every kind of deception. Verse 5 Solomon uses special meanings for the words ‘simple’ and ‘foolish’. The ‘fool’ is proud and lazy. He does not...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdom Calls Out 1  Listen as Wisdom calls out!      Hear as understanding raises her voice! 2  On the hilltop along the road,      she takes her stand at the crossroads. 3  By the gates at the entrance to the town,      on the road leading in, she cries aloud, 4  “I call to you, to all of you!      I raise my voice to all people. Verse 1 This is the second of Solomon’s three grea...

Send us Fan Mail The Lesson 24 So listen to me, my sons,     and pay attention to my words. 25 Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her.     Don’t wander down her wayward path. 26 For she has been the ruin of many;     many men have been her victims. 27 Her house is the road to the grave. [ d ]     Her bedroom is the den of death. Once again, Solomon urges his sons to hear and heed his teaching...

Send us Fan Mail The Cost 21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech     and enticed him with her flattery. 22 He followed her at once,     like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in a trap,[ c ] 23      awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare,     little knowing it would cost him his life. The foolish young man ( Proverbs 7:7 )...

Send us Fan Mail Successful Seduction 18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.     Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses, 19 for my husband is not home.     He’s away on a long trip. 20 He has taken a wallet full of money with him     and won’t return until later this month. The promiscuous wife ( Proverbs 7:19 ) of Solomon's lesson about adultery ( Proverbs 7:6–12 ) invites the fooli...

Send us Fan Mail Seductive Promises 13 She threw her arms around him and kissed him,     and with a brazen look she said, 14 “I’ve just made my peace offerings     and fulfilled my vows. 15 You’re the one I was looking for!     I came out to find you, and here you are! 16 My bed is spread with beautiful blankets,     with colored sheets of Egyptian linen. 17 I’ve perfumed my bed     with myrrh, al...

Send us Fan Mail Hook Up 10 The woman approached him,     seductively dressed and sly of heart. 11 She was the brash, rebellious type,     never content to stay at home. 12 She is often in the streets and markets,     soliciting at every corner. In the prior passage, Solomon spoke of things he had observed, which led to his wise advice. One thing he has seen is the reckless actions of youth who do...

Send us Fan Mail Seduction 6 While I was at the window of my house,     looking through the curtain, 7 I saw some naive young men,     and one in particular who lacked common sense. 8 He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman,     strolling down the path by her house. 9 It was at twilight, in the evening,     as deep darkness fell. Part of Solomon's teaching for his sons (...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdom Like Family 4 Love wisdom like a sister;     make insight a beloved member of your family. 5 Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman,     from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. A theme of these early chapters in Proverbs is the value one ought to place on godly wisdom. In this passage, Solomon continues to extol the importance of wisdom, he...

Send us Fan Mail Pay Attention 1 Follow my advice, my son;     always treasure my commands. 2 Obey my commands and live!     Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.[ a ] 3 Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.     Write them deep within your heart. The last, and greatest, of Solomon’s lessons, begins here. Since chapter 1, we have read the words that Solomon taught to his son. Now, in...

Send us Fan Mail Husbands Revenge 34 For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious,     and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge. 35 He will accept no compensation,     nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size. The Bible says that God can be angry. He is angry about our evil behaviour. He is angry when our actions are unfair. He is angry with us, if we turn against him. A man’s anger ma...

Send us Fan Mail Disgraced Fool 32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,     for he destroys himself. 33 He will be wounded and disgraced.     His shame will never be erased. The thief (in verse 30) suffered a severe punishment. The man (in verse 32) will have a worse punishment. This man had sex with another man’s wife. The husband will punish him. There is a double punishment for th...