Words of Wisdom Podcast

The wisdom of the prudent person is that he understands the road that he walks and knows the end to which it leads. We must not allow foolishness to deceive us or lead us to use deceit in our course of life. Wisdom will help us ensure that our road follows the course of life that leads to living with the fear of Yahweh and not to trouble    Illustration: Dutch Social psychologist Diederik Stapel’s...

Living in fear of people and trusting in human power will always fail, but trusting in the strength of Yahweh our God, who is a sure rock beneath our feet, will never fail. No matter the circumstances, we are better off looking to God for help and trusting in him than putting our trust in other people or acting out of fear for what they might do to us.   Illustration: King Hezekiah and the Assyria...

The habits a child forms when they are young usually follow them into adulthood. If parents will train their children in the way of the Lord, they will likely continue on that road when they grow up. But even if they go astray, the instruction and guidance they received as a youth can resurface and they may remember what they were taught and turn back to the Lord.   Illustration: John Newton and t...

It doesn’t matter how well you can outdo others; you will not be able to live without wisdom. Wisdom teaches that true strength is about internal mastery and ruling well within your own self so that as you live in a world filled with temptations to get angry and lash out, you are able to demonstrate true strength that few people ever really achieve.   Illustration: American tennis player John McEn...

If we’re not careful to use wisdom to guard ourselves from falling into the traps and temptations of the flesh, we might utter foolish words that lead to our own destruction or those around us. We must learn the wisdom of silence, especially with regard to foolish words and unrestrained speech, and guard our mouth so that we can avoid the pain and harm that comes when we let our selfish desires dr...

There are such incredible blessings for those who walk with Wisdom on her road. We must recognize her priceless value and choose to orient our lives to her. This idea of holding fast to wisdom signifies the complete commitment and sincere devotion to keep oneself on the road walking alongside Wisdom and never departing from her onto a different road, knowing that her path is better than any path w...

The difference between a fear of Yahweh that is driven by selfish interests and the true fear of Yahweh is that the one who seeks to grow wise understands they cannot live with true wisdom apart from a genuine relationship with Yahweh. When we live with the true fear of Yahweh, our hearts will turn toward him and we will appreciate and value the disciplining and training that he gives so that we m...

The purpose of Proverbs is for the reader to grow and become wise and understanding, and if they are already wise, then they will become even wiser. If the meaning of a proverb is not readily apparent, we mustn’t give up. We must be willing to be patient with ourselves and the proverb and diligently meditate upon it, taking into consideration all the aspects of the text until we are able to draw o...

We call Proverbs a book in the Old Testament, but it is really not a book at all. It is actually a collection of several writings that have been brought together into a single volume and titled as “The Book of Proverbs.” While proverbs might seem bri ef, they hold deep meaning about how life is supposed to work and how to best live under the rulership of Yahweh God . Therefore, i f we desire to gr...