Expository Study: Proverbs

Wisdom comes from God's word. Proverbs is THE Book of Wisdom. Solomon wrote and collected this book of wisdom and, yet, walked away from it in his final years. He did not end well. We should commit to remaining faithful to God and His word. Don't end like Solomon. https://bbfohio.com

The Bible teaches equity under law with the phrase, "Eye for an Eye." But the masses reject equity for "equality" and bear false witness against God and the standard of "eye for an eye". https://bbfohio.com

What does the term "dark sayings" mean? Is it legitimate when secret societies and others claim the Bible endorses their occult symbolism? https://bbfohio.com Proverbs Solomon Wisdom Dark Sayings Occult Mysteries Mysterious Humility Study Interpretation Inspiration Authors Illumination Preservation

What does it mean to trust in the Lord "with all thine heart"? We discuss some important points that many believers are confused about when it comes to having Jesus IN our hearts and then giving Him ALL of our heart. https://bbfohio.com

Jesus is Wisdom personified. God incarnate is the personification and embodiment of the wisdom of God. We must repent and receive Him (trusting on His Gospel) for salvation and believers must live lives of repentance, always receiving the wisdom found in Christ and His word. https://bbfohio.com

We see the sevenfold acts of wisdom that culminate in her calling out from the highest places for all to come to her table and feast upon the meat of the wisdom of God's word and the table set. https://bbfohio.com

What is meant when we are told to "Lean not unto thine own understanding"? Is this blind faith? No. It is not blind faith, as we will see in this devotional. https://bbfohio.com

The Book of Proverbs is here for us, collected by Solomon but given by inspiration of God so that we can know wisdom and instruction, etc.,... And that then can be applied in our dealings with life situations, including getting a gas stove repaired in the church basement! https://bbfohio.com

Does God laugh? Well, yes. But all of the examples we found in Scripture show Him laughing at the unrepentant wicked at their time of judgment. So, we are getting to know God according to the Bible and not according to the imaginary whims of man. https://bbfohio.com

A little read, seldom understood and almost completely ignored Proverb in our day contains a great nugget of wisdom. We may not be able to convince the world to take heed, but we can at least see this as an example of the amazing knowledge contained in this wonderful Book that we call the Holy Bible, King James Version. https://bbfohio.com

We look at something that appears to be very simple and straightforward and, yet, so few professing Christians seem to grasp or be able to demonstrate in their lives. https://bbfohio.com

This text describes THE condition of this fallen, wicked world and how important it is that we pull away from the world in the fear of the Lord, submitting our own ideas and opinions to His word. https://bbfohio.com

Those who condemn the just are themselves condemned by God as an "abomination". How do we handle such people? How do we respond? Also Reference: James 5:5-8, Jude 21-23 https://bbfohio.com

All the fools aren't Athiests! As a matter of fact, all of God's children must fight the tendency to be foolish. https://bbfohio.com

There is wisdom in hearing and following the instruction of your parents whenever it is based upon the law of God and His word. https://bbfohio.com Proverbs Son Father Mother Solomon Naamah Rehoboam Lord Biblical Wisdom Instruction Law ornament Grace Head Neck Chain Guidance Peter Acts Apostles

When it's all about you, you become a mess. In this devotional, we emphasize the need to place and keep the Lord as Lord and Judge so that we live to please Him above all else. https://bbfohio.com

Does God give people over and give them up even before they are dead? According to God's word, He does. https://bbfohio.com

God hates those who sow discord among brethren. That does not mean that the sower is one of the "brethren" and in our example of Hophni and Phinehas (sons of Eli the High Priest) we will see that they certainly were not believers in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But if we see this sin among professing Christians, that person is acting like an unbeliever and making themselves and object of God's hate. https://bbfohio.com

This Proverb challenges our attitude and our approach. Hearing and learning begins with attaining unto wise counsels. https://bbfohio.com Proverbs Wisdom Wise Counsels Hearing Understanding Paul Peter John

The mockery of God and of sin is found all throughout our modern culture and is nowhere more obvious than during Pride Month held by the Sodomite LGBTQP and their allies each year. But we must recognize that not all who make a mock at sin do so publicly. And we must be on guard not to fall into such deception ourselves. https://bbfohio.com

A reminder for those of us who have ever felt like the Lord wasn't hearing our prayers. We will discuss a couple of things to keep in mind as we seek to live by faith and NOT by feelings. Also Reference: 1 Peter 3:12 https://bbfohio.com

It is a shameful thing when a professing Christian is unforgiving toward repentant sinners. It might be because he or she isn't really forgiven and is a false professor. As Christians, we should display our love with forgiveness and not seek to unnecessarily expose sin that is under the blood of Jesus. Also Reference: 1 John 4:19, 1 John 3:16 https://bbfohio.com

We discuss the implication of "100 stripes" and the ultimate message of this Proverb by referencing Mosaic Law, the testimony of the Apostle Paul and another Proverb. Also Reference: 2 Corinthians 11:24, Proverbs 9:8 https://bbfohio.com

Once you open up the strife, it's out like water dumped from a bucket or even like waters in a flood! We will use the toothpaste out of the tube as our illustration. https://bbfohio.com

A fool hides his hatred by lying. But in our own day, this foolish practice is actually caused by false teaching that goes by the saying, "Love the sinner but hate the sin." This actually causes people to pretend not to hate someone and then lie about it. In this devotional, we discuss the Biblical alternative. https://bbfohio.com