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Re: The Proverbs: Practicality in Everyday Life [message #6160 is a reply to message #6155]

Thu, 29 October 2009 02:55

sparkles
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I agree James, the wisdom in Proverbs is amazing. For probably every situation in life there is wisdom in Proverbs to help.

Prov. 1: 7-9 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8) My son, hear the instruction of they father, and forsake not the law of the mother:
9) For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck."

There is another verse that is frequently quoted:
Psalm 111:10 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever."

There are many, many verses on fearing the Lord and learning to walk as He would have us. Ps. 34:11 "Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord."

Seems like today there is a tremendous lack of fearing the Lord. We hear how God is such a God of love, that we don't need to be afraid of our Father in heaven, but yet if you would do a search on the fear of the Lord you would come across many verses that command us to fear the Lord.

Prov. 1:7 goes on to say the fools despise wisdom and instruction. If that isn't what our society looks like today! Young people today despise the wisdom and instruction of older people, and have very little respect for elders or parents.

vs. 8 tells us to hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother. If children today would be taught by their fathers and mothers, the world and the church would be a much better place. I always say, the older I get the more right my mother and father become. Why? Because they got smart all of a sudden? No, because now I can understand what they meant and what they were trying to do. The children of today need to have Godly instructors and examples of how to apply the proverbs to their lives, and at the same time the parents/grandparents need to be walking and living in the light they have been given.

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