Overview Wisdom – Part 2
Review
1. The Purpose of Proverbs (Proverbs 1:1-6)
2. The Foundation for Wisdom (Proverbs 1:7)
3. An Overview of Wisdom (Chapters 1-9)
I. Wisdom is Readily Accessible (Proverbs 1:20-23)
II. Wisdom is Given by God (Proverbs 2:6-8)
III. We must Respond to Wisdom (Proverbs 1:10-19; 9:13-18)
A. Rejecting Wisdom
B. Heeding Wisdom
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Heeding Wisdom: Proverbs 2 (and following)
I. The Reception of Wisdom
A. Listen (Proverbs 1:8; 1:33, 2:1-3; 4:10; 8:33)
B. Turn (Proverbs 1:23-25; 9:4-6)
Psalm 119:97-100, 105 “O how love I Thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through Thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers: for Thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Thy precepts. … Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
C. Search (Proverbs 2:4; 8:17)
Psalm 63:1 “O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee: my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;”
D. Guard (Proverbs 1:8; 2:1; 3:21; 4:13; 6:20-21; 7:3)
E. Love (Proverbs 4:6-8; 7:4; 8:17)
F. Apply (Proverbs 2:7-9)
II. The Rewards of Wisdom
A. Growth in our Knowledge of God (Proverbs 2:5-8)
B. Growth in righteous Living (Proverbs 2:9-19)
1. Preservation and Deliverance (Proverbs 2:8; 11-19)
a. From the evil man (Proverbs 2:11-15)
b. From the adulterous woman (Proverbs 2:16-19)
c. From stumbling (Proverbs 3:23)
d. From fear (Proverbs 3:24)
2. Guidance in what is right (Proverbs 2:20; 6:22; 8:14-20)
C. A Refreshing Life (Proverbs 3:13-18)
1. Happiness (Proverbs 3:13-18)
2. Prolonged Life (Proverbs 3:16)
3. Success (Proverbs 3:16, 35; 4:9; 8:18)
4. Peace/Pleasantness (Proverbs 2:10; 3:17, 24)
5. True Life (Proverbs 3:18, 22; 4:22; 8:35)