The ESV Study Bible comments on Proverbs 5: Proverbs calls unabashedly for seeking fulfillment in the sexual intimacy of marriage (Let her breasts fill you at all times with delight . . . be intoxicated) as the relational context where these desires are rightly fostered for the enjoyment (rejoice in the wife of your youth) and good (Let … More Be intoxicated? Check out Proverbs 5
John Piper mentions five biblical instructions for how to get real wisdom: First, desire wisdom with all your might. Proverbs 4:8 says, “Prize her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you for your embrace.” These are not cheap words. To prize something and to embrace someone are signs of intense desire and love. Wisdom must be valuable for us. We … More Got wisdom?
Steve Zeisler, of Peninsula Bible Church, in a sermon, “The Heart of Wisdom” Proverbs 3:5 is a memory verse for many of us. Perhaps you grew up in a Sunday School class or some other place where you were urged to memorize Proverbs 3:5: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not … More Trust in the Lord, not in yourself!
For those of you who enjoy listening to sermon series on your iPod while driving or walking or doing laundry….here is a series of free, downloadable messages from Proverbs by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church, Seattle. There are 22 parts, click here:
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. John Piper, in a sermon, “Do Not Forsake Your Mother’s Teaching”- There are at least six … More God is the center of all wisdom
“Charm is deceitful, beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 John Piper, in a sermon, A Woman Who Fears the Lord Is to Be Praised” What does it mean in daily experience to “fear the Lord”? Let’s go back to the beginning of Israel’s national life. … More What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord?
Proverbs 30:8-9 …give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God. Three life-saving requests: Don’t give me poverty: I might steal, dishonor … More Give me neither poverty nor riches: Give me what I NEED!
“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” Prov. 29:25 “Overcoming the Fear of Man” by Craig Cabaniss at the WorshipGod09 Conference A. The language of “fear” “‘Fear’ in the biblical sense is a much broader word. It includes being afraid of someone, but it extends to holding … More Overcoming the Fear of Man
Proverbs 29:1 He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing. Steve Miller writes at the “Little Red Blog of Wisdom” I am one who is often reproved, and am tempted then to simply give up on trying to do right. But this proverb says that if I stiffen my … More Stiff neck?
Proverbs 28:26 Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. Trusting in your own mind, in your own heart, is the opposite of trusting in the Lord. Look at the contrast: be a fool or be delivered. Remember the words of Proverbs 3:5 and 6? … More Pity the Fool
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