PROVERBS LESSON 2
We will began this lesson in Proverbs 2:1 "My son, if thou wilt
receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;" Proverbs 2:2
"So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, [and] apply thine heart
to understanding;" Proverbs 2:3 "Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
[and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;" Proverbs 2:4 "If thou
seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;"
Proverbs 2:5 "Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and
find the knowledge of God."
This is like a prayer. In fact, it is what we should all pray.
For a person to really be able to live a Godly life, you must first
know what God expects. This first sentence says "receive my words".
The heart is the place for the commandments and the Word of God to be
hidden. If we receive into our being the wisdom of God and apply it to
our heart we will do the things that are right in God's sight. Romans
10:10 "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
If we would spend even half the time learning the Word of God as
we spend searching for worldly wealth, we would find the treasures of
God. Knowledge has to be accumulated by learning. Wisdom is a gift
from God. As we uncover the secrets of the Bible, We will have
reverent fear of God and be filled with His knowledge.
Proverbs 2:6 "For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth
[cometh] knowledge and understanding."
"Wisdon" is a gift from God, as we said. We read in James 1:5 "If
any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men]
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." Not out of
our mouth cometh knowledge, but out of His. The knowledge is in His
Word.
Proverbs 2:7 "He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he
is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly."
God is the source of all wisdom. His kind of wisdom brings peace.
You see, we are to be wise unto salvation. If we are righteous it is
because we have taken on the righteousness of Christ and that is the
greatest wisdom we can acquire. The Christian actually takes on the
mind of Christ. I Corinthians 2:16 "For who hath known the mind of the
Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ." The
Lord is our Protector (buckler) if we walk uprightly in our salvation
day by day.
Proverbs 2:8 "He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth
the way of his saints."
This, to me, is speaking of those who walk in the way of the
Lord. Those who are justified by the Lord and walk justly. For the
justified who follow in his "judgements" (law), He "preserves" (saves)
our way. The "saints" (we Christians) are eager to follow in the
teachings of the Lord. Jesus is the way.
Proverbs 2:9 "Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and
judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path."
This, in V-9, is connected with V-8. This is speaking of the
saints. The saints shall "understand righteousness, and judgements,
and equity (straightness) and every good path", Narrow is the path to
righteousness. Jesus is that path. In fact, He is our righteousness.
He is the righteous Judge.
Proverbs 2:10 "When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and
knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;" Proverbs 2:11 "Discretion shall
preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:"
Wisdom is an advantage to the one who possesses it. Wisdom with
Knowledge gives a person tremendous advantage. This understanding and
discretion is not of the worldly, but of the Lord and His Word. A
really good working knowledge of God's Word can keep you from making
mistakes. The answers to all of life's problems can be found in the
Word of God. The heart controls the conscious and subconscious actions
of man. If the heart of man is stayed on the Lord, there is no way
that man can be defeated.
Proverbs 2:12 "To deliver thee from the way of the evil [man],
from the man that speaketh froward things;" Proverbs 2:13 "Who leave
the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;"
Knowledge of the Word of God will keep you away from the ways of
the evil man. You see, the righteous (believers in Christ) walk in the
light and have no fellowship with darkness. In First John chapter one
we read who walk in darkness and who walk in light.
I John 1:5 "This then is the message which we have heard of him,
and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at
all." I John 1:6 "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk
in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:" I John 1:7 "But if we
walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all
sin."
Proverbs 2:14 "Who rejoice to do evil, [and] delight in the
frowardness of the wicked;" Proverbs 2:15 "Whose ways [are] crooked,
and [they] froward in their paths:"
It seems in our society today television, movies, and radio try
to make it appear that to live in sin is fun. Truly this is a terrible
lie. It brings heartache and troubles in this life and an eternity in
hell. The ways of the world will lead to destruction, not life.
Drunkenness, drugs, immorality, lying, cheating, and stealing are part
of the "froward wicked life". Not one of these things make for a happy
ending.
Proverbs 2:16 "To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even]
from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;"
Today those who are involved with strange women (women of the
world) can look forward to diseases that cannot be cured by medicine
now available. in V-17 and V-18 you see the fate of those who live
unholy lives. The terrible disease AIDS is just one of the many modern
incurable diseases that are associated with sex outside of marriage.
Proverbs 2:17 "Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and
forgetteth the covenant of her God." Proverbs 2:18 "For her house
inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead."
God's covenant with man kind (men and women) is two fold. We must
keep His laws to receive His blessing. God punishes sin. When we
deliberately break God's laws, we can expect death, not life. God says
in His law that men and women are to save themselves for the marriage
bed. Notice in V-19, that those who follow this sinful way of life
find death.
Proverbs 2:19 "None that go unto her return again, neither take
they hold of the paths of life."
There are only two paths to take. The path of sin leads to death
and destruction. The path of righteousness leads to life everlasting.
Proverbs 2:20 "That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men],
and keep the paths of the righteous."
The word "mayest" in this verse lets us know that it is our
choice. It is our decision to live the way of the world or to live for
the Lord Jesus. Our free will determines which. This is a decision no
one else can make for you. You must decide: life or death.
Proverbs 2:21 "For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the
perfect shall remain in it." Proverbs 2:22 "But the wicked shall be
cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of
it."
In Psalms 37:29 we read, "The righteous shall inherit the land,
and dwell therein for ever." We have seen over and over how the wicked
will be driven off the land. Canaan became the land of Israel because
the wicked were driven out. The Christians shall reign 1000 years with
Jesus.
Revelation 20:6 "Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the
first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they
shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a
thousand years."
Proverbs 2 Questions
1. V-1 through V-5 is like a_________.
2. What is necessary for us to live a godly life?
3. Where is the place to hide God's Word?
4. What does Romans 10:10 tell us about the heart?
5. What should we be seeking more than worldly wealth?
6. How do we get Knowledge?
7. Wisdom is a _______ of ________.
8. As we uncover the secret of God we will have ______ _______of
God?
9. Who gives us wisdom?
10. Out of whose mouth comes knowledge and understanding?
11. How can we find Scriptures that tell us how to find wisdom?
12. Where can we find the Scriptures to tell where to get wisdom?
13. Who does God lay up sound wisdom for?
14. What does "buckler" mean?
15. God's kind of wisdom brings what?
16. We are to be wise unto _________.
17. How can we be righteous?
18. In Cor. 2:16, what do we learn about the mind of Christ?
19. Who preserves the way of the saints?
20. _____________ is the way.
21. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, what shall keep the?
22. What can keep you from making mistakes?
23. Who are the children of light?
24. If we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness we
___________.
25. What do television and movies appear to tell us about sin?
26. What can those who get involved with strange women have to look
forward to?
27. God's covenant with man is__________ ___________.
28. God will bless us if we do what?
29. When we deliberately breaks God's law we can expect what?
30. The path of righteousness leads where?
31. What has God given us that determines our destiny?
32. In Psalms 37:27, we read that the righteous will inherit what?
33. In Revelation 20:6 how long does it say the Christians will reign
with Jesus?
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