Words to Live By
Proverbs 1:1-7
Written by
Proverbs 1:1, 1 Kings 4:32, 1 Kings 3:7-9
Other contributors to Proverbs:
Wisemen – Proverbs 22:17 – 24:34
Agur – Proverbs 30
King Lemuel – Proverbs 31
Written for
Proverbs 1:4-5
Proverbs 1:2-6
What is a proverb?
“A proverb is a saying that conveys a specific truth in a pointed and pithy way” – J. Vernon McGee
Gaining wisdom and instruction
Wise and Wisdom used 125 times in Proverbs.
Instruction used 26 times in Proverbs.
Wisdom means being skillful and successful in one’s relationships and responsibilities…observing and following the Creator’s principles of order in the moral universe” - Dr. Roy Zuck
Understanding words of insight
Receiving instruction
Doing what is right, just and fair
Giving prudence (caution) to the simple; knowledge and discretion to the young
Understanding the teaching of the wise
Proverbs 1:7
There are at least eighteen references to “the fear of the Lord” in Proverbs.
Proverbs 1:7, 29; 2:5; 3:7; 8:13; 9:10; 10:27; 14:2, 26-27; 15:16, 33; 16:6; 19:23; 22:4,23:17; 24:21; 31:30
What does it mean to
The proper sense of awe, respect and wonder that is inspired and demanded by an encounter with, or meditation upon, the character and activity of the living God.
A loving reverence for God that includes submission to his lordship and to the commands of his word.
We fear the Lord by:
-Loving Him
-Obeying Him
-Being in awe of who He is
-Submitting ourselves to Him and His will