Introduction

• As Solomon talks to his son Rehoboam, he encourages him to pursue wisdom, and to make it a quest and

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• Wisdom is the combination which unlocks the best possibilities in life.

is one thing but understanding the

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is what opens up your

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Wisdom isn’t an

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• Find it – it’s all around us.

Proverbs 2:1 My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you

• Listen for it – It’s

to us.

Proverbs 2:2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding

• Desire it – Ask for it.

Proverbs 2:3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding

• Value it – It’s a

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Proverbs 2:4 If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;

• Follow it – Fear God.

Proverbs 2:5 Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

• Wisdom leads to God.

• Trust it – It

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Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

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Proverbs 2:10-11 (MSG) Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion. Good Sense will scout ahead for danger, Insight will keep an eye out for you.

• Decisions define you!

God’s given you the right to

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Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live

• Ability – you choose.

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  – life or death

• Consequences – you and others

• God wants to help us build core competencies.

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• Biblically, it’s called discretion.

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is the ability to make wise decisions based on values you have integrated into your life, so they reflect in the choices you make.

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• Watch who you

to.

Proverbs 2:12 To deliver you from the way of evil, From the man who speaks perverse things,

• Sift through the

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  to hear what’s important.

• The signal to noise ratio

• Be

what you do.

Proverbs 2:13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness;

• Master the repeatable.

• Be honest about

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Proverbs 2:16-17 To deliver you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words, 17 Who forsakes the companion of her youth, And forgets the covenant of her God.

• Boundaries lead to blessing.

• Recognize the

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Proverbs 2:18-19 For her house leads down to death, And her paths to the dead; 19 None who go to her return,

• Avoid user error – Do what’s

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Proverbs 2:20-22 So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness. 21 For the upright will dwell in the land, And the blameless will remain in it; 22But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it.

• Remember Wisdom leads to

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