Proverbs 1:1-33 To Receive Instruction About Wisdom, Justice, Judgment & Equity

To Receive Instruction About Wisdom, Justice, Judgment & Equity

Proverbs 1:1-33                                  Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

The Proverbs of Solomon, [David's] son, king of Israel, [are:] to know wisdom & instruction: & to [become aware of] the words of understanding. To receive the instruction [about:] wisdom, justice, judgment, & equity.

To give [caution] to the simple [minded,] & knowledge, & discretion, [a.k.a. the ability to make good choices,] to the young man. A wise man will [listen,] & will increase [his] [knowledge,] & a man of understanding, shall [acquire] wise [advice.]

[Also, needs to be able:] to understand a proverb; & [its] interpretation; the words of the wise; & their [deep messages.] [Proverbs 9:9 Give instruction to a wise man, & he will be wiser [still;] teach a just man, & he will increase in learning.]

The beginning of knowledge is the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of the Lord; but fools despise wisdom, & instruction. My son, hear the instruction of your father, & [don't abandon] the law of your mother: for they shall be an ornament of grace to your head, & [like gold] chains, [a.k.a. necklaces, around] your neck.

My son, if sinners entice you, [don't] you consent [to do it.] [Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful, [a.k.a. counter-productive,] works, [a.k.a. deeds,] of darkness, but [instead:] reject them.]

If they say, Come with us, & lay [in] wait, [a.k.a. to ambush,] for [bloodshed,] & let us [secretly] lurk the innocent without a [reason.] Let us swallow them up alive, whole, [like] the grave, [like] those [who] go down to the pit. [Jeremiah 5:26 For wicked men are found among My people. They lay [in] wait, [like] he, [who sets traps.] They set a trap, & they catch men.]

We shall find all [types of] precious [things,] & we shall fill our houses with [the plunder.] Cast in your lot, [a.k.a. join,] among us, & let us all have one purse, [a.k.a. pool our wealth together.]

[Don't] you walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in the [road] with them, my son. [Withdraw] your [feet] from their path: for their feet run [toward] [what is:] evil, & [hurry] to shed blood.

Surely, the net is spread [out] in vain, in the sight of any bird. And they lay [in] wait [to ambush, at the risk of] their own blood [being shed.] They lurk [secretly [risking] their own lives. [Psalm 10:7-9 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, & fraud. Under his tongue is mischief & vanity. He [sits] in the lurking places of the villages. He [murders] the innocent in the secret places. His eyes are [secretly] against the poor. He [lies] in wait, secretly [like] a lion in his den, [but] he [lies] in wait to catch the poor. He [catches] the poor, when he [pulls] them into his net.]

So are the ways of everyone [who] is greedy [for] gaining [wealth,] [who take] away the life of [its] owners [to get it.] [1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil. While some coveted after, [a.k.a. envied,] [great wealth,] they have erred, [a.k.a. gone astray,] from the faith [in Christ,] & pierced themselves through with many sorrows, [like with arrows.]

Wisdom [cries outside,] she [utters] her voice in the streets. In the [gate entrances,] she [cries] [out] in [best places with large crowds.] In the city, she [utters] her words, saying, How long will you [naive] ones, love simplicity?

And [how long will] the scorners delight in scorning, [a.k.a. looking down on others,] & [how long will the] fools hate knowledge? At My [disapproval,] you  turn, & [see,] I will pour out My [Holy] Spirit to you, & will make My words [understood by] you. [Acts 2:2-4 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven [like] of a rushing, mighty wind. And it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them cloven tongues like as of fire, & it sat upon, [a.k.a. over,] each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, [a.k.a. Holy Spirit,] & began to speak with other tongues, [a.k.a. languages,] as the [Holy] Spirit gave them utterance.]

Because I have called, & you have refused [to listen;] I have stretched out My hand, & no man [pays attention.] But you have [ignored] all My [advice,] & [wouldn't ] [listen to any] of My [criticism.] I will also laugh at your calamity, & I will also mock when your [terror comes.]

When your fear [comes like a storm] & your destruction [comes like a tornado;] & when distress & anguish [come] upon you. Then, they shall call upon Me, but I won't answer. They shall seek Me early, but they [won't] find Me: for they hated knowledge, & didn't choose the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of the Lord.

[Judges 10:11-14 And the Lord said to the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, [Didn't I deliver you from the: Egyptians, Amorites, the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Ammon, & from the Philistines? Also: the Zidonians, [a.k.a. Sidonians,] Amalekites, & the Maonites, [who] [oppressed] you. And you cried [out] to Me, & I delivered you out of their hand. [Still,] you have [abandoned] Me, & served other gods. [For this reason,] I will no [longer] deliver you. Go, & cry [out] to the gods, [that] you have chosen. Let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.]

They [wouldn't] [take] [any] of My [advice,] & they despised all My [discipline.]  [Revelation 3:19 I [reprimand,] & [chastise] as many as I love. Therefore, be zealous, & repent.]

Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their own [actions,] & [will] be filled with their own [deceitful plots.] [Job 4:8 Even [like] I have seen, [those who] sow wickedness & plow iniquity, reap the same.]

For [leading astray] the simple [minded, they] shall be [killed.] And the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But [whoever pays attention] to Me, shall [live] safely, & shall [have] quiet, [a.k.a peace,] from fear of evil. [Psalm 112:7 He shall not be afraid of evil [news:] his heart is [steadfast,] trusting in the Lord.]