Proverbs

3 MYTHS

Myth #1 - If you’re old you’re wise. 

Myth #2 - If you’re smart you’re wise. 

Myth#3 - If you’re educated you’re wise. 

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INWARD SIGNS OF WISDOM FROM PROVERBS

LEARNING 

 Proverbs 1:7niv The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

DISCERNMENT 

- Proverbs 14:15 Foolish will believe everything. Wise people don’t believe everything they hear.

CAUTION

- Proverbs  14:16 msg The wise watch their steps and avoid evil; fools are headstrong and reckless.

SELF-CONTROL 

- Proverbs 29:11 CSB A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise person holds it in check.

HUMILITY

 - Proverbs 11:2 ESV When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.

OUTWARD SIGNS OF WISDOM FROM PROVERBS

GUIDANCE

 - Proverbs 12:15 MSG Fools are headstrong and do what they like; wise people take advice.

FRIENDSHIPS

- Proverbs 13:20 MSG Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces. 

REBUKE 

- Proverbs 9:8, CSB Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he will love you.

Proverbs 15:12 NLT Mockers hate to be corrected, so they stay away from the wise.

CHANGE

- Proverbs 22:3 NLV A wise man sees sin and hides himself, but the foolish go on, and are punished for it.

CEV When you see trouble coming, don't be stupid and walk right into it— be smart and hide.

PLANNING

 - Proverbs 20:18,  MSG Form your purpose by asking for counsel, then carry it out using all the help you can get.

24:5-6 MSG It’s better to be wise than strong; intelligence outranks muscle any day.

Strategic planning is the key to warfare;

    to win, you need a lot of good counsel.

NINE TRUTHS THAT THE BOOK OF PROVERBS SPEAKS DIRECTLY ABOUT WISDOM:

1.    Wisdom calls and cries out to us  (Proverbs 1:20)

2.   The Lord gives wisdom, and He gives it to the upright. (Proverbs 2:7)

3.   Wisdom is like a shield. (Proverbs 2:7)

4.   Wisdom gives us moral and ethical direction. (Proverbs 2:9)

5.   Wisdom keeps us from sin. (throughout the entire book)

6.   Wisdom is a blessing. (Proverbs 3:13)

7.   Wisdom is precious. (Proverbs 3:15)

8.   Wisdom leads to righteousness. (Proverbs 4:11)

9.    Wisdom is exceedingly valuable. (Proverbs 8:10-11)