Proverbs

Wisdom

1. The Revelation of Wisdom - Proverbs 1-9
1. The attitude of wisdom (the fear of the Lord) - Prov. 1:7, 29
2. The source of wisdom (His mouth) - Prov. 2:5-6
3. The secret of wisdom (acknowledge Him) - Prov. 3:5-6
4. The organ of wisdom (your heart) - Prov. 4:23
5. The consciousness of wisdom (living before the Lord) - Prov. 5:21
6. The content of wisdom (what the Lord hates) - Prov. 6:16-19
7. The preservation of wisdom (our moral life) - Prov. 7:1-5
8. The Person of wisdom (the eternal Christ) - Prov. 8:22-31
9. The work of wisdom (builds her house) - 9:1-6


2. The Details of Wisdom Expressed in Proverbs - Proverbs 10:1-22:16
1. Relationships
1. With parents: 10:1; 13:1; 15:5, 20; 17:6, 25; 19:13, 26; 20:20; 23:22-25
2. With friends and others: 11:12, 15, 29-30; 12:26; 13:20; 14:7; 16:29-30; 17:17; 18:19, 24; 19:6-7; 20:19; 22:24-25; 23:6-9
3. With the Lord: 10:27-29; 12:2; 14:2; 14:26-27; 15:3, 8-9, 16, 29, 33; 16:2, 6-7, 9, 20; 18:10; 19:3, 23; 20:22, 24; 21:2-3, 30; 22:2, 4, 12; 23:17-18
2. Our faculties
1. The heart: 10:8; 11:20; 12:8, 20, 23; 12:25; 13:12; 14:10, 13-14, 30, 33; 15:11, 13-15, 28, 30; 16:1, 9, 21, 23; 17:3, 20, 22; 18:15; 19:3, 21; 20:9; 21:2, 8; 22:11; 23:7, 26
2. The mouth and gossip: 10:11, 14, 19-21, 31-32; 11:9, 13; 12:6, 13-14; 12:22; 13:2-3, 5; 14:5, 23, 25; 15:1-2, 4, 7, 23; 16:13, 24, 27-28; 17:4, 7, 9, 27-28; 18:4, 6-8, 21; 19:5, 9, 28; 20:15, 19; 21:23
3. Emotions: 10:12, 18, 24-25; 11:17; 12:16; 14:17, 29; 15:18; 16:14, 32; 19:11-12, 19; 20:2
4. Thoughts: 12:5; 15:26; 16:3; 23:7
5. The spirit: 18:14; 20:27
3. Character
1. Diligence and laziness: 10:4-5, 26; 12:11, 24, 27; 13:19; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4, 13; 21:5, 25-26; 22:13, 29
2. Integrity: 10:9; 11:3; 19:1; 20:7
3. Discipline: 10:13; 13:24; 19:18, 29; 20:30; 22:6, 15; 23:12-16
4. Behavior: 10:10, 23, 30; 11:5-6, 16; 20:14,16; 23:1-3
5. Work: 10:16; 13:23, 25; 14:4, 23, 35; 16:26; 22:29
6. Honesty: 11:1; 14:5, 25; 16:10-11; 20:10, 23; 22:28; 23:10-11
7. Being practical and prudent: 12:9; 13:15-16; 16:16; 17:26; 22:3, 5
8. Faithful: 13:17; 20:6
9. Bad habits: 20:1
10. Self-control: 20:3
11. Reputation: 20:11, 29; 22:1
12. Listening: 18:13, 15; 19:27; 21:28; 22:17-19
13. The simple: 14:15, 18
4. Attitude
1. Pride and humility: 11:2; 13:10; 14:3, 16; 15:25, 33; 16:5, 18-19; 18:12; 21:4, 24; 22:4
2. Teachableness: 12:1, 15; 13:18; 15:5, 10, 12, 31-32; 17:10; 19:25; 21:11; 22:20-21
3. Attitude and understanding: 14:6, 8-9, 12, 21; 15:21; 16:22; 17:5; 19:2, 8, 16, 27; 21:16
4. Motives: 14:17, 22; 21:27
5. Independence and selfishness: 18:1-2
6. Presumptuousness: 18:17
7. Self-conceit: 20:6
8. Forgiveness and kindness: 19:11, 22
9. Love and hatred: 15:17
10. Judgment: 18:5, 18; 19:29; 20:8, 26; 22:14, 23
5. The righteous and the wicked
1. Righteousness and wickedness: 10:23; 10:6-7; 11:18-19, 23, 27, 31; 12:3, 10, 28; 13:6; 15:6; 16:8, 17, 31; 21:10, 29
2. The destiny of the righteous and wicked: 11:7-8, 10, 21; 12:7, 21; 13:9, 21; 14:11, 19, 34; 18:3; 21:7, 10, 12, 18; 23:17-18
3. The way of life and death: 15:24; 16:15, 25
4. The wise and fools: 14:24; 17:12, 16, 21, 24; 21:20, 22
5. Preventative wisdom: 17:14; 22:10
6. Miscellaneous items
1. Money: 10:15-16, 22; 11:4, 24-26, 28; 12:12, 17-19; 13:7-8, 11, 22; 14:20, 31; 15:27; 17:8, 18, 23; 18:11, 20, 23; 19:4, 10, 17; 20:21; 21:6, 13-14, 17; 22:2, 7, 9, 16, 22, 26-27; 23:4-5
2. Counsel: 11:14; 15:22; 19:20-21; 20:5, 18; 24:5-6
3. A woman and a wife: 11:22; 12:4; 14:1; 18:22; 19:13-14; 21:9, 19
4. Atmosphere: 17:1
5. Strife: 17:19
6. Reaping what you sow: 17:11, 13; 20:17; 21:21; 22:8
7. God's sovereignty: 16:4, 33; 21:1
8. Leadership: 14:28; 16:12-13; 17:2; 18:16; 20:28
9. Unwise actions: 20:25
10. The Word and commandment: 13:13-14
11. The Lord's blessing: 10:22; 11:11; 20:12


3. The Direct Words of the Wise - Proverbs 22:17-24:34
1. Words that produce trust in the Lord - 22:17-21
   1. Warnings about wrong relationships - 22:22-27
   2. Warnings about accuracy and honesty - 22:28; 23:10-11
   3. Warnings about the dangers of success - 22:29-23:3
   4. Warnings about striving to be rich - 23:4-5
   5. Warnings about wasting your words - 23:6-9
   6. Warnings about raising children - 23:12-16
   7. Warnings about being influenced - 23:17-35
   1. By sinners - 23:17-19
   2. By drunkards and gluttons - 23:20-21, 29-35
   3. By harlots - 23:26-28
   4. By evil men - 24:1-2
2. Things that belong to the wise - 24:23
   1. Having a long-range view - 24:3-10
   2. Seizing opportunities to help others - 24:11-12
   3. Developing an inner taste for wisdom - 24:13-14
   4. Keeping a proper attitude toward others' falls - 24:15-18
   5. Do not be impressed with evil doers - 24:19-20
   6. Do not be influenced by changes - 24:21-22
   7. Impartiality and right speaking - 24:23-26
   8. Do not take short cuts - 24:27
   9. Do not live in your reactions - 24:28-29
   10. Consider the results of slothful living - 24:30-34


4. The Principles of Wisdom Expressed in Proverbs - Proverbs 25-29
1. Wisdom's advice (Proverbs 25)
   1. The secrets of leadership - 25:1-5
   2. Behavior in being promoted - 25:6-7
   3. Preserving your reputation - 25:8-10
   4. Timely speaking - 25:11-13
   5. Empty speaking - 25:14
   6. The results of persistence and gentleness - 25:15
   7. Knowing when to stop - 25:16
   8. Reactions to an overbearing person - 25:17
   9. Irreparable damage to others - 25:18
   10. A useless person - 25:19
   11. Ill-timed behavior - 25:20
   12. How to melt your enemy - 25:21-22
   13. Predictable results - 25:23
   14. Choosing the better of two evils - 25:24
   15. Refreshing others - 25:25
   16. The effect of open sin - 25:26
   17. Inner restraint - 25:27
   18. Spirit-control - 25:28
2. Wisdom's observations (Proverbs 26)
   1. Relating to fools - 26:1-9
   2. The behavior of fools - 26:10-12
   3. The excuses and self-vindication of a slothful man - 26:13-16
   4. The dangers of meddling - 26:17
   5. Damaging others with jokes - 26:18-19
   6. The effect of gossip - 26:20-23
   7. Deceitful persons exposed in the church - 26:24-26
   8. Evil plans turn on your own head - 26:27
   9. The fuel for hatred and pride - 26:28
3. Wisdom's exhortations (Proverbs 27)
   1. Live one day at a time - 27:1
   2. Handling praise - 27:2
   3. Beware of a fool's emotions - 27:3-4
   4. The benefit of being transparent - 27:5-7
   5. Stay with your responsibilities - 27:8
   6. Tested friends - 27:9-10
   7. Make others glad - 27:11
   8. Evil requires foresight - 27:12-13
   9. The results of good intentions misused - 27:14
   10. Dealing with an impossible situation (a nagging wife) - 27:15-16
   11. The impact of spirit contact - 27:17
   12. The rewards of service - 27:18
   13. Self-knowledge revealed in the hear t - 27:19
   14. The nature of the lust of the eyes - 27:20
   15. Reputation and worth - 27:21
   16. Incorrigible persons - 27:22
   17. The relationship between man's diligence and God's blessing - 27:23-27
4. Wisdom's counsel (Proverbs 28)
1. The inner responses of the wicked and the righteous - 28:1
2. The relationship between revelation and ethics - 28:2
3. Unrighteous behavior versus seeking the Lord and keeping the Law - 28:3-9
4. The law of retribution - 28:10
5. Riches and self-conceit - 28:11
6. The responses to the righteous and the wicked - 28:12, 28
7. The secret of prosperity and happiness - 28:13-14
8. Improper motives of leadership - 28:15-17
9. The instability of dual living - 28:18
10. The results of being steady and faithful and the results of being distracted - 28:19-20
11. Do not allow personal interests to influence decisions - 28:21-22
12. Being political does not pay off - 28:23
13. Character is revealed in the way we treat our parents - 28:24
14. Trusting the Lord or our own heart - 28:25-26
15. The way of financial security - 28:27
5. Wisdom's warnings (Proverbs 29)
1. The consequences of rejecting reproof - 29:1
2. Leadership must be sensitive to the people - 29:2
3. A wasted life - 29:3
4. Leadership must be honest - 29:4
5. Flattery works like radar - 29:5
6. Singing and rejoicing reveals character - 29:6
7. Concern for the poor reveals character - 29:7
8. Handling situations reveals character - 29:8
9. The futility of arguing with fools - 29:9
10. Reactions to others reveals character - 29:10
11. Impulsive and unrestrained speaking reveals character - 29:11
12. The contagious nature of sin - 29:12, 16
13. The Lord's providence over all men's stations in life - 29:13
14. Proper leadership - 29:14
15. Proper child training - 29:15, 17
16. The result of no vision - 29:18
17. Dealing with silently stubborn people - 29:19
18. Hasty speech reveals character - 29:20
19. The results of indulging children - 29:21 (Amplified)
20. The inevitable results of uncontrolled emotions - 29:22
21. The results of pride and humility - 29:23
22. Associations reveal our self-image - 29:24
23. The problem of peer pressure - 29:25
24. Living under God's hand - 29:26
25. The kind of enemies we have reveals character - 29:27


5. Further Utterances of Wisdom - Proverbs 30-31
1. Agur's utterances
1. Human speculation versus God's revelation - 30:1-6
2. A prayer for preservation - 30:7-9
3. A prophecy of an evil generation - 30:10-15
4. Three things never satisfied - 30:16-17
5. Three and four things too wonderful - 30:18-20
6. Three and four things that perturb the earth - 30:21-23
7. Four things little but wise - 30:24-28
8. Three and four things majestic and stately - 30:29-31
9. Humility and forced behavior - 30:32-33
2. King Lemuel's utterances
1. Mom's counsel - 31:1
1. Do not let women ruin you - 31:2-3
2. Do not let drinking ruin you - 31:4-7
3. Be a merciful person - 31:8-9
4. Find a wife that loves and fears the Lord - 31:10-31

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