Introduction
- Proverbs 1:1-7 – Proverbs is to help us receive and understand wisdom from God. Part of that is humility.
There are various types of proverbs.
Contrast
- Proverbs 13:1, 20, 3
Comparison
Straight-forward advice
- Proverbs 18:13 – Compare John 7:51.
Extended
Why aren’t these wise sayings ALWAYS true?
These are general truths with exceptions.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
- Proverbs 10:4 – Compare James 5:4.
- Proverbs 19:9
Some passages may pertain to promises unique to Old Covenant Israel.
- Deuteronomy 28:1-4, 15
- Proverbs 30:1; 31:1 – Some proverbs were written by other men (not Solomon).
- Proverbs 12:21 – See II Timothy 3:12; 4:8
Different circumstances call for different applications of wisdom.
- Proverbs 26:4-5 – There are times when you may or may not want to answer a fool.
- Proverbs 18:22; 21:9 – Is marriage good or not? Generally it is a great blessing, but there are cases where it is a bad relationship.
Dave’s faves
- Proverbs 15:1 – “A gentle answer turns away wrath”
- Proverbs 31:30 – “Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain”
- Proverbs 16:32 – “He who is slow to anger is better than the might”
- Proverbs 18:17 – “The first to plead his case seems right …”