The Book of Proverbs

1. The Pen of Proverbs
• Solomon (Ch 1-29)
• Agur (Ch 30)
• Lemuel (Ch 31) Godly Woman
2. The Purpose of Proverbs
• To perceive accurately 1:2 (why God gave us this book)
• To perfect constantly 1:3
• Pass along subtly 1:4; Mat 16:10
• Practice astutely 1:5
3. The People of Proverbs
• The simple one (curious, clueless) 7:7
• The prudent guide (watchtower) 22:3
• The scorner (revel, hates authority) 9:7
• The wise (corrects issues) 9:8
• The fool (foolishness) 14:9
• we are all born simple, we start with a blank piece of paper. 13:19-20
4. The Passions of Solomons
• His son 1:8, 2:1
• His wisdom 4:1-9 - relates wisdom to a woman (valuable, fragile, 1 Pet 3) mysterious, loyalty, fuel by love, cherished, reciprocate.
• wise & wisdom in the Bible 3:1, 21 times
• Guidance in chapter 29 "my son"

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