Proverbs - An Introduction

Proverbs 1:1-6

 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;

and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation;

the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

                        These proverbs are given to us that we might know wisdom instruction.  This would lead us to conclude that we tend to not have wisdom nor be instructed in the right way in and of our own reasoning and conclusion finding.

           

                        They are also given that we might perceive the words of understanding.  This helps us know that we could have words of understanding given by others or even enter our minds and yet we might not perceive them as wise or valuable.  The proverbs will help us assess words that make sense to our lives.

                        Also they are written to give us knowledge and discretion.  Sometimes we just don’t know what to do and the proverbs were written to give us such knowledge; knowledge about money, relationships, work, child-rearing, sleep, our words and a myriad of other subjects.   Discretion is great for a woman because Titus 2:5 instructs us that young women need to be discreet.

             

                        If we are that ‘wise woman’ who builds her house rather than tearing it down we will be careful to listen to these warnings and instructions and increase in our learning that our lives would truly be built upon the rock of the Lord’s counsel and wisdom