Proverbs 1:1-7
The Title, Purpose And Motto of The Book
Proverbs 1:8-19
Warning Against The Enticement of Sinners
Proverbs 1:20-33
A Plea For Wisdom
Proverbs 2:1-9
The Conditions For Gaining Wisdom
Proverbs 2:10-22
God’s Wisdom Will Protect You From Immoral People
Proverbs 3:1-12
Exhortations to Obedience
Proverbs 3:13-20
The High Value of Wisdom
Proverbs 3:21-26
The Value of Wisdom in Building Relationships
Proverbs 3:27-35
How to Treat Your Neighbors
Proverbs 4:1-9
An Exhortation to Acquire Wisdom
Proverbs 4:10-19
How Wisdom Will Keep You Out of Trouble
Proverbs 4:20-27
The Value of Wisdom in Producing Health
Proverbs 5:1-14
Some of The Consequences of Adultery
Proverbs 5:15-23
Encouragement to Moral Purity
Proverbs 6:1-11
Warning Against Laziness
Proverbs 6:12-19
The Description Of a Person Who Stirs up Strife
Proverbs 6:20-35
Instruction About The Tragedy of Adultery
Proverbs 7:1-9
The Son is Exhorted to Heed The Father’s Teaching
An Exhortation to Acquire Wisdom
Proverbs 4:1–9
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In this passage the key thought is to get wisdom and to get understanding (vv. 5,7). It starts out by saying listen to your father’s instruction (v. 1); that he is giving you good teaching (v. 2), just as his father and mother had given him (vv. 3-4). If you prize wisdom it will embrace you and honor you (vv. 8-9). Here are four biblical suggestions on how to get wisdom:
Application
Today I wrote on my prayer sheet to pray for wisdom for myself and for each one in my family. Also to be more specific as I pray for wisdom in the lives of myself and my children. Wisdom for:
Proverbs 4:1-9 (English Standard Version)
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