Exhortations to Obedience “The law was given by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John1:17). The law was
truth but it was truth without grace. The believer is under grace and not under the law (Romans
6:14). However, he who loves the Lord will certainly want to do His will w …
The High Value of Wisdom Happy is the person who finds wisdom and gains understanding (v. 1). No precious jewels or earthly
treasures are worthy to be compared with true wisdom, whether in time or eternity (vv. 14-15). We
must make wisdom our business; we must be willing to part with everything we have t …
The Value of Wisdom in Building Relationships The opening “my son” shows a plea for the son to embrace qualities that are valuable. Compare verse 21 with (Prov. 4:21). We see here it is not enough to know the truth but notice it is to be kept (v. 21) and not disregarded. We are to take a …
How to Treat Your Neighbors Attention is given in this passage to doing good for those whom you have the opportunity and
power to do so. The poor and the neighbor are to be the objects of this kind of good neighbor
policy. From these verses we can see three groups of relationships with others and how t …
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Exhortations to Obedience
“The law was given by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ” (John1:17). The law was truth but it was truth without grace. The believer is under grace and not under the law (Romans 6:14). However, he who loves the Lord will certainly want to do His will w …
The High Value of Wisdom
Happy is the person who finds wisdom and gains understanding (v. 1). No precious jewels or earthly treasures are worthy to be compared with true wisdom, whether in time or eternity (vv. 14-15). We must make wisdom our business; we must be willing to part with everything we have t …
The Value of Wisdom in Building Relationships
The opening “my son” shows a plea for the son to embrace qualities that are valuable. Compare verse 21 with (Prov. 4:21). We see here it is not enough to know the truth but notice it is to be kept (v. 21) and not disregarded. We are to take a …
How to Treat Your Neighbors
Attention is given in this passage to doing good for those whom you have the opportunity and power to do so. The poor and the neighbor are to be the objects of this kind of good neighbor policy. From these verses we can see three groups of relationships with others and how t …