Proverbs 3 The Blessing of Wisdom, and Jesus letter to the church of the

Laodiceans
The Book of Proverbs
Chapter 03
Devotional Reading: Psalm 115:3-11
Background Scripture: Proverbs 3:1-35; Revelation 3:14-22

Key Verse
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Outline
Honoring a Fathers Teachings (Proverbs 3:1-4)
A. Keeping His Commands vs 1-2
B. Practicing Mercy and Truth vs 3-4

Following the Lords Direction (Proverbs 3:5-10)

A. Trusting Him vs 5-6
B. Fearing Him vs 7-8
C. Worshiping Him vs 9-10

Profiting from the Lords Discipline (Proverbs 3:11-12)

A. The chastening of the LORD vs 11-12

B. The value of Wisdom vs 13-24

C. God has not given us the spirit of fear vs 25-26

Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself (Proverbs 3:2730)

A. Helping those in need vs. 27-28
B. Avoid malice, strife, and envy vs 29-32
C. Home blessings verses home curses vs 33-35
Keep in mind three things when we read the book of Proverbs:
1. This is parental training. We are looking at parental training that
King David passed down to his children, and King Solomon
passed down to his children, and we be getting some incite of
parental training that dates back as far as Adam.
2. The book of Proverbs is devoted to moral instruction.
3. These dark sayings collected by King Solomon are the inspired
word of God.

Honoring A Fathers Teaching

A. Keeping his commands (Proverbs 3:1-4)
Proverbs 3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my
commandments:
law: 8451
Towrah (to-raw'); Noun Feminine, Strong #: 8451
1. law, direction, instruction
a. instruction, direction (human or divine)
1. body of prophetic teaching
2. instruction in Messianic age
3. body of priestly direction or instruction
4. body of legal directives
b. law
1. law of the burnt offering
2. of special law, codes of law
c. custom, manner
d. the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law
The word law (torah) often refers to the law of God. Here it refers to
the fathers teachings, but the sanction to remember the fathers law
stems from the premise that the fathers law is based on the law of
God. Deuteronomy 6:3-9

And the promise is:

Proverbs 3:2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they
add to thee.
Proverbs chapter 3 starts out with the first commandment with a
promise:
Exodus
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land
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which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
First promise - For length of days, and long life,
Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Ephesians 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with
promise;
Ephesians 6:3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
We know that good people die young at times, when the Heavenly
Father decides to bring them home early. But as a general principal
those who follow godly wisdom of their parents do not subject
themselves to the influences that shorten and destroy their lives like
drugs and promiscuous sex.
Second promise - and peace, shall they add to thee.
peace: 7965
Shalowm (shaw-lome'); Noun Masculine, Strong #: 7965
1. completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
a. completeness (in number)
b. safety, soundness (in body)
c. welfare, health, prosperity
d. peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment
e. peace, friendship
1. of human relationships
2. with God especially in covenant relationship
f. peace (from war)
g. peace (as adjective)
B. Practicing mercy and truth (Proverbs 3:3-4)
Proverbs 3:3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about
thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Proverbs 3:4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the
sight of God and man.

Now Grace is when God gives us good blessings that we dont deserve,
and mercy is when God doesnt give us the wrath and punishment that
we do deserve. We are to remember that vengeance belongs to the
Lord. We are not to abandon mercy.
Luke For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those
6:32 that love them.
Luke And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners
6:33 also do even the same.
Luke And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for
6:34 sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Luke But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and
6:35 your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is
kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luke Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
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Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy:
Matthew Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5:4
Matthew Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
5:5
Matthew Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall
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be filled.
Matthew Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
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Matthew Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
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Matthew Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
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Matthew Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the
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kingdom of heaven.
Matthew Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all
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manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Matthew Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so
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persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Not letting truth forsake us: (We are not to abandon truth)
John
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word,
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then are ye my disciples indeed;
John
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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bind them about thy neck;
When we wear jewelry, we are showing the world what we represent.
So when we bind mercy and truth about our necks we are letting our
light shine before men.

write them upon the table of thine heart:

And when we write them on the table of our hearts, were applying our
hearts to understanding, and not just doing them for show like
hypocrites.
So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God
and man.
favour: 2580

Chen (khane);

Noun Masculine, Strong #: 2580

1. favour, grace, charm

a. favour, grace, elegance
b. favour, acceptance
Favour means grace, elegance, charm, and acceptance. That doesnt
mean that you wont have enemies, but they wont have legitimate
causes to accuse you. Biblical examples:
Abimelech, the son of Gideon, was so evil that God took him out of the
graces of the men he ruled and they turned against him.
Judges
9:22
Judges
9:23

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men
of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

On the other hand God put His words in Moses mouth so that he can
lead the people, He made king Ahasuerus sympathetic to the cause of
Ruth even though she went outside of the kings law when it came to
approaching him (Esther 7-8), After contending for the faith, Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego found favour with king Nebuchadnezzar after
he saw that God was with them (Daniel 3). God was their shield and
buckler just like with Daniel in the lions den after Daniels enemies
falsely accused him.

Following the Lords Direction

A. Trusting Him (Proverbs 3:5-6)
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding.
The more we trust in Him, the more He reveals Himself to us.
Isaiah
55:7
Isaiah
55:8

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return
unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will
abundantly pardon.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Isaiah
55:9

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and
my thoughts than your thoughts.

We should walk by faith, not by sight. Trust in the LORD with all thine
heart; When we are pressured beyond our ability to cope, we have to
remember that it is never beyond Gods ability:
II Corinthians For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came
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to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength,
insomuch that we despaired even of life:
II Corinthians But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust
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in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
II Corinthians Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we
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trust that he will yet deliver us;
II Corinthians Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon
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us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our
behalf.
Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths.
Lets look at both statements in this Synthetic Parallelism in verse six:
In all thy ways acknowledge him:
I Corinthians If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the
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things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

I John Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that
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acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
Jesus says:
John 14:15

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

And he shall direct thy paths:

Isaiah
46:9
Isaiah
46:10
Isaiah
46:11

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and
there is none like me,
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet
done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far
country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do
it.

II Thessalonians And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the
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patient waiting for Christ.
As well see as we go through the rest of this chapter, the LORDs
chastening will direct our paths:
Hebrews
12:11
Hebrews

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless
afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are
exercised thereby.
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

12:12
Hebrews
12:13

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the
way; but let it rather be healed.

B. Fearing Him (Proverbs 3:7-8)

Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and
depart from evil.
Lets look at both of these statements in this Synthetic Parallelism in
verse seven:
Be not wise in your own eyes:
Proverbs
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than
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of him.
An example of one who is wise in their own eyes:
Luke And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were
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righteous, and despised others:
Luke Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a
18:10 publican.
Luke The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not
18:11 as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Luke I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
18:12
Luke And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto
18:13 heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Luke I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for
18:14 every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall
be exalted.
I Peter
5:5
I Peter
5:6
I Peter
5:7

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to
another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to
the humble.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due
time:
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

Revelation And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith
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the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
Revelation I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or
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hot.
Revelation So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee
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out of my mouth.
When you stand in awe and have reverence for the most high God,
that inspires a sense of accountability; by contrast, a small view of God

engenders license to turn the grace of our God into lasciviousness

which is unbridled lust, outrageousness, shamelessness, and sin. The
lukewarm church of the Laodiceans was wise in their own eyes, as they
obviously credited themselves for their riches, and they did not have
the fear of the LORD.
Romans
3:10
Romans
3:11
Romans
3:12
Romans
3:13
Romans
3:14
Romans
3:15
Romans
3:16
Romans
3:17
Romans
3:18

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none
that doeth good, no, not one.
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison
of asps is under their lips:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Destruction and misery are in their ways:
And the way of peace have they not known:
There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Proverbs 3:8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
It shall be health to thy navel;
The navel represents independence. When a newborn baby has his
umbilical cord cut, he is on his own. He is in a new phase of his life
where he has to learn to eat on his own and live independent of the
womb. Abraham left his fathers house by faith, Ruth left the land of her
nativity to serve the God of Israel. So when we forsake all to follow the
LORD, He will heal us spiritually.
Ezekiel
16:4

And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast
thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

With his (Jesus) stripes we are healed.

I Peter
2:21
I Peter
2:22
I Peter
2:23
I Peter
2:24

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an
example, that ye should follow his steps:
Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but
committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

and marrow to thy bones.

Ephesians
5:29
Ephesians
5:30

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as
the Lord the church:
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

Note: the word health is used five times in the book of Proverbs.
Note: the word marrow is used five times in scripture.
Note: the word bone is used seven times in the book of Proverbs.
C. Worshiping Him (Proverbs 3:9-10)
Proverbs 3:9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the
firstfruits of all thine increase:
Proverbs 3:10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses
shall burst out with new wine.
Honour the LORD with thy substance
Everything we have belongs to God. We are to honor Him with the first
of everything.
Paul offers the Corinthians open rebuke so that they learn the spiritual
benefits of honoring God, and not the carnal benefits for honoring man.
God gives the increase:
I Corinthians I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
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I Corinthians So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that
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giveth the increase.

and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

Q. When does the Shepherd feed his sheep?
A. In the morning.
This verse is not just talking about money; it is talking about quality
time and your thoughts also. Do we put the Lord first in everything we
do? We should make it a point to pray and thank God every morning
when we wake up. Proverbs 3:10 and Malachi 3:10 tell us the same
thing.
Malachi Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house,
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and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the
windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room
enough to receive it.
Jesus rebukes the church of the Laodiceans for their prosperity gospel
and their leadership which is greedy of filthy lucre:
Revelation Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of
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nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and
blind, and naked:
Revelation I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and

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white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy
nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou
mayest see.

History is repeating its self in Laodicea. Not only are they not honoring
the LORD with their substance, and with the firstfruits of all their
increase, they are giving the credit for their increase to their own
wisdom and insight, and not God.
Jeremiah
5:11
Jeremiah
5:12

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me,
saith the LORD.
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us;
neither shall we see sword nor famine:
belied: 3584
Kachash (kaw-khash'); Verb, Strong #: 3584
1. to deceive, lie, fail, grow lean, be disappointing, be untrue, be insufficient, be
found liars, belie, deny, dissemble, deal falsely
a. (Qal) to become lean
b. (Niphal) to cringe, feign obedience
c. (Piel)
1. to deceive, deny falsely
2. to act deceptively
3. to cringe
4. to disappoint, fail
d. (Hithpael) to cringe, feign obedience

Jeremiah
5:13
Jeremiah
5:14

And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done
unto them.
Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I
will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Profiting from the Lords Discipline (Proverbs 3:11-12)

A. Profiting from the Lords Discipline (Proverbs 3:11-12)
Proverbs 3:11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD;
neither be weary of his correction:
Proverbs 3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a
father the son in whom he delighteth.
Despise not thou the chastening of the Lord:
Hebrews And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto
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children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when
thou art rebuked of him:
Hebrews For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he
12:6
receiveth.

Hebrews
12:7
Hebrews
12:8
Hebrews
12:9
Hebrews
12:10
Hebrews
12:11

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he
whom the father chasteneth not?
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye
bastards, and not sons.
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave
them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of
spirits, and live?
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for
our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous:
nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto
them which are exercised thereby.
Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

Hebrews
12:12
Hebrews And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of
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the way; but let it rather be healed.
We are to discipline our children if we love them. One thing that we
have backwards in this country is that we punish our children and
discipline our criminals. It should be the other way around.
Discipline our children:
Proverbs
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not
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depart from it.
Punish our criminals:
Proverbs
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath
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understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
Jesus told the Laodiceans:
Revelation
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
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B. The value of Wisdom vs 13-24
Proverbs 3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man
that getteth understanding.
Its not happiness that we seek after like the false gospel of today is
taught, but it is the wisdom of God that we seek after first, then
happiness will come even during times of tribulation.
Matthew
6:33
Matthew
6:34

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall
be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Note: the word happy is used six times in the book of Proverbs. Six is an imperfect
number. The number of man.
James Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of
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a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
James But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not

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James
3:15
James
3:16

against the truth.

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom:

James But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy
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to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without
hypocrisy.
When Jesus knocks at the door of our heart, the only knob to the door
is on the inside. The Holy Spirit is a perfect gentleman. When Jesus
stands at the door and knocks, its up to you to open up to him:
Revelation Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open
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the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Proverbs 3:14 For the merchandise of it is better than the
merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Note: the word silver is used twelve times in the book of Proverbs.
Proverbs
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little
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worth.
Note: the word gold is used thirteen times in the book of Proverbs.
Proverbs
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a
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precious jewel.
Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things
thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Note: the word precious is used seven times in the book of Proverbs.
Proverbs 3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand
riches and honour.
Deuteronomy
5:33

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you,
that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your
days in the land which ye shall possess.

Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths
are peace.
Note: the word peace is used seven times in the book of Proverbs.
Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and
happy is every one that retaineth her.
Proverbs 3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by
understanding hath he established the heavens.
Wisdom is portrayed as a woman in Proverbs, but Jesus is the source of
wisdom. So in chapter eight, wisdom testifies of Jesus. Jesus is the

creator of everything including wisdom. So when wisdom, who is

personified as a woman, testifies of Jesus, she is testifying of her
creator.
Proverbs The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
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Proverbs I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
8:23
Proverbs When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains
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abounding with water.
Proverbs Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
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Proverbs While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the
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dust of the world.
Proverbs When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the
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face of the depth:
Proverbs When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of
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the deep:
Proverbs When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his
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commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Proverbs 3:20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the
clouds drop down the dew.
Hebrews
1:10
Hebrews
1:11
Hebrews
1:12

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and
the heavens are the works of thine hands:
They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a
garment;
And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou
art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

Proverbs 3:21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep
sound wisdom and discretion:
Proverbs 3:22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy
neck.
Proverbs 3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot
shall not stumble.
Proverbs 3:24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea,
thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:
Q. What is the definition of the overcomer?
A. he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God.
I John For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that
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overcometh the world, even our faith.
I John Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of
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God?

C. God has not given us the spirit of fear vs 25-26

Proverbs 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation
of the wicked, when it cometh.
Lets take a look at each one of these statements in this Synthetic
Parallelism:
Be not afraid of sudden fear:
Matthew And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but
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rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh
II Timothy For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a
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sound mind.
Proverbs 3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep
thy foot from being taken.
The LORD is our confidence:
I Samuel He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness;
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for by strength shall no man prevail.

Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself (Proverbs 3:2730)

A. Helping those in need vs. 27-28
Proverbs 3:27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when
it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Proverbs 3:28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and
to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
James
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James
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If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body;
what doth it profit?
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

James
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James Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith without
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thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works.
This is not a call to follow the law; its a call to a true faith that bears
fruit.
Q. What is the purpose of the law?

A. The Law is to expose, restrain, and convict the lawless:

Galatians Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till
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the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by
angels in the hand of a mediator.
Galatians Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
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Galatians Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a
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law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been
by the law.
Galatians But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of
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Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
A. Avoid malice, strife, and envy vs 29-32
Proverbs 3:29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he
dwelleth securely by thee.
Proverbs 3:30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done
thee no harm.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour:
II Timothy But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender
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strifes.
II Timothy And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to
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teach, patient,
II Timothy In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure
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will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
II Timothy And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are
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taken captive by him at his will.
Proverbs 3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his
ways.
Envy thou not the oppressor: and choose none of our oppressors ways:
Judges And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against
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thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.
Judges And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the
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Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the
Philistines?
Judges The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and
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ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
Judges Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no
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more.
Judges Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time
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of your tribulation.
Proverbs 3:32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his
secret is with the righteous.

Lets take a look at both of these statements in this Antithetic

Parallelism:
For the froward is abomination to the LORD:
Luke And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God
16:15 knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination
in the sight of God.
But his secret is with the righteous:
Matthew Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye
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have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as
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the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory
of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
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Matthew That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself
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shall reward thee openly.
C. Home blessings verses home curses vs 33-35
Proverbs 3:33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked:
but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
Lets take a look at both of these statements in this Antithetic
Parallelism:
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked:
Zechariah Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
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Zechariah And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the
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length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
Zechariah Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the
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whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side
according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side
according to it.
Zechariah I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of
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the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it
shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber
thereof and the stones thereof.
But he blesseth the habitation of the just: Each one of the seven letters
to the seven letters has a promise to the overcomer (he that believeth
that Jesus is the Son of God).
Revelation To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I
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also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Revelation He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
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Proverbs 3:34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace

unto the lowly.
Lets take a look at both of these statements in this Antithetic
Parallelism:
Surely he scorneth the scorners:
James From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of
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your lusts that war in your members?
James Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and
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war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
James Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your
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lusts.
James Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is
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enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy
of God.
James Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to
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envy?
But he giveth grace unto the lowly:
James But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth
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grace unto the humble.
Proverbs 3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the
promotion of fools.
Lets take a look at both of these statements in this Antithetic
Parallelism:
The wise shall inherit glory:
Matthew And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed
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me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory,
ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or
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mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an
hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Matthew But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
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But shame shall be the promotion of fools:
Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it
unto them.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that
they are without excuse:
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were
thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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Romans
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And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible
man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts,
to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more
than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change
the natural use into that which is against nature:
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust
one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in
themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a
reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things,
disobedient to parents,
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable,
unmerciful:
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of
death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.