Wisdom (1 of 7)
Series: Proverbs: Biblical Street Smarts
Bob Ingle
Proverbs 1:1-8
We've all heard pithy, popular proverbs repeated many times. Like...
- Early to bed, early to rise will make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
- One of my personal favorites: Life is like a jar of jalapeños. What you do today could burn your behind tomorrow. (That is gold, my friends.)
We spent all of last summer in the book of Psalms. This summer we're going to spend it in the book of Proverbs. The proverbs we're going to study this summer are much different than the ones I just quoted. They aren't just simple sayings from the minds of mere men, but rather divine insight on how to successfully navigate through some of the most relevant subjects of our day. The book of Proverbs deals with topics like sex, money, marriage, purity, parenting, friendship, anger, work, the tongue, decision making, and much, much more. We've called this series Biblical Street Smarts because Proverbs is full of something only heaven can give, but all of us need: godly wisdom for everyday life.
Someone said, 'Life is hard. But even harder when you're stupid.' That may be true, but God says life is hard, but even harder when you're unwise. Living unwisely is the most expensive lifestyle you can choose. It will cost you rest, relationships, joy, health, money, peace, contentment, satisfaction, confidence, maturity, spiritual growth, and even your own soul. Life is hard, but it's much easier and more enjoyable when you use wisdom. Proverbs 4:7 makes this plea to us:
Prov. 4:7: ''Wisdom is the PRINCIPAL THING; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.'' The Hebrew word for wisdom is 'HOKMAH'. It literally means 'the art of skillful living'. Sometimes in the OT it's just translated ''skill''. For example, when God gave people the skills and abilities to build the tabernacle and temple, the word for their construc ...
Series: Proverbs: Biblical Street Smarts
Bob Ingle
Proverbs 1:1-8
We've all heard pithy, popular proverbs repeated many times. Like...
- Early to bed, early to rise will make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
- If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
- One of my personal favorites: Life is like a jar of jalapeños. What you do today could burn your behind tomorrow. (That is gold, my friends.)
We spent all of last summer in the book of Psalms. This summer we're going to spend it in the book of Proverbs. The proverbs we're going to study this summer are much different than the ones I just quoted. They aren't just simple sayings from the minds of mere men, but rather divine insight on how to successfully navigate through some of the most relevant subjects of our day. The book of Proverbs deals with topics like sex, money, marriage, purity, parenting, friendship, anger, work, the tongue, decision making, and much, much more. We've called this series Biblical Street Smarts because Proverbs is full of something only heaven can give, but all of us need: godly wisdom for everyday life.
Someone said, 'Life is hard. But even harder when you're stupid.' That may be true, but God says life is hard, but even harder when you're unwise. Living unwisely is the most expensive lifestyle you can choose. It will cost you rest, relationships, joy, health, money, peace, contentment, satisfaction, confidence, maturity, spiritual growth, and even your own soul. Life is hard, but it's much easier and more enjoyable when you use wisdom. Proverbs 4:7 makes this plea to us:
Prov. 4:7: ''Wisdom is the PRINCIPAL THING; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.'' The Hebrew word for wisdom is 'HOKMAH'. It literally means 'the art of skillful living'. Sometimes in the OT it's just translated ''skill''. For example, when God gave people the skills and abilities to build the tabernacle and temple, the word for their construc ...
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