Proverbs

Proverbs A proverb is a pithy sentence, concisely expressing some well-established truth susceptible of various illustrations and applications. The word is of Latin derivation, literally meaning for a word, speech, or discourse; the Hebrew word for proverb is mashal which is translated into comparisons. The design of Proverbs is to fear God, believe in his word, to avoid the company of wicked men, attaining wisdom, and the dreadful punishment of those who refuse to submit to the will of God and his glory. Proverbs is broken down into thirty-one chapters. Each of these chapters instructs us in the proper ways to live our lives. It begins with a brief introduction preface in the first six verses, then followed by different discourses from a father to his son, filled with practical advice on how to face some of the problems of life. When Solomon became king he had a vision of God in which God asked him what his heart desired above everything else, rather than saying riches or fame, he asked for wisdom. God gave him all three. The book of Proverbs discusses the will of man but also his fall. The heart, book, word, wisdom, before, wise, life, god, fear, solomon, proverbs, ways, man, should, proverb, own, men, makes, lord, instruction, hundred, hear, youth, years, words, without, whole, verses, verse, understanding, understand, trust, themselves, straight, stated