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“The simple, The scorner, and The fool”



Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011

by revruc1
Sugarwood Christian Community Church

PROVERBS 2
"The Path of the Unwise"

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Wisdom includes: knowledge and understanding and is not only a person to know, but also a path to walk. The word path (trail) is used seven times in this chapter. It suggests to us that life involves direction (a way), decision (a choice), and determination (a purpose) just like walking a path. God will do His part (v. 6-9) if we do our part (V.1-5).

Wisdom addresses three kinds of people: the simple, the scorner, and the fool (Prov.14: 15). They have no understanding (Prov. 7:7; 9:4) and cannot see the road ahead (Prov. 22:3; 27: 12). Scorners think they know everything (Prov. 21:24), so they never attain wisdom (Prov. 14:6) or even profit from rebuke (Prov. 9:7-8; 13: 1; 15: 12). They are great troublemakers (Prov. 22: 10) who ought to be punished (Prov. 19:29; 21:11). Fools are self-confident (Prov.12: 15; 28:26) and hate instruction (Prov. 1:7, 22; 23:9). They speak proudly (Prov. 10:18; 14:3), love to fight (Prov. 18:6-7; 27:3), meddle (Prov. 20:3), speak without thinking (Prov. 18:13; 19:11), and mock at sin (Prov. 14:9). They are not helped by discipline (Prov. 17:10; 27:22) and will finally fall (Prov. 10:8, 10, 14).

If we note with understanding, the path of wisdom is a guarded path (V. 8) and a good path (V .9) that leads to life (V. 19) and righteousness (v. 20). The path of folly is a dark (V. 13) and devious (V. 15) path that leads to death (V. 18). If we want to walk on the path of God’s wisdom, we must heed the admonitions in (V. 1-5).

Teaching this in a class will give some a headache (like me) :)

What we do with our heart determines what we do with our life.
Dr Clarence Rucker Jr
Thee1Bishop
Excerpts: “From Dust To Life To Power.”
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