The Proverbs Of Solomon: Practical Instruction For Successful Living
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The book of Proverbs contains practical instructions for successful living. It teaches that there is special wisdom revealed by God as well as innate wisdom or common sense, and both must play a part in daily life. This book is a collection of practical wisdom from many centuries.
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The Proverbs Of Solomon - Bridgett Muldrow
The Proverbs of Solomon
Practical Instructions for Successful Living
Bridgett Muldrow
The Proverbs of Solomon
A daily cup of spiritual tea
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Dedication
I want to dedicate this book to my 6 Glamchildren:
Victor F. Holmes III
Braelynn Clemons
Max F. Holmes
Jadira Clemons
Naomi & Nasir Holmes
Acknowledgement
My beloved parents William Ted
Muldrow and Almond (Martin) Muldrow are now both in Heaven together. My mother was truly a Virtuous woman, and my father was my Zacharias, keeping me safe and protecting me.
William, my big brother, thanks for finally making me an Auntie. Carl, my little brother, you remind us so much of Dad, it’s like he never left. My beautiful children: Bianca, The Star,
my first-born daughter, use your natural born gifts to entertain people. Victor, The Prize Fighter,
my first-born son, use God as your Personal trainer and you’ll be Victor
ious. Wanya, The Cool Nerd,
my second born son, I pray you keep your humble spirit, you truly are a sweetheart. Elijah, my third born son, Little Einstein,
you truly are an intelligent child.
INTRODUCTION
The Book of Proverbs was written mostly by Solomon (Prov.1:1& 10:1 claim Solomon as the author of the bulk of the book.): Agur, son of Jakeh; King Lemuel (an oracle, wise statements, taught to him by his mother.) and many others. The book of Proverbs is believed to have been written in the 10th Century B.C. and later.
The book of Proverbs contains practical instructions for successful living. It teaches that there is special wisdom revealed by God as well as innate wisdom or common sense, and both must play a part in daily life. This book is a collection of practical wisdom from many centuries, and it deals with such diverse matters as:
Children, Discipline, Family, Friends, Humility, Idleness, Immoral Women, Justice, Poverty, Pride, Sin, Vengeance, Virtuous Wife, and Work (Just to name a few). The theme of Proverbs is stated in 1:7: Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge.
Only fools despise wisdom and discipline. This is to say that only when a person trusts in God will he or she be truly wise. Human wisdom is fine and necessary, but no matter how skilled a person might be, without a humble willingness to learn from God, he or she will end up in trouble. The book also teaches that even everyday life is sacred. God is concerned with all of life, and he has shown us how to live well.
Defining Proverbs:
What Exactly Does Proverbs Mean?
Well, I looked up the word proverbs in the dictionary, but not in just any dictionary. I looked the word up in the Compact Bible Dictionary, which is considered to be one of the most comprehensive resources for biblical information available today. Proverbs mean a pithy saying, comparison, or question. (I Kings 4:32: Proverbs 1:1,6:Eccl. 12:9). A proverb may be a snatch of poetry, showing parallelism of structure, a sharp question; a pregnant sentence; or a very brief story. Felicity of expression ensure its long preservation and wide currency through oral transmission, even after it is fixed in literary, written form. Now to, define the words underlined within the definition. (Don’t you just love it when the Definer of a definition uses words within the definition that you have to also look up in order to understand the definition of the word you are trying to define.) Oh! I said a mouthful just then.
Pithy: is an adjective meaning like or full of essence, importance, concise and full of meaning.
Felicity: is a noun meaning happiness; apt and pleasing style in writing, speech, etc...
Parallelism: is a noun meaning the quality or state of being compared or similar.
Pregnant: is an adjective meaning significant, meaningful. Filled with significance and meaning.
The book of Proverbs is comprised, made up of 31 chapters containing 903 verses. It is divided into seven segments:
The Purpose of Proverbs 1:1-1:7
The Search for Wisdom 1:8-9:18
Specific Proverbs of Solomon 10:1-24:34
Proverbs of Solomon copied by the Advisors of King Hezekiah of Judah 25:1-29:27
The Words, Sayings of Agur 30:1-33
The Words, Sayings of King Lemuel 31:1-9
The Virtuous Wife – A Wife of Noble Character 31:10 –31:31
Max Anders, author of 30 Days to Understanding the Bible in 15 Minutes a Day! States in chapter thirteen: Proverbs is one of the five Poetical Books in the Old Testament. He also stated that the Poetical Books fall into three major types of poetry, within which the poets used a