Solomon’s wisdom to his son                               verse 1- 31

The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD

as the rivers of water

HE turns it whithersoever HE will                                        

SOVEIGNITY OF GOD

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes

BUT The LORD ponders the hearts                         

SOVEIGNITY OF GOD

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Solomon’s advice to his son                                 verse 1- 30 

Wine is a mocker – strong drink is raging

AND whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise                  

                                – ALCOHOL

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion

whoso provokes

Solomon’s wisdom to his son                                                  verse 1- 29

Better is the poor that walks in his integrity

THAN he that is PERVERSE in his lips and is a FOOL       verse 1

            MOUTH

Also, that the soul be without knowledge – it is not good

AND he that hastes with his feet sins                                     verse 2

            WICKED

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Solomon’s advice to his sons on Wisdom                      verse 1- 5

Through desire a man having separated himself

seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom                    verse 1

  WISDOM

A FOOL hath no delight in understanding

BUT that his heart may discover itself                       verse 2

             WICKED

When the WICKED comes

then comes contempt and with ignominy reproach    verse 3

            -WICKED

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 Solomon’s wisdom continued 

Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith

THAN an house full of sacrifices with strife                         verse 1

            WEALTH

A WISE servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame

            AND shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren verse 2

WEALTH

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Plans should come from the LORD                              verse 1- 4 

The preparation of the heart in man

AND the answer of the tongue is from the LORD

All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes       

BUT the LORD weighs the spirits

Commit your works to the LORD

AND your thoughts shall be established

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DEALING WITH CONVERSATION                verse 1- 5

               A soft answer turns away wrath   BUT grievous words stir up anger                                                                                                                             –  MOUTH                                                          The tongue of the WISE uses knowledge aright BUT the mouth of FOOLS pours out   

                            foolishness                                                                – WICKED                                                                                                                                                                                                    The eyes of the LORD are in every place beholding: evil and good                                                          

                                                                                                                 – Omniscience of God                                                

                  A wholesome tongue is a

Wisdom of Solomon                                  verse 1-35

Wisdom and folly                                                verse 1-9

Every WISE woman builds her house

BUT the FOOLISH plucks it down with her hands               verse 1

             WORK ETHIC

He that walks in his UPRIGHTNESS fears the LORD

BUT he that is PERVERSE in his ways despises HIM         verse 2

             WICKED & RIGHTEOUS

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CHAPTER: PROVERBS 13 

Wisdom of Solomon (con’t)                                                    verse 1- 25

A wise son hears his father’s instruction                                                        verse 1

BUT a scorner hears not rebuke

            – CHASTENING

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth                                              verse 2

BUT the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence

            – MOUTH

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Wisdom of Solomon                                                                  verse 1- 28

Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge                          verse 1

BUT he that hates reproof is brutish

– TEACHING

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