Proverbs 8;10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Here we see just how important wisdom and knowledge are. you cannot put a price on either of them. There is not enough silver and gold in he world that can help anyone gain these two qualities but with them you can accomplish anything. Not even rubies or anything else can compare to the value of the wisdom of
God. Wisdom deals with all things to help us with knowledge to be able to accomplish any task we undertake to do. Wisdom is something we should pray for and strive to obtain every day so that we can use the knowledge we gain from it to make wise decisions. It is also very important to read God’s word to help gain this wisdom and knowledge.
Proverbs 8:7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
We see that wisdom is nothing but truth and everything we speak should be nothing but the truth. Those that like to gossip and tell little white lies and some ever tell big black lies are not speaking from wisdom and it is an abomination to God. We should always strive to speak nothing good things because from our mouth comes blessings and curses. A preacher should always preach nothing but the true word of God and not water it down in any way but also keep it simple so anyone can understand. All of us that know what God has given to share with the world is the knowledge of truth and righteousness and that is what we should do., and not lead people astray by compromising what God’s word says.
Proverbs 8:4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Here wisdom is calling all who listen and heed the word of God. Those that are not learned in the scriptures it is hard for them to understand the wisdom of God. Wisdom ask us to listen and we will be taught the the excellence of God and the things that we here will be the right things. You know sometimes even the smartest people who can quote scripture at random are far from having the wisdom to understand what they are quoting. Likewise they are people who are unlearned, but has faithfully sought God’s guidance, that have more wisdom and understanding than those with a doctorate degree in religion. The best way to get the wisdom and understanding God has for us is to pray for it, spend time in His word and get in good church that teaches the true word of God and where you can fellowship with other believers. Hope you are in church somewhere today.
Proverbs 8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Now we have the scriptures talking of another woman except this one does not wait for the night to come out. Wisdom and understanding both are things that everyone should desire to have because God offers to everyone. The thing is that you have to desire it and pray for it. God has it ready for those who ask for it. The openness and public exposure of wisdom contrasts with the secrecy and intrigues of the wicked adulterers in chapter 7. This wisdom and knowledge is for everyone and it is waiting for those who would allow it come into their hearts and minds.
Proverbs 7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Now we get the final warning of how to handle this situation and it says to listen to warning. Those that are strong in the wisdom and knowledge of God knows what to do when faced with the temptation of sin but it does not mean they cannot be deceived. We have to be strong and turn from those things that lead us astray. It says here she has caused many to fall but sin no matter what it is has caused many good men to fall as well as those that are weak. As it stats here to remain in sin is the quickest hell. The wicked devise a plot of deception in which the innocent are captured and victimized like the one who is taken by death itself. There is however a way to not to have to suffer the consequences of sin and that is to repent and accept Jesus Christ as your savior. One other thing we should remember is what Jesus told the woman that committed adultery in John 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more
Proverbs 7 : 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
We now see the conquered young man give in because of convincing speech from flattering lips of the woman. But still it says she forced him so he might have still been a little hesitant. Then verse 22 tells us that he dives in with no thought for consequences that lay in store. It makes reference to fact that it is like a cow going to slaughter not knowing he is fixing to die or a criminal not realizing if he he caught he will be put in stocks. The liver is an organ that helps sustain life and just like damage to the liver can cause death and like a bird caught in snare is going to die what has happened here is death to God for both of these participants. When the location, time and setting were allowed, the seduction was easy. We need to make sure we stay grounded in the wisdom and knowledge of God so we are not led astray by deception of the devil in all walks of our life.
16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
Now the story continues with her describing the bed to show that there is wealth in this house because of the fine linen and the spices for an awesome aroma. This woman had planned this night before she ever knew who would be coming down the street. This is a lifestyle for her, she was planning ahead of time to sin.This is why we need the wisdom and knowledge of God to know how to resist the the temptations of the world. We have already seen how bold she is by kissing him and now she outright ask spend the night with her. She puts the final nail in coffin when she assures him they have nothing to worry about because her husband has left with a large amount of money and will not be back for several days at an appointed time. May I say this is just how Satan does us, paints the prettiest picture and assures us no one will ever know when we accept the sin he has placed in front of us. No one may know, but God will. Next the conclusion of this saga.
Proverbs 7:11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Here we begin to see how the lady of the night begins to lure the young man, she actually goes out of her house into the street and is very loud in letting the young man know she is there. She will go wherever she needs to get his attention. As she catches him she is very forward and kisses him and right off the bat starts to talk to him to lure him in to lair. She makes it seem that she is a religious woman by telling him she has a peace offing,which was the meat left over from a sacrifice from temple when she prayed that day. This has to be consumed on the same so she entices him to come in and join her for a meal. She tells him he was just who she was looking for and she found him. Such hypocrisy is concerned about the ceremonial law while aggressively seducing someone to violate God’s moral law. We will see in the next verses how she continues to lure this young foolish man.
Proverbs 7:6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
The verses 6 through 23 are going to tell a story from the view of someone looking at the story taking place. We start by seeing a young man who is her called simple and it is became he is unlearned at this point of the understanding gained from the wisdom of God. The young man starts off by putting himself in the wrong place at the time. He walks down by the harlots house in the evening after dark hoping not to be seen. Most people believe you can hide sin in dark and no one can see what you are doing but nothing is hid from God. Now because he was walking by the harlots home guess what she steps out to meet him and of course she is very convincing with her enticement. Is this not just like any sin if we give it a chance to enter our life Satan will use means possible to make sure we carry through with what we should not be doing. We will see just how far Satan will go with this saga in the next few verses.
Proverbs 7:4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
We see hear again that wisdom is trait that is essential for us to have and nurture to grow and with this wisdom we get understanding. We need this wisdom and understanding to help us to have the discernment to make the right choices when tempted by the things that can lead us astray. This scripture here is again making reference to the harlot and we can ask why does scripture say so much about this subject. Well just look at society today and what is used in advertising to promote almost everything. They use both men an women to entice people to buy almost anything but this begins people looking for other things to satisfy their desires. This is why we need all the wisdom and understanding we can get and the best way to do that is to read and study God’s word, pray, and fellowship with other believers in a good church. Please attend church somewhere today and let God fill you with what you need.
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." I John 5:7
