Proverbs 17:1-28
Lessons learned from Proverbs 17 include: You are more precious than gold or silver; don’t be discouraged when you are tested. Grandchildren are a joy to have around. A wise man listens to reproof. God wants us to have a merry heart. Sometimes it pays for a fool to keep quiet.
Proverbs 16:1-33
Lessons learned from Proverbs 16 include: Hold up the mirror of the Word of God to your life, and it will reveal the things that are beautiful and also not quite right. The chief end of man is to glorify God; that’s why He made us. God is moving this universe according to His plan.
Proverbs 15:1-33
Lessons learned from Proverbs 15 include: There is a time for a gracious soft answer, and a time when the answer needs to be strong. The Word of God condemns abusive language. What is secret sin down here is open scandal in heaven. Fools do not listen to instruction. Doing religious things does not make a person right before God. Say the right word at the right time. We must come with humility to learn of God.
Proverbs 14
Lessons learned from Proverbs 14 include: Our walk will reveal our relationship to God. Obedience to the Lord is the important thing. Test everything by the Word of God. Do something good for your poor neighbor. Some people just talk, they don’t do. The Holy Spirit teaches us the fear of the Lord through all the proverbs.
Proverbs 12:22-13:25
Lessons learned from Proverbs 12:22—13:25 include: Comfort and encourage those who are having problems. The righteous man wants to help His neighbor, but the lawless man will try to hurt him. The child of God should deal with any sin in our life. Pride is the basis for most problems in groups of Christians.
Proverbs 11:26-12:22
Lessons learned from Proverbs 11:26—12:22 include: No one can buy his way to heaven. God believes in law and order. Sometimes an animal can judge human character better than we do. The Word of God has more judgment on the use of the tongue than on many other activities. Be truthful.
Proverbs 11:1-25
Lessons learned from Proverbs 11:1-25 include: With pride comes shame. If a person wants to walk in truth, he can depend on the Spirit of God for guidance and direction. Those who trust in riches do not have anything to help them in the next world. The only way to have peace and joy is to be rightly related to Christ. If we sow sparingly, we will reap sparingly.
Proverbs 10:3-11:1
Lessons learned from Proverbs 10:3—11:1 include: The generous man has a full life. Faith and laziness will not mingle. A Christian who is indifferent to moral and doctrinal wrong is missing a great deal of what God has for him.
Proverbs 9:1-10:4
Lessons learned from Proverbs 9:1—10:4 include: The invitation is going to the whole world to come to the school of wisdom, the Lord Jesus Christ. You cannot study the Bible without realizing how much more there is to know about it. A man is a fool to live without God in this world. If you are determined to go your own way, you are the loser.
Proverbs 8:8-36
Lessons learned from Proverbs 8:8-36 includes: God will give us wisdom if we are willing to diligently study the Word of God. Wisdom is personified in Jesus Christ. All things were made by Him; God has made a law that keeps the sea right where it is.