Wisdom Warn the Enticement of Sin

A. Proverbs does not begin its instruction with lofty or abstract analysis but with a simple and straightforward appeal for the reader to reject association with criminals.

B. This is the voice of a godly father, urging his son to listen to Wisdom and obey what he hears.

1. Both the father and the mother have been involved in teaching the boy.

2. They both warn him not to abandon what he’s been told.

Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Skillful (p. 24). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

3. These parents have obeyed the instructions of Moses () and have faithfully taught their family the Word of God.

C. The parents’ desire is that the children obey what they have learned, so that God’s truth will become a lovely ornament to beautify their lives, like a crown on a king or a necklace on a queen.

1. Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, (10) not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

a. Paul listed five qualities which were to characterize Christians who found themselves serving others. Titus was to teach:

1. To be subject to their master in everything.

2. To try to please them.

3. Not to talk back to them.

4. Not to steal from them.

5. to show that they can be fully trusted.

b.Paul told Christian servants to “adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things”, which simply means to make the Bible beautiful to others by living a godly life.

Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Skillful (p. 25). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

c. In Peter exhorted Christian wives to win their lost husbands by focusing on the imperishable beauty of Christian character rather than the artificial beauty of man-made glamour.

A. He says, check carefully the path you’re on and don’t walk with the wrong crowd.

Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Skillful (p. 25). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

1. Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; (2) But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

a. The Psalmist summarizes the ways open to mankind, the way of the righteous and the way of the wicked.

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

b. The Psalmist uses three expressions to described the life of the blessed man.

1. Each of them becomes more intense.

2. This signifies a progression from a casual influence of ungodly people to collusion with them in their scorn against the righteous.

3. This signifies a progression from a casual influence of ungodly people to collusion with them in their scorn against the righteous.

c. The person not characterized by this evil influence is blessed, that is, he is right with God and enjoys the spiritual peace and joy that results from that relationship.

2. the concept of the unequally yoke speak of the two world views that are in our world.

a. A group of people see our world though their own eyes.

b. The other group of people see our world through the Word of God.

c. They have two opposite nature one live in the Spirit and the other by the flesh.

d. The two views are apposing each other and can not work together.

B. If you’re walking with the wrong crowd, you’ll end up doing the wrong things. Second, don’t play with temptation, because temptation always leads to a trap.

Be Skillful 1. Wisdom’s Call to Salvation (Prov. 1:8–33)

Anybody who makes it easy for us to disobey God certainly isn’t a friend. The offer they made sounded exciting, but it only led to disaster. How tragic that a group of people would actually find enjoyment in doing evil, and how foolish of them to think their loot would satisfy their desires. They rejected the eternal treasures of wisdom (3:14–16; 16:16) for the cheap trinkets of this world, and they lost their souls in the bargain.

Be Skillful 1. Wisdom’s Call to Salvation (Prov. 1:8–33)

Anybody who makes it easy for us to disobey God certainly isn’t a friend. The offer they made sounded exciting, but it only led to disaster. How tragic that a group of people would actually find enjoyment in doing evil, and how foolish of them to think their loot would satisfy their desires. They rejected the eternal treasures of wisdom (3:14–16; 16:16) for the cheap trinkets of this world, and they lost their souls in the bargain.

Be Skillful 1. Wisdom’s Call to Salvation (Prov. 1:8–33)

Anybody who makes it easy for us to disobey God certainly isn’t a friend. The offer they made sounded exciting, but it only led to disaster. How tragic that a group of people would actually find enjoyment in doing evil, and how foolish of them to think their loot would satisfy their desires. They rejected the eternal treasures of wisdom (3:14–16; 16:16) for the cheap trinkets of this world, and they lost their souls in the bargain.

1. Anybody who makes it easy for us to disobey God certainly isn’t a friend.

2. How tragic that a group of people would actually find enjoyment in doing evil, and how foolish of them to think their loot would satisfy their desires.

Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Skillful (p. 25). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

3. Wisdom is not some hidden treasure that has to be dug from the depths of the earth or the sole possession of the lonely sage sitting atop a mountain.

Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Skillful (p. 25). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

a. Wisdom roams the streets looking for someone to instruct. The ways of right and wrong, as presented in this word of God, are open for all to read and follow.

b. At the same time, this section is a true appeal from the Spirit for whoever has ears to turn and listen.

Garrett, D. A. (1993). Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of songs (Vol. 14, p. 72). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

Wisdom Warn the Enticement of Sin

I. My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother; (9) For they will be a graceful ornament on your head, And chains about your neck.

II. In , the father tells his son how to avoid yielding to temptation.