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There is a lot of good writing in this book. I especially like;
| 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. |
Then there is;
| 27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. Jesus curses and kills a fig tree later in the book. Is this foreshadowing? ;-) How could this be;
I did learn something in proverb 29. It's necessary to beat children and slaves in order to teach them. Good to know if I ever acquire either. |
@Bruce,
ReplyDeleteJesus curses and kills a fig tree later in the book.
That fig tree was not going to produce anything, it was a warning to people that follow Christ and don't produce any fruit.
28:14 I feel this is talking about a man that keeps God at the forefront of his mind. The fear of offending or displeasing God is something that truly concerns him. Now this is a holy fear, not some terror, shaking in my boots, pissing all over myself, kind of fear. Knowing that all things are recorded and in the end i will stand at judgement and give an account for what i have done. I long to hear those sweet words, "Well done thou good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord"
Yet the thing i fear is "cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
I noticed there were quite a few proverbs that mandated beating your children.
ReplyDeleteReceived wisdom indeed!