Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. Psalm 25:4-5

Friday, August 8, 2014

Wisdom and Folly Part 4: Proverbs 10-12

Wowzers! Seemed like every verse had a positive and negative comparison! Let the chart speak for itself. Definitely convicted about some areas in my own life that need some work.

Wisdom/Virtuous Woman
Folly/Strange Woman
Makes parents glad 10:1
Sorrow to parents 10:1
Righteousness 10:2
Treasures gained through wickedness 10:2
Does not go hungry 10:3
Cravings never satisfied 10:3
Rich through diligence 10:4
Laziness causes poverty 10:4
Prudent preparer 10:5
Shame through laziness 10:5
Righteousness brings blessings 10:6
Mouth conceals violence 10:6
Remembered as a blessing 10:7
Name will rot 10:7
Heart that receives commandments 10:8
Ruined by babbling 10:8
Securely walks in integrity 10:9
Ways are crooked 10:9
Mouth is a fountain of life 10:11
Winks the eye, causing trouble 10:10
In love, covers all offenses 10:12
Ruined by Babbling 10:10
Speaks with understanding 10:13
Mouth conceals violence 10:11
Lays up knowledge 10:14
With hatred, stirs up strife 10:12
Wealthy 10:15
Lacks sense 10:13
Wage leads to life 10:16
Mouth brings ruin 10:14
Heads instruction, path is life 10:17
Poverty is her ruin 10:15
Restrains lips 10:19
Gain is sin 10:16
Tongue is choice silver 10:20
Rejects reproof, leading others astray 10:17
Lips feed many 10:21
Conceals hatred, has lying lips 10:18
Rich through the Lord’s blessing with no sorrow 10:22
Utters slander 10:18
Pleasure through wisdom and understanding
Inability to shut mouth brings transgression 10:19
Desires will be granted 
Heart is of little worth 10:20
Established forever 10:25
Die for lack of sense 10:21
Long life 10:27
Doing wrong is like a joke 10:23
Hope brings joy 10:28
What she dreads will come upon her 10:24
Way of the Lord is a stronghold 10:29
Destroyed through hard times 10:25
Blameless 10:29
Years will be short 10:27
Will never be removed from the land 10:30
Expectation will perish 10:28
Mouth brings wisdom 10:31
Way of the Lord is destruction 10:29
Lips know what is acceptable 10:32
Wicked will not dwell in the land 10:30
Humble 11:2
Perverse tongue will be cut off 10:31
Guided by integrity 11:3
Mouth knows what is perverse 10:32
Righteousness delivers from death 11:4
Pride brings disgrace 11:2
Righteousness keeps her way straight 11:5
Crookedness destroys her 11:3
Delivered through righteousness 11:6
Riches do not profit 11:4
Delivered from trouble 11:8
Falls by her own wickedness 11:5
Delivered by knowledge 11:9
Taken captive by lust 11:6
City rejoices in blessing 11:10
Hope perishes with death 11:7
Remains silent through understanding 11:12
Expectation of wealth perishes with death 11:7
Trustworthy is spirit, keeps a secret 11:13
Walks into trouble 11:8
Safety in an abundance of counselors 11:14
Destroys his neighbor with his mouth 11:9
Honor through graciousness 11:16
City is glad when she perishes 11:10
Benefits through kindness 11:17
Lacks Sense 11:12
Receives reward through righteousness 11:18
Belittles neighbor 11:12
Steadfast in righteousness, gains life 11:19
Goes about slandering revealing secrets 11:13
The Lord’s delight 11:20
Falls from lack of guidance 11:14
Offspring will be delivered 11:21
Hurts through cruelty 11:17
Desire ends in good 11:23
Earns deceptive wages 11:18
Rich through giving 11:24
Pursues evil, gains death 11:19
Enriched through blessing 11:25
Abomination to the Lord 11:20
Blessed through giving 11:26
Will not go unpunished 11:21
Diligently seeks good 11:27
Lacks discretion 11:22
Her fruit is life 11:30
Expectation is wrath 11:23
Captures souls 11:30
Through greed suffers want 11:24
Loves discipline 12:1
Curse because of greed 11:26
Loves knowledge 12:1
Trusts in riches 11:28
Obtains favor from the Lord 12:2
Troubles her household 11:29
Will never be moved 12:3
Servent to the wise 11:29
An excellent wife 12:4
Hates reproof, is stupid 12:1
Thoughts are just 12:5
Condemned by God 12:2
Mouth delivers 12:6
Is not established 12:3
House will stand 12:7
Brings shame to her husband 12:4
Commended for her good sense 12:8
Deceitful thoughts 12:5
Has regard for life of animals 12:10
Words of the wicked are hurtful 12:6
Through work has plenty 12:11
Is overthrown and destroyed 12:7
Bears fruit 12:12
Despised for her twisted mind 12:8
Escapes from trouble 12:13
Cruel to animals 12:10
Satisfied with good from the fruit of her mouth 12:14
Follows worthless pursuits 12:11
Listens to advice 12:15
Covets the spoil of evildoers 12:12
Ignores an insult 12:16
Ensnared by the transgression of her lips 12:13
Gives honest evidence 12:17
Ways are right in her own eyes 12:15
Speaks the truth 12:17
Immediately offended/insulted 12:16
Words bring healing 12:18
False witness, uttering deceit 12:17
Truthful lips endure forever 12:19
Stabbing words 12:18
Plan peace, receives joy 12:20
Lying tongue 12:19 
Has no trouble 12:21
Deceitful heart 12:20
Act faithfully 12:22
Filled with trouble 12:21
Conceals knowledge 12:23
Lying lips 12:22
Rules with a diligent hand 12:24
Proclaims folly 12:23
Made glad by a good word 12:25
Lazy will be put to forced labor 12:24
Guide to his neighbor 12:26
Weighed down by anxiety 12:25
Wealth through diligence 12:27
Leads neighbor astray 12:26
Life through a righteous path 12:28
Lazy 12:27

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Wisdom and Folly Part 3: Proverbs 7-9

I was prepared to have a lot of spaces filled in about Folly/Strange Woman, but amazingly, I filled in more about Wisdom/Virtuous Woman! Really a neat study/comparison!


Wisdom/Virtuous Woman
Folly/Strange Woman
Treasures instruction 7:1
Forbidden/strange 7:5
Avoids folly/strange women 7:5
Simple 7:7
Raises her voice 8:1
Lacking sense 7:7
Takes a stand 8:2
Goes about in secret/darkness 7:9
Learns prudence 8:5
Dressed as a prostitute 7:10
Learns sense 8:5
Wily of heart 7:10
Speaks noble things 8:6
Loud 7:11
From her lips comes what is right 8:6
Wayward 7:11
Mouth utters truth 8:7
Feet do not stay home 7:11
Wickedness is an abomination to her lips 8:7
Lies in wait 7:12
Words of mouth are righteous 8:8
Bold face 7:13
Nothing twisted or crooked in her words 8:8
Seductive speech 7:21
Instruction better than silver 8:10
Smooth talk 7:21
Knowledge better than gold 8:10
House is the way of Sheol 7:27
Wisdom better than jewels 8:11
Neglect instruction 8:33
All desires cannot compare to her 8:11
Fails to find wisdom, injures himself 8:36
Dwells with prudence 8:12
Love death because of hatred of wisdom 8:36
Finds knowledge and discretion 8:12
Corrects/reproves a scoffer 9:7
Fear of the Lord is hatred of evil 8:13
Loud 9:13
Hates pride, arrogance and the way of evil 8:13
Seductive 9:13
Hates perverted speech 8:13
Knows nothing 9:13
Has counsel and sound wisdom 8:14
Sits at the door of her house 9:14
Has insight and strength 8:14
Calls to those who lack wisdom 9:15
By her, rulers govern justly 8:15-16
Her guests are dead 9:18
Loves those who love her 8:17

Those who seek her will find her 8:17

She has riches and honor 8:18

Her fruit is better than gold and silver 8:19

She walks in the way of righteousness 8:20

Walks the paths of justice 8:20

Grants an inheritance to those who love her 8:21

Created by God in the beginning 8:22-30

God’s delight 8:30-31

Hear instruction and does not neglect 8:33

Whoever finds her, finds life 8:35

Whoever finds her, finds favor of the Lord 8:35

Builds her house 9:1-3

Walks in the way of insight 9:6

Reproves a wise man 9:8

Gives instruction to the wise 9:9

Knowledge of God 9:10

Days will be multiplied 9:11