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

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

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