To start this comment let me take a minute and let you all know how much I enjoy Bible Gateway. It is so helpful to me to have the ability to look up the same verse in different versions.
At the beginning of this chapter it talks about never forget the things God has taught you. I think this is very important due to the fact you will never know when you can share what you have learned with someone else to help them out or even show them the love of Christ. If you do this you will have a "satisfying". Again like we discussed before not without pain, suffering or other hurts. But SATISFYING. I love how it talks earning a good reputation. This reminds me of the old saying if you were on trail for being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you? In version of the Message "Trust God from the bottom of your heart and to listen for God's voice in everything you do and everywhere you go" all I can say is "WOW"! Honor God with everything you own in one version and honor God with your wealth in another version. I think that this speaks for it self. Something for all of us to think about.
I love how it talk about not to be upset when God corrects you or give you discipline. I don't know about you but I have learned how to "love" this. I remembering being younger and being caught red handed in doing something wrong how I would try and cover up the wrong by lying or hiding things from my parents. It would always snowball and the punishment would be so much bigger. Now when it is brought to my attention I truly try and accept the wrong apoligize and repent (uturn from wrong). I find that this way is so much easier than trying to blame someone else or lye about the problem.
I also like how you are encouraged to guard, hang on to Clear Thinking, Common Sense and Discernment that they will refresh your soul, keep you fit and attractive.
Never walk away from someone who needs help. It is not telling us to investigate if they truly need help That your hand is God's hand to those in need. NIV state " Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it's in your power to help them" This could be a word of encouragement, helping someone around the house, giving of material gifts or even paying their bills. Again ours is not to question if they truly need the help.
In closing I would just like to remind you that God curses the house of the wicked, but blesses the home of the upright. verse33. I don't know about you but I would much rather live in an upright home that is blessed.
I love doing this study and wanted it to be a light to a dark world. I am truly sorry it has been so long since my last post. Please hang in there with me as I try and get my thoughts on Gods word in a little bit more timely fashion. May God Bless You!!
Mona
Proverbs 5
1My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding;
2That you may observe discretion And your lips may reserve knowledge.
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey And smoother than oil is her speech;
4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.
6She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.
7Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,
9Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;
10And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;
11And you groan at your final end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;
12And you say, "How I have hated instruction! And my heart spurned reproof!
13"I have not listened to the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!
14"I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation."
15Drink water from your own cistern And fresh water from your own well.
16Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
17Let them be yours alone And not for strangers with you.
18Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19As a loving hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love.
20For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
21For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths.
22His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
23He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 (New American Standard Bible)
1My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding;
2That you may observe discretion And your lips may reserve knowledge.
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey And smoother than oil is her speech;
4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.
6She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.
7Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,
9Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;
10And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;
11And you groan at your final end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;
12And you say, "How I have hated instruction! And my heart spurned reproof!
13"I have not listened to the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!
14"I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation."
15Drink water from your own cistern And fresh water from your own well.
16Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?
17Let them be yours alone And not for strangers with you.
18Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19As a loving hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love.
20For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
21For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths.
22His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
23He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 (New American Standard Bible)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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Good for you, Miss Mona. I was beginning to wonder if you guys had given up on the study.
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