Welcome to the exciting world of the Proverbs! In this study, we will fly through the Proverbs. Every week will go through one chapter of the Proverbs (except for this one, where we will only look at the prologue). Proverbs is an interesting book because it tells no complete story, it is only a collection of sayings sometimes grouped by theme, but sometimes only grouped by author. Solomon wrote many of them, but not all.
In this prologue, we get a clear idea of why the Proverbs were collected and written down. Wisdom. Eventually we will meet wisdom as a character in the book, but for the time being, wisdom is also a character trait. But wisdom is not just the result of reading the Proverbs, it is also a prerequisite (1:5). It takes a wise heart to desire more wisdom.
Wisdom, at least in the Proverbs, is all about attitude and action. Hopefully the words of the Proverbs build a better world, where people live disciplined and just lives. After all, these are not just household sayings, these are words that Solomon governed by in his better days. So let us be open to the just lifestyle God offers us and enter these Proverbs with wise hearts.
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