My son, forget not my law; But let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, And peace, shall they add to thee. Here we are still on Jewish ground, but the exhortation is of all importance to us as well as to those who see in long life an evidence … Read more
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. It is not the … Read more
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. So true this that those who have been ensnared and fallen into ways of uncleanness go through life under a blight from which they never recover. The … Read more
The word of God is also given To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God. Again and again, we catch glimpses of this strange woman flitting in and out in the pages of … Read more
The The proper attitude for one who really holds the truth, and its blessed results, are set forth in the following verses: When wisdom entereth into thine heart, And knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, Understanding shall keep thee: To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, From the … Read more
For the Lord giveth wisdom: Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, And preserveth the way of His saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, And equity; yea, every good path. Intimately connected, … Read more
My son, if you receive my words,And treasure my commands within you,So that you incline your ear to wisdom,And apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry out for discernment,And lift up your voice for understanding, If you seek her as silver,And search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,And find the knowledge of … Read more
Because I have called and you refused,I have stretched out my hand and no one regarded,Because you disdained all my counsel, And would have none of my rebuke,I also will laugh at your calamity;I will mock when your terror comes,When your terror comes like a storm,And your destruction comes like a whirlwind,When distress and anguish come upon … Read more
Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares. She cries out in the chief concourses, At the openings of the gates in the city She speaks her words: “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, And fools hate knowledge. Turn at my rebuke; Surely I will pour out my spirit on … Read more
My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent. If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause; Let us swallow them alive like [a]Sheol, And whole, like those who go down to the Pit; We shall find all kinds of precious [b]possessions, We shall fill our houses with [c]spoil; Cast in your lot … Read more