Proverbs 1- The Reasons for Proverbs

1 The proverbs of Solomon, David's son who was king of Israel, {given}

2 to grasp wisdom and discipline,
to understand deep thoughts,

3 to acquire the discipline of wise behavior—
righteousness and justice and fairness—

4 to give insight to gullible people,
to give knowledge and foresight to the young—

5 a wise person will listen and continue to learn,
and an understanding person will gain direction—

6 to understand a proverb and a clever saying,
the words of wise people and their riddles.


7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
Stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Prov 1:1-7 (GW)

32 “Gullible people kill themselves because of their turning away.
Fools destroy themselves because of their indifference.

33 But whoever listens to me will live without worry
and will be free from the dread of disaster.”
Prov 1:32-33 (GW)

Reflection of B:

Proverbs are words of wisdom written by people who fear the Lord and received knowledge from God. They help us not to fall prey of the wicked.

Someone ever said that I am "gullible" and too trusting. Perhaps I am. I trust people till I am proven wrong. Yet God has always brought justice for me at the end. In His sovereignty, He protected me from harm while I learned to be less gullible as I read the word of God, especially the book of Proverbs. Yes, by obeying God's word, we will not get ourselves into unnecessary troubles.


Dear Lord,
Thank You for Your words of wisdom, written through people who feared You, for our protection. I pray that I will keep Your words in my heart and follow Your instruction. Teach me Your way, Lord.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen