“She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, ‘I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.’ ” Proverbs 7:11-14 (KJB)
Proverbs
For A Piece Of Bread?
“For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.” Proverbs 6:23-26 (KJB)
The Bitter Path of Hell
“My son, attend unto my wisdom, bow thine ear to my understanding: that thou mayest regard discretion, and thy lips may keep knowledge.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, thou canst not know.” Proverbs 5:1-6 (KJB)
Hear The Instruction Of A Father
“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
He taught me also, and said unto me, ‘Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.’ ” Proverbs 4:1-4 (KJB)
ON A SIDE NOTE:
We the people of the United States are celebrating 244 years as a nation, and I pray all who come here today, and those who are citizens of the United States of America will remember the God of this nation. He is the Creator of all that is, the seen and the unseen.
I thank Him for His word, and His work in this nation and the nations of this world. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins, and He died on that cruel old cross, was buried, and He came out of the grave alive. The only hope for the U. S. of A. and any nation is to turn from your sins and rebellion against God and His word, and trust the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, Lord and God.
Be Not Afraid…
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Proverbs 3:25-26 (KJB)
“Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.” Proverbs 3:25-26 (ESV)
He Preserves The Way Of His Saints
“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of His mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of His saints.” Proverbs 2:6-8 (KJB)
Those Who Dwell Safely Hear Wisdom
“……Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: for that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: they would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” Proverbs 1:28-33 (KJB)
No Rest
“Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.” Proverbs 29:8-9 (KJB)
Conceit; Understanding
“The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.” Proverbs 28:11 (KJB)
Friends, Neighbors and Brothers
“Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.” Proverbs 27:10 (KJB)
As A Dog…
“As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.” Proverbs 26:11-12 (KJB)
A Fitly Spoken Word
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.” Proverbs 25:11-13 (KJB)
Adversity And Strength
“If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.” Proverbs 24:10 (KJB)
Your Heart and Ears
“Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.” Proverbs 23:12 (KJB)
Reap What You Sow
“He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.” Proverbs 22:8 (KJB)
“Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.” (ESV)
“He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.” (ASV)
The Scorner, The Simple and The Wise
“When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.” Proverbs 21:11 (KJB)
Throne Of Judgment
“A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.” Proverbs 20:8 (KJB)
Luxury; Glory
“Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.” Proverbs 19:10-11 (KJB)
The Name Of The LORD A Strong Tower
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.” Proverbs 18:10-12 (KJB)
The Blindness Of Bribery
“A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.” Proverbs 17:8 (KJB)
“A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.” Proverbs 17:8 (ESV)
Justness And Righteousness
“A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
A just weight and balance are the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag are His work.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.” Proverbs 16:10-12 (KJB)
A Scorner; A Merry Heart; Heart of Understanding
“A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.” Proverbs 15:12-14 (KJB)
Laughter; Backslider In Heart
“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.” Proverbs 14:13-14 (KJB)
A Tree Of Life
“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.” Proverbs 13:12-13 (KJB)
The Righteous, The Wise, And Honor
“The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.” Proverbs 12:7-9 (KJB)
The Fire and Hammer 