Proverbs: a Smart Book for Dummies

Liberty University

Proverb: A Smart Book for

Dummies

An Essay Presented to

Chuck Tabor

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Course

John R. Peters

September 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 1

Proverbs: A Smart Book for Dummies 2

Bibliography x

Proverbs: A Smart Book for

Dummies

INTRODUCTION

The book of proverbs, written between 950 and 700BC, still remains the book of wisdom for those believing in the Bible as well as the Living God of Heaven. The many proverbs contained therein are as applicable today, just as they were during the day they were originally written.

To the wise man, these could be seen as nuggets of information to help him live a righteous life that is pleasing to God and positioning him for positive rewards or blessings, which would be the fruit of walking in wisdom.; to the fool, a person who would choose not to apply the righteous words of wisdom within the proverbs, he would tend to have a problematic life, reaping the rewards of his ignorance, his folly.

To the born again believer in Christ, he has a choice to behave like a man of wisdom and heed the voice of the Lord, either written of spoken, or he can choose and behave like a fool and act as if there is no God and willfully sin, reaping the consequences guaranteed to the fool.

Proverbs: A Smart Book For

Dummies

Although the book of proverbs was written many years ago and in another country, its contents are still applicable today, in the United States.

Written between 950 and 700 BC, this book of wise sayings, expresses great truths in capsule form, that are simple but yet, with great depth . They should not be taken lightly and definitely worthy to meditate on daily.

The teaching of Hebrew wisdom on diligence tend to portray a person as being wise while on the other hand portraying a laziness as one who is foolish or we can also say that, we have the life of...