The Book of Proverbs

[Mr. M]

This is not simply another post a favorite verse thread.

Feel free to share what the Spirit is given you from the chosen verse,

or add verses that expand on the wisdom, understanding and knowledge found in the proverb.

Proverb 11:17 The merciful man does good for his own nephesh (life, soul);
But he who is cruel troubles his own shehayr (flesh, kin).

To be merciful is to exalt the Name of the Lord.

Exodus 34:

6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious,

longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, 

7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, 

visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.

The merciful abide in the house of the Lord.

Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

The Blessing Found in the Lord's recompense.

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

The merciful walk in the way of life everlasting.

Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God,

looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

To trouble our own flesh has a double meaning, and can also imply both.

Leviticus 18:6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him,

to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.

Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart fail: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Jeremiah 51:35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say;

and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

[FJK]

FWIW, I find that book of Proverbs holds the key to a successful life.  Those studying it, taking it seriously and applying it to their own life, even secularist's, will live a fully satisfying and fulfilled life in harmony with their fellow man.

[ChristB4us]

Sometimes, one can find Proverbs being touched upon in the N.T.

There is Good News when preaching Jesus Christ & Him crucified and then there is promoting the baptism with the Holy Ghost with evidence of tongues as if that is the gospel when by that hype and invitation; they are drinking from a different fountain for why they still have a hunger for more of God and why their focus will always be on the "spirit" filling them after other signs too.

Proverbs 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. 27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. 28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Matthew 12:38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst..... 39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Matthew 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.

Galatians 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith...... 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 2:5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

 

[ChristB4us]

Another example of Proverbs being touched upon in the N.T.

Proverbs 27:1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

James 4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

[ChristB4us]

Another example of Proverbs being touched upon in the N.T.

Proverbs 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

John 5:31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

John 7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

John 3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

2 Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

 

[ChristB4us]

Proverbs 15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. 10 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. 11 Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Proverbs 25:26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. 27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. 28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 10:1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber....

...7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

John 5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it....

....21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

Edited May 1, 2023 by ChristB4us

[kwikphilly]

On 4/22/2023 at 7:08 PM, Mr. M said:

This is not simply another post a favorite verse thread.

Feel free to share what the Spirit is given you from the chosen verse,

or add verses that expand on the wisdom, understanding and knowledge found in the proverb.

Proverb 11:17 The merciful man does good for his own nephesh (life, soul);
But he who is cruel troubles his own shehayr (flesh, kin).

To be merciful is to exalt the Name of the Lord.

Exodus 34:

6 And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious,

longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, 

7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, 

visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.

The merciful abide in the house of the Lord.

Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

The Blessing Found in the Lord's recompense.

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

The merciful walk in the way of life everlasting.

Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God,

looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

To trouble our own flesh has a double meaning, and can also imply both.

Leviticus 18:6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him,

to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.

Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart fail: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Jeremiah 51:35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say;

and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say.

Blessings Brother.   .

In most all of these that you have quoted we see Mercy.....Mercy,God's Mercy is Mind-blowing( to me) ...God Almighty,Having all Authority & Power to Punish and Condemn instead Chooses to Forgive because of His Amazing Grace,Love & Compassion....He'd Prefer and Made a Way that OUR debt be paid in full instead of demanding payment from us- He Took that Debt upon Himself through His Only Begotten Son......

In Christ we are Called out,to Represent Him in servitude....to Forgive is a Choice we make in Obedience to Christ Jesus just because of His Love in us,through us and by us,our actions and deeds

Yes-to be Merciful is to Exalt the Name above every name...

Faith without works is dead -these are the works resulting from Faith,well fed Mature Faith.. let us walk in Spirit and in Truth-  Praise Jesus!

[ChristB4us]

1 hour ago, kwikphilly said:

Blessings Brother.   .

In most all of these that you have quoted we see Mercy.....Mercy,God's Mercy is Mind-blowing( to me) ...God Almighty,Having all Authority & Power to Punish and Condemn instead Chooses to Forgive because of His Amazing Grace,Love & Compassion....He'd Prefer and Made a Way that OUR debt be paid in full instead of demanding payment from us- He Took that Debt upon Himself through His Only Begotten Son......

In Christ we are Called out,to Represent Him in servitude....to Forgive is a Choice we make in Obedience to Christ Jesus just because of His Love in us,through us and by us,our actions and deeds

Yes-to be Merciful is to Exalt the Name above every name...

Faith without works is dead -these are the works resulting from Faith,well fed Mature Faith.. let us walk in Spirit and in Truth-  Praise Jesus!

I really do not see how or why you would apply that last comment "Faith without works is dead -these are the works resulting from Faith" by applying the words of James about leading by example when the church is testifying of their faith in God to provide to the poor by helping the poor to meet the immediate needs of the poor from the church's bounty collected after church service to proving salvation by works from your faith in Jesus Christ.

Romans 4:1What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Discipleship is separate from salvation as we need Him in us so we can run that race by faith in Jesus Christ to help us lay aside every weight & sin daily in walking in the light in fellowship with the Father & the Son in moving unto perfection by His grace & by His help.

[kwikphilly]

2 hours ago, ChristB4us said:

I really do not see how or why you would apply that last comment "Faith without works is dead -these are the works resulting from Faith" by applying the words of James about leading by example when the church is testifying of their faith in God to provide to the poor by helping the poor to meet the immediate needs of the poor from the church's bounty collected after church service to proving salvation by works from your faith in Jesus Christ.

Romans 4:1What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Romans 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Discipleship is separate from salvation as we need Him in us so we can run that race by faith in Jesus Christ to help us lay aside every weight & sin daily in walking in the light in fellowship with the Father & the Son in moving unto perfection by His grace & by His help.

If course you don't .....

Proverbs 14:21..    Mercy is all about LOVE

James was not writing about proof of Salvation but talking about Love.. The Love of Christ is how you lead by example.   Love,Mercy,Compassion, Kindness...... those are " works" ....

  @Mr. M              Asked what Holy Spirit is Given each of us and that is what is Given me....

[ChristB4us]

24 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

If course you don't .....

Proverbs 14:21..    Mercy is all about LOVE

James was not writing about proof of Salvation but talking about Love.. The Love of Christ is how you lead by example.   Love,Mercy,Compassion, Kindness...... those are " works" ....

  @Mr. M              Asked what Holy Spirit is Given each of us and that is what is Given me....

Again, the last comment below is not aligning with what you are saying.

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In Christ we are Called out,to Represent Him in servitude....to Forgive is a Choice we make in Obedience to Christ Jesus just because of His Love in us,through us and by us,our actions and deeds

Yes-to be Merciful is to Exalt the Name above every name...

Faith without works is dead -these are the works resulting from Faith,well fed Mature Faith.. let us walk in Spirit and in Truth-  Praise Jesus!

There are going to be times when we need to ask the Lord Jesus Christ for His love that we need to love our enemies and His guidance as to how to proceed.  Just because at that moment, you do not love your enemy and you want vengeance, it does not mean your faith is dead as if you were never saved, when you are to be calling on Jesus Christ for help to love your enemies.

It is probably difficult to see your meaning when so many believers have misused James words as if applied to faith in Jesus Christ for salvation also when James was only talking about when a believer or a church verbalizes faith in God to provide to the poor, they better be leading by example in the eyes of the poor, otherwise their faith will not "profit" the poor nor "save" the poor that are about to perish from starvation and the elements.

I have also come across those that use the words of James that if you do not do what He has asked of us, as if that is evidence of having no fruit in your life thus no holy Spirit in you, then you were never saved.  That is not true when believers in turmoil can ask Jesus Christ for help when the devil gets a hold on their anger as it can happen for why saved believers are instructed thus below.  

Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil.

So just because a believer does not love their enemy at the moment, being angry, and the devil trying to get a hold on it to turn it into hatred and malice, having his mind engaged in thoughts of vengeance, it does not mean he should give up as if never saved and give in to that temptation but rather pray to the Lord Jesus Christ for help to forgive their enemy or enemies for they know not what they do.

It is that faith without works part is why I find it not aligning with the rest of what you are saying as James wasn't applying that in the way you are applying that towards.