Posted by ProliferatingTruth on December 15, 2009
Proverbs 6:23 – “For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life.”
I. “Reproofs of instruction are THE way of life.”
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Posted by ProliferatingTruth on December 12, 2009
Proverbs 6:20-23 – “My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:”
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Posted by ProliferatingTruth on September 5, 2009
Proverbs 29:15 - “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”
Introductory Thoughts:
A child left to himself has questions, but he might have no clue who to go to for answers.
He has questions, but perhaps nobody seems concerned enough to answer his questions.
Perhaps nobody seems to have the time to sit down and guide them through their problems.
Or maybe, the child doesn’t want guidance, and the parent doesn’t want the difficulty of trying to guide and instruct their child in the right ways of God.
It is perhaps this last scenario that Proverbs 29:15 is talking about: “The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”
Let’s look at some of Solomon’s insights into the fool as his life relates to this passage:
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