Delighting in doing what is wrong shows a sinful heart and mind. But there are many people who enjoy doing what God has said is wrong. Even though they may realise that it will bring disastrous consequences, they still want to do it. The television is full of pictures of men and women delighting in doing evil. But a man

The wisdom of keeping silent should always be connected with speaking well. We can use our tongue for good as well as evil, and it is sinful not just to say the wrong thing but to keep from saying the right one. We have the opportunity to encourage each other with our tongues, to speak of Christ, to share the

If we want to know how to live, we have to be willing to listen to instruction, to pay attention to the discipline God sends us. If we shut our ears and our eyes to correction and determine to do what we think is right, we are turning our back on God and going down the road to destruction. And

Work is the mark of a servant of God. All that we do is done to bring glory to God. This means whatever the job at hand, it is done the best we can with all our strength and all our heart. Why? Why does it matter to God if we work hard at tidying our room, peeling potatoes, changing

Solomon and his son illustrate verse 13 very well. Solomon speaks with such wisdom that the world hears and admires, but Rehoboam lacks this judgement and is punished by having the major portion of his kingdom taken away. The lack of wisdom, or rather the lack of a heart that seeks after wisdom, leads to terrible consequences. We can see

The contrast in verse 10 is between one who brings trouble on others and one who brings it on himself. But how can a winking eye cause trouble? You’ve probably seen people do it - they say something seemingly harmless about someone then wink trying to imply all sorts of things that may or may not be true without actually

It often seems like those who do what is right, who love and serve the Lord, suffer for it. But Solomon here says that the blessings they receive more than make up for it. Not only do the righteous receive blessings here on earth, they receive the blessings of eternal life with Christ and promises of a rich reward for

Verse 2 is a powerful promise to all of God’s people. God promises that His people will never lack anything they need. Think about this. Does this mean that no Christian has ever starved to death, or frozen to death, or died from poverty. No, they probably have. But sometimes what a Christian needs most is to be taken to

The chapters before have contrasted Godly wisdom with foolish sinfulness. Now, for the rest of the book we see the practical applications. Wisdom is knowing and doing what God wants, and here are the practical things God wants us to do. As before we begin with the parent-child relationship, for it is here that many first learn the things of

Solomon has painted a picture of Wisdom calling out to us with a gracious invitation of salvation. In contrast to this, we see Foolishness or sin also calling out to men and women with an invitation that may seem lovely on the surface but leads to destruction. The call of sin is pictured as a call to adultery, and everytime