Transcript Proverbs Chapter 14

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Pastor/Teacher - Jim Rickard
Thursday, May 15, 2014
1 John 1:9-10,
“If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and righteous to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from all
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unrighteousness. If we say that
we have not sinned, we make Him
a liar and His word is not in us.”
Doxology
Bless the Lord O’ my soul,
O’… my soul,
Worship His Holy name!
Sing like never before,
O’ my soul,
His name, is worthy, for praise!
(2X)
Prov 3:5,
“Trust in the LORD with all
your heart and do not lean on
your own understanding.”
Proverbs Chapter 14
Section II, Vs. 8-15,
“Walking by Faith and
Not by Sight.”
Pt, 2
A1, The prudent and fools, vs. 8.
B1, Making amends for sin, vs. 9.
C1, Secrets of the heart, vs. 10.
D1, The destruction of the wicked
versus the prosperity of the upright, vs. 11.
D2, The deceptive way to death, vs. 12.
C2, Secrets of the heart, vs. 13.
B2, Being repaid for sin, vs. 14.
A2, The gullible versus the shrewd, vs. 15.
Verse 10
Verse 10
Two introspective proverbs
regarding knowledge of the
inner being.
“The heart knows the
bitterness of its soul.”
“The heart knows the
bitterness of its soul.”
“And its joy is not shared
with others.”
It is impossible to fully
communicate the depth of our
emotion (from bitterness to
joy) or our experiences with
anyone else. See vs. 13.
Ecc 7:3, “Sorrow is better
than laughter, for when a face
is sad a heart may be happy.”
Only you know what is truly
going on inside your soul.
1 Cor 2:11,
“For who among men knows
the thoughts of a man except
the spirit of the man which is
in him? Even so the thoughts
of God no one knows except
the Spirit of God.”
There may be outward
circumstances for all to see,
vs. 11, but appearances are
deceptive, vs. 13.
We should never think or say
we understand someone else’s
situation or feelings. That is
reserved for God alone.
That is why the psalmists ask
Him to search and know
them, cf. Psa 7:9; 26:2;
139:23f.
This cautions against
evaluating others by outward
appearances and to be true to
our own heart, cf. Job 19:27.
Given that only you and God
truly know what is going on in
your heart, should lead you to
turn to Him in all situations,
1 Peter 5:7, “Casting all your
anxiety on Him, because He
cares for you.”
Verse 11,
Verse 11,
D1, The destruction of the
wicked versus the prosperity
of the upright.
“Wicked will be destroyed”,
SHAMAD, ‫ש ַמד‬:
ָׁ
“to be laid waste, destroyed,
or exterminated.”
God’s judgment against the
wicked.
Psa 37:38,
“Transgressors will be
altogether destroyed. The
posterity of the wicked will be
cut off.”
Discipline or judgment by
association.
The Contrast!
“But the tent”
OHEL, ‫אֹ הֶ ל‬: “Tent”
YASHAR, “Upright”
The positive believer living in
their politeuma privileges.
All believers are citizens of
heaven, Phil 3:20, and are
temporarily dwelling here on
earth.
“Will flourish”
PARACH, ‫פָׁ ַרח‬,
“caused to keep on flourishing.”
Prov 11:28, “He who trusts in
his riches will fall, but the
righteous will flourish like the
green leaf.”
It also refers to the bud-shaped
ornaments that decorated the
Tabernacle, cf. Ex 25:33;
1 Kings 7:26. The analogy of
the adornment of the temple of
our soul, 1 Cor 3:15, in building
up our house, (the edification
complex of the soul).
There will be Divine
blessings for the positive
believer along with blessing
by association to their family.
This verse compares the
relative value of wisdom
versus wickedness in light of
the stability of the righteous
and the impermanence of the
fool, e.g., Psa 92:12-14;
Prov 10:25; 11:3-6; 12:7.
Grace Fellowship Church
Thursday May 15, 2014
Lesson # 14-049
Proverbs Chapter 14
Walk by Faith and not by Sight, Pt 2
Prov 14:8-15; Psa 37:38; 92:12-14; Ecc 7:3;
1 Cor 2:11
James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2014