Monthly Archives: May 2021

Reason #3 For Proverbs – Proverbs 1:4

Reason #3 For Proverbs
Proverbs 1:4 (NIV)

4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young.

Proverbs Club Commentary

Proverbs are recommended
for the simple and the young
to impart prudence, discretion, and knowledge.

Prudence and Discretion, effectively the same,
are mentioned for both the young and simple.

Knowledge is mentioned for the young.

A Wife Worth More Than Rubies – Proverbs 31:10

A Wife Worth More Than Rubies
Proverbs 31:10 (NIV)

10 A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.

Proverbs Club Commentary

A virtuous wife is precious and rare.

The Adulteress Asserts Innocence – Proverbs 30:20

The Adulteress Asserts Innocence
Proverbs 30:20 (NIV)

20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’”

Proverbs Club Commentary

This is one of the most salacious verses in scripture.
She eats. She wipes. She says.
“You shall not commit adultery.”
Exodus 20:14 (NIV)

The Borrower And Usurer Share Vision From Jesus – Proverbs 29:13

The Borrower And Usurer Share Vision From Jesus
Proverbs 29:13 (NIV)

13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.

Proverbs Club Commentary

OPPRESSOR is likely better stated USURER.

The borrower and the lender need each other.
Jesus gives both of them insight as well as eyesight.
Both are expected to treat each other humanely.

 

Searching For Mercy? – Proverbs 28:13

Searching For Mercy?
Proverbs 28:13 (NIV)

13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,
but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

Proverbs Club Commentary
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace
with confidence, so that we may receive mercy
and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)